From the Opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan"

The "Flight of the Bumblebee" from the opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," based on a text by Pushkin, is undoubtedly the most famous work of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1906). The lyrical music of the bumblebee has permeated concert halls and radio stations through various orchestrations and interpretations. Lothar...