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Rimsky-Korsakov 1844–1908

The sudden death at the age of sixty-four of NICHOLAS ANDREIEVITCH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV is recorded with regret. We have only just been able, through the enquiries of Mrs. Newmarch, to discover the exact place and date of the sad event, which took place on June 8, at St. Petersburg. An excellent biography, from the pen of Mrs. Newmarch, of the distinguished Russian composer is given in the new edition of ‘Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians’ (vol. iv p. 102), and an interesting appreciation of his art-work is contained in César Cui’s ‘La Musique en Russie’ (Paris, 1880).

Musical Times, September 1908