Sergey Rachmaninoff
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
Rimsky-Korsakov's The Flight of The Bumblebee has been heard in a thousand versions. Of course, Rachmaninoff has made the ultimate piano arrangement!
ID: 1264
Year: 1931
Period: Late Romantic
Piano score: PS Edition 
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s most famous piece is the tiny interlude that occurs at the end of act three of the opera “Tsar Saltan.” We hear you ask, “What opera?” and, “I’ve never heard of it.” Well, the interlude is the “Flight of the Bumblebee.” Everyone knows that one! In the opera, the wizard turns the tsar’s son into the bumblebee so that he can escape to rejoin his father, who thinks he’s dead. Rachmaninoff takes this piece and arranges it for piano most successfully. It flashes by in only two minutes. Originally, the piece includes a vocal solo, but almost no one knows it.Forum posts about this piece:
Flight of the bumblebee by pianoguy2009
Hi, I am a pianist that passed grade 6 ABRSM and I wanted more challenge, so I started learning flight of the bumblebee, I’m getting on really well with the piece however, although I can play hands separately...
Rimsky Korsakov - The Flight of The Bumble-Bee by lewis_choo
As all know, Rimsky Korsakov's The Flight of The Bumble-Bee is an extremely fast piece. Its original speed is 200 beats/minute, but you can play 160 beats/minute as well. It's mainly played...
Flight of the bumblebee by guenggueng
I'm practicing The Flight of the Bumblebee by N. Rimsky-Korsakov / S. Rachmaninov I have a problem The part where the right hand plays the main melody but adds a note on top...
Flight of the Bumble Bee by stuffradio
Anyone have a recording of what those two are supposed to sound like? The two compositions you guys have. Also can anyone give me a link that shows me what the really high notes are? There are pieces...
Sheets for Flight of the Bumblebee by rapmasterb
Hi, does anyone know where to download the sheet music for the Rachmaninov arrangement? All the best, Rapmaster...
Pedals in the flight of Bumble Bee by mylefthand
Do we need to use it? I mean the right hand side's pedal.
The flight of the bumble bee by alpp
Hi.Nowadays I'nm trying to study on "The flight of the bumble bee".First of all this,I got a note of this(not writing finger number).After reading,I tried to play.After I have played a part of...
flight of the bumble bee by noinimod
trying this piece now but im hving problems with e fingering can a kind soul please share their fingerings wit me ? Thanks! it's e rach transcription... if anyone has a good...
How to play Flight Of The Bumblebee?!? by Nemo
hey, my first post here! I went looking for a forum to ask help on this. How do I go about playing Flight Of The Bumblebee?!?! I'm just a beginner but its my goal and early tips are welcome:-) I want to learn...
Fav composer/piece by Elimis
Hi all, I just joined this forum. I thought I'd start by asking you all what's your favorite piano piece and your favorite composer. Also, I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a...
Flight of bumble bee by junirrollo
I was just wondeering how was teh fingering of it... no idea how to...
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Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, who was one of the prominent composers active in the Late Romantic era, wrote this piece titled "Flight of the Bumble Bee (arr by Rachmaninoff)" in A Minor from Transcriptions. The composition is categorized as "Piece" in the sheet music library and the level of difficulty in the piano music database is 8+.