N. Rimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the Bumblebee, arranged for Classical Guitar

Uploaded by Jake on February 29, 2020 at 11:13 am

N. Rimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the Bumblebee, arranged for Classical Guitar

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Taken from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera, "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," the well-known "Flight of the Bumblebee" has become a showstopper in concert halls everywhere for its musical portrayal of a bee's flight--its buzzing flurry of sound mimicking that of an actual bumblebee. Like many popular classics, the piece has made its way into film and television to evoke the audience's emotion. Its sheer speed has inspired the competitive nature of musicians everywhere to record the fastest
version.

Yet all of these things for which this piece is known for cannot touch the frantic tone of its original setting, from which the sound and speed only serve to portray the desperation of the bumblebee to arrive at his destination.

Cast away from his father by war and deceit, the heir to the tsar's throne, Tsarevich Gvidon and his mother land on an island after being thrown into the sea by the trickery of his mother's jealous sisters, who sent a message to the tsar that his son was a freak of nature. As they hunt for food on the island, Gvidon saves the life of a swan, who turns out to be a magical creature. Grateful for Gvidon's intervention, the swan creates a city on the island. The island's new population crown Gvidon their prince.

Yet Gvidon mourns the absence of the father he has never known. Sensing his desperation, the Swan turns Gvidon into a bumblebee so he can fly back home to see his father, who has returned home from war. Here we see the frenetic desire of the son to see his father, to set the record straight, to achieve justice for himself and for his mother.

Gvidon, however, in his guise as a bumblebee, causes such chaos in the tsar's palace that his father bans bumblebees from his residence. Gvidon returns to the island, rejected by his own father. But again, the magic swan steps in. She transforms herself into a princess, whom Gvidon immediately falls in love with, and ultimately weds. At the wedding, his father arrives as visiting royalty, unaware that the island's prince is his very son. When his long-lost wife, who he believed to be drowned with his monster son, appears at Gvidon's side, the tsar suddenly realizes that the Prince is his son.

The opera's ending is refreshing in its treatment of forgiveness. Though his jealous aunts nearly caused his and his mother's deaths, the Tsarevich Gvidon, even with all his newly-found power, forgives his aunts--unconditionally--no strings attached.

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Taken from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera, “The Tale of Tsar Saltan,” the well-known “Flight of the Bumblebee” has become a showstopper in concert halls everywhere for its musical portrayal of a bee’s flight–its buzzing flurry of sound mimicking that of an actual bumblebee. Like many popular classics, the piece has made its way into film and television to evoke the audience’s emotion. Its sheer speed has inspired the competitive nature of musicians everywhere to record the fastest
version.

Cast away from his father by war and deceit, the heir to the tsar’s throne, Tsarevich Gvidon and his mother land on an island after being thrown into the sea by the trickery of his mother’s jealous sisters, who sent a message to the tsar that his son was a freak of nature. As they hunt for food on the island, Gvidon saves the life of a swan, who turns out to be a magical creature. Grateful for Gvidon’s intervention, the swan creates a city on the island. The island’s new population crown Gvidon their prince.

Gvidon, however, in his guise as a bumblebee, causes such chaos in the tsar’s palace that his father bans bumblebees from his residence. Gvidon returns to the island, rejected by his own father. But again, the magic swan steps in. She transforms herself into a princess, whom Gvidon immediately falls in love with, and ultimately weds. At the wedding, his father arrives as visiting royalty, unaware that the island’s prince is his very son. When his long-lost wife, who he believed to be drowned with his monster son, appears at Gvidon’s side, the tsar suddenly realizes that the Prince is his son.

The opera’s ending is refreshing in its treatment of forgiveness. Though his jealous aunts nearly caused his and his mother’s deaths, the Tsarevich Gvidon, even with all his newly-found power, forgives his aunts–unconditionally–no strings attached.

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Comments

Myahri Hajymammedova says:

I like the part when his fingers were like
☝️🖖🤙🤘☝️

Sam Puttipap says:

The thumbnail says it all

Ali Anaç says:

his finger preparation at the beginning took more than the piece itself.

Buzi says:

does he use single string tremolo in order to play this?

Eyyüb Gülistan says:

Yoooohhğ hımına

Frank frank says:

One sacreligious boi

gara gyameo says:

What just happened 🤯🤯

Andi M. Kadafii says:

To be honest, if we talking about the sounds.
This is much more sounds like "bumble bee's flying" than a piano sounds.

Angel Villagran says:

Ohhh cow! Very nice.. with triplet plucking on the right hand… Beyond my abilities at the moment.. I would like to reach that speed with 'i' and 'm' rest stroke… That'd be cool!!