Artist: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Author: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Year: 1900
Original title of The Flight Of The Humblebee from his opera Skazko O Tsare Saltane, The Tale Of Tsar Saltan, based on a Pushkin poem. Said piece lasts but one minute and was strictly for virtuosos. Popularized by Rachmaninov's transcription of 1929.
Covers:
Freddy Martin [as Bumble Boogie]
Bob Dylan [one of the Basement Tapes]
Dynamic Subarashii [as Bumble Bee Twist]
Elmo & The Orchestra [in Sesame Street]
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