| Symphony in E minor | |
|---|---|
| No. 1 | |
| by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Rimsky-Korsakov_1866.jpg) The composer as a naval cadet, when he wrote his First Symphony | |
| Opus | 1 |
| Composed | 1861–65 |
| Performed | December 1865 |
| Movements | four |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed his Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 1 (originally in E♭ minor), between 1861 and 1865 under the guidance of Mily Balakirev. Balakirev also premiered the work at a concert of the Free Music School in December 1865. Rimsky-Korsakov revised the work in 1884.