In the middle of Mlada, a fantasy tale about ancient pagan Slavs, Cleopatra emerges in a scene that exudes sensuality. Rimsky-Korsakov said "Among my musical impressions of Paris [at the World Exhibition, summer 1889] I reflect on music in Hungarian and Algerian cafes. The virtuoso playing of a Hungarian orchestra on tsevnitsas (Pan flutes) gave me the idea of introducing this ancient instrument... during the dances at Cleopatra's. In an Algerian cafe, I was attracted to the beat of a large drum... This effect I also borrowed for the scene of Cleopatra."
| Date of composition | 1903 |
| Type | Symphony |
| Arrangement of | Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Mlada |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov: Mlada Suite Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov: Mlada Suite Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow: Mlada Suite |