rimsky-korsakov is best known in the west for a few orchestral works, especially: "scheherazade", "spanish capriccio" and "easter festival" overture. the way he arranges the music for the different instruments of the orchestra is brilliant (for example: in "scheherazade" his use of the trombones for the evil sultan, the violin for the beautiful scheherazade, or the bassoon for the beggar. his operas are also full of wonderful effects and brilliant writing for the singers, but are often hard to translate well into other languages. one of his most famous piano works is "the flight of the bumblebee".