The front page of the score for Rimsky-Korsakov‭’‬sopera The Tale of Tsar Saltan,‭ ‬as published by V.‭ ‬Bessel‭ & ‬Co.BOCA RATON‭ ‬--‭ ‬The‭ ‬Bessel publishing house,‭ ‬founded in St.‭ ‬Petersburg in‭ ‬1869,‭ ‬grew from a music shop into a concern that was at‭ ‬the‭ ‬center of Russian musical life,‭ ‬printing works by the nation‭’‬s leading composers from Tchaikovsky to … [Read more...]