Episode 3
Donald Macleod looks at how, through the business venture of a millionaire, Rimsky-Korsakov became one of the most important and influential musicians in Russia.
Donald Macleod looks at the consequences of the arrival in St Petersburg of millionaire Mitrofan Belyayev, a man whose new business venture would lead to Rimsky-Korsakov becoming one of the most powerful and influential musicians in Russia.
Skazka (Legend)
BBC Philharmonic
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Mussorgsky (ed. Rimsky-Korsakov): A Night on the Bare Mountain
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor)
Allegro for string quartet
Vertavo String Quartet
Piano Concerto
Geoffrey Tozer (piano)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Kitajenko (conductor).
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- Wed 9 Jul 200812:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 9 Jul 200820:45BBC Radio 3
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