Episode 2
Donald Macleod traces Myaskovsky's entry and studies at the St Petersburg Conservatoire, where he became friends with Prokofiev.
Donal Macleod surveys Myaskovsky's life at the St Petersburg Conservatory, under the tutelage of Rimsky-Korsakov, and Glazunov. He introduces part of the composer's String Quartet No 3, which includes a disguised snub at his tutor Lyadov, spelling out the theme 'Beware of Lyadov'.
Whilst at the Conservatoire, Myaskovsky met Prokofiev, who would become a lifelong friend and champion. After graduation, Myaskovsky established himself as a music critic, writing notable articles on composers such as Beethoven and Medtner.
The Moon and the Mist, Op 4 No 13 (1905)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Erik Werba (piano)
EMI 5653522 Tr 16
Reminiscences, Op 29 (1927) - excerpts
Murray McLachlan (piano)
Olympia OCD704 disc 3 Trs 8-11
String Quartet No 3 in D minor, Op 33 (1930) - 1st mvt
Taneyev Quartet
Russian Disc RD CD 11 032 Tr 1
Alastor in C minor, Op 14 after Shelley (1912)
State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation
Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
Warner 2564 69689-8 disc 16 Tr 10.
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Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky
The Moon and the Mist, Op 4 No 13 (1905)
Artist: Nicolai Gedda (tenor) Artist: Erik Werba (piano)
- EMI 5653522.
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Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky
Reminiscences, Op 29 (1927) - excerpts
Artist: Murray McLachlan (piano)
- Olympia OCD704.
![]()
Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky
String Quartet No 3 in D minor, Op 33 (1930) - 1st mvt
Artist: Taneyev Quartet
- Russian Disc RD CD 11 032.
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Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky
Alastor in C minor, Op 14 after Shelley (1912)
Artist: State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation Artist: Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
- Warner 2564 69689-8.
Broadcast
- Tue 25 Aug 200912:00BBC Radio 3
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