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Radio 3,07 Oct 2019,12 mins

Night on Bare Mountain

Experience Classical

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Although composed by Mussorgsky, it was Rimsky-Korsakov who arranged the music which became the famous masterpiece. Listen out for the thundering percussion and violent strings depicting the stormy heights of the dark mountain and the Witches' Sabbath. Composer: Modest Mussorgsky Performers: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Donald Runnicles Recording date: 25 September 2014 Date of broadcast: 25 September 2014

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