Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Part Five
Friday 11 July 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 11 July 2008 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod describes how, as Russia inched towards revolution, Rimsky-Korsakov found himself at the centre of a student uprising which helped his reputation among the people. At the same time, however, his operas were suffering at the hands of the increasingly paranoid state censors.
Playlist
Rimsky-Korsakov: Koliadka (from Christmas Eve)
Bolshoi Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Lazarev
Erato 4509917232
CD1 T9
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan. (excerpt from Act III)
Vladimir Ivanovsky (Gvidon), Galina Oleinitchenko (La Princesse-Cygne), Choir and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, conducted by Vassily Nebolsin
Chant du Monde LDC278103738,
CD2, Track 2
Rimsky-Korsakov: Dubinushka
USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev
OCD227
Track 1
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel (excerpt from Act III)
Nikolai Stoilov (Tsar Dodon, bass), Lyubomir Dyakovski (Astrologer, tenor), Elena Stoyanova (Queen of Shemakha, soprano), Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Dimiter Manolov
Capriccio 10760/1,
CD 2 Track 6 & 7
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mariss Jansons
EMI 3508242,
CD2 Track 5-9
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