Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Part Two
Tuesday 8 July 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Tuesday 8 July 2008 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod examines the circumstances of Rimsky-Korsakov's 'defection' from the progressive but amateur 'Mighty Handful' of his composer contemporaries to the haven of academia that was the St Petersburg conservatory.
Playlist
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov (Love Duet)
Vladimir Galusin (Mikhail Andreyich Tucha), Galina Gorchakova (Princess Olga Yurevna Tokmakova), Kirov Opera and Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev
Philips 446 678-2,
CD1, Track 4
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov (Act 1, Scene 2)
Georgy Zastavni (a messenger (bass)), Gennady Bezzubenkov (Prince Yuri Ivanovich Tokmakov(bass)), Vladimir Galusin (Mikhail Andreyich Tucha) Nikolai Gassiev (Boyar Nikita Matuta (bass)), Kirov Opera and Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev
Philips 446 678-2,
CD1, Track 6.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Quintet (Allegro con brio)
The Philharmonia, conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov
Capricorn
Helios CDH55173
T4
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden - Suite
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kees Bakels
BIS CD1577,
Track 17-20