Nationalistic Russian composer much influenced by his native folk and church music. He sought, with others, to establish a Russian School of composition - and succeeded. His operas contain some of his most original music and much of his best work was inspired by fantasy subjects, a theme explored this week when music played includes Act Four of his opera The Snow Maiden and. today, his Sheherazade. Music of a fantastic imagination Suite: Christmas Eve
SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA conducted by BRINEST ANSERMET Symphonic Suite: Sheherazade LONiDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA conducted by Bernard HAITINK gramophone records