(1893-1962)
In the first of four programmes, Andrew Green presents a centenary profile of one of the most versatile of conductor-composers of the first half of the century. 1: Bow Bells to Ballet Russe
Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op 36
Philharmonia Orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No 2inD
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Bruch Violin Concerto No
1 (Finale)
Fritz Kreisler (violin)
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra (1925 recording)
Ravel Rapsodie Espagnol Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Gounod Mephistopheles' Serenade (Faust) Musorgsky Boris ' Monologue (Boris Godunov )
Feodor Chaliapin (bass) Royal Opera House Orchestra
(1923 recording)
Rossini, arr Respighi La Boutique Fantasque (excerpts)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Series producer Paul Hindmarsh