With Sandy Burnett.
1.00 New series Slava!
No Russian opera seems complete without its patriotic chorus, but the national consciousness also permeates the genre in more subtle ways. Perhaps more than any other nationality, Russian opera composers have chosen to draw upon the works of their native writers. In this four-part series, John Allison investigates the literary roots of Russian opera and explores how composers turned words into musical theatre.
1: Pushkin - from Boris to Mazeppa Producer Gwen Hughes
2.00 Mendelssohn
String Quartets: in A minor, Op 13; in E flat, Op 12
String Octet in E flat, Op 20
3.30 Preoccupations
Leading musicians reveal matters close to their hearts. This week,
Jon Kimura Parker boldly goes where no pianist has gone before.
3.35 The BBC Orchestras
BBC NO of Wales
Conductor David Atherton ,
Martin Roscoe (piano)
Tchaikovsky Polonaise (Eugene Onegin ); Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor; The Nutcracker (Act 2)