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Composers of the Week:The Mighty Handful

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Donald Macleod introduces the next two composers to join Balakirev's circle: the respected scientist and part-time musician Alexander Borodin and the teenage Rimsky-Korsakov, who quickly replaced the feckless Musorgsky in his mentor's affections.
Borodin The Beautiful Fisher Girl
Boris Christoff (bass),
Maud-Martin Tortelier (cello), Alexander Tcherepnin (piano) Rimsky-Korsakov Sadko
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Yevgeni Svetlanov
Musorgsky The Outcast Sergei Leiferkus (baritone), Semion Skigin (piano) Borodin Symphony No 1 in E flat BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Musician:
Alexander Borodin
Bass:
Boris Christoff
Cello:
Maud-Martin Tortelier
Piano:
Alexander Tcherepnin
Piano:
Rimsky-Korsakov Sadko
Conductor:
Yevgeni Svetlanov
Baritone:
Sergei Leiferkus
Baritone:
Semion Skigin
Conductor:
Martyn Brabbins
Source: Radio Times

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