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The Art of Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

BBC Radio 3
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John Warrack examines the work of the conductor who this year will become the first Russian to hold the post of Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Taking part are Yehudi Menuhin, Robert Ponsonby, Bela Dekany and Alan Civil. The programme also includes extracts from records of Rozhdestvensky conducting music by several composers, including Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Britten, Sibelius and Berg.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Warrack
Interviewee:
Yehudi Menuhin
Interviewee:
Robert Ponsonby
Interviewee:
Bela Dekany
Interviewee:
Alan Civil
Producer:
Arthur Johnson
Source: Radio Times

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