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Composer of the Week:Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky

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(1840-93). 1: The Man Behind the Music Donald Macleod looks beyond the pervasive image of Tchaikovsky as a tormented soul to discover an amiable, hard-working man who was concerned for others' happiness before his own.
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Nina Rautio (soprano), llya Levinsky (tenor). Sergei Leiferkus (baritone), Semion Skigin (piano)
Symphony No 5 in E minor (1st mvt) National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mstislav Rostropovich Moscow: Coronation Cantata
Svetlana Furdui (mezzo), Vassily Gerello (baritone), Dallas Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Andrew Litton Producer Chris Taylor

Contributors

Music:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Soprano:
Nina Rautio
Tenor:
Llya Levinsky
Tenor:
Sergei Leiferkus
Piano:
Semion Skigin
Unknown:
Svetlana Furdui
Baritone:
Vassily Gerello
Conductor:
Andrew Litton
Producer:
Chris Taylor
Source: Radio Times

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