Donald Macleod continues the story of Rimsky-Korsakov's final decades, with the help of a contemporary biography written by one of the composer's most ardent fans and collaborators. Crippling doubts plague the composer as he sets about revising countless of his works. Therapy comes in the form of ambitious plan to write musical theory, and also in the sounds of Wagner whose radical operas inspire Rimsky-Korsakov to find new ways of presenting his own national stories on the stage.

The Maid of Pskov (Overture)
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Igor Golovchin, conductor

May Night - Act 1 Scene 6 'Hopak Scene'
Nikolaï Rechetniak, baritone (Kalenik)
Sveshnikov Academic Choir
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Andrey Chistiakov, conductor

Capriccio Espagnol: Scena e Canto Gitano
Anthony Goldstone, piano
Caroline Clemmow, piano

String Quartet in F (1st movement)
Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet

Symphonic Suite 'Antar' (2nd movement)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Kitajenko, conductor

The Snow Maiden (Act 1 conclusion)
Valentina Sokolik, soprano (Snow Maiden)
Lidya Sakharenko, soprano (Kupava)
Anatoly Moksyakov, baritone (Mizgir)
Grand Choir of the USSR Radio and TV
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Vladimir Fedoseyev, conductor

Producer: Michael Surcombe. Show less