2/5. The Young Artist. Following the success of his one-act student opera, Aleko, Rachmaninov began his career. But the 1897 premiere of his first symphony was savaged by the critics, and the composer was put off composition for the next two years. With Donald Macleod. The Chorus of Spirits
Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Do Not Sing to Me Fair Maiden, Op 4 No 4 Alexandre Naoumenko (tenor), Howard Shelley (piano)
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 19 (2nd mvt) Moray Welsh, Martin Roscoe (piano)
Spring Tigram Martyrosyan (bass), Russian State Symphonic Capella, Russian State SO, conductor Valery Poliansky
Symphony No 2 in E minor (3rd mvt)
Philharmonia, conductor Kurt Sanderling Were You Hiccupping, Natasha?
Sergei Leiferkus (bass), Howard Shelley (piano) Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight