from Moscow, with the Moscow
Conservatoire Chamber
Orchestra, conductor
Gennadi Cherkasov
Schoenberg Verkldrte
Nacht Bartok Divertimento
8.35 A Headless Rider?
In February 1922 concertgoers in Moscow were startled to read posters announcing the debut of a conductorless orchestra.
Stephen Johnson traces the rise and fall of a revolutionary band.
8.55
Schnittke Suite in the Olden Style Yuri Butzko Lacrimosa
Shostakovich Prelude and Scherzo, Op 11