5/5. As Stalin took over the reins of power in the Soviet Union, debate as to what post-revolutionary music should be was over, as refusal to go by state-dictated guidelines for composition could be fatal. As Donald Macleod discovers, this spelt the end of Roslavets's career and even the more compliant Miaskovsky was unable to avoid censure.
Roslavets String Quartet No 3 Leipzig Quartet 24 Preludes (Nos 21- 24)
Mark Lubotsky (violin), Julia Bochkovskaya (piano) Miaskovsky Cello Concerto
Mstislav Rostropovich , Philharmonia, conductor Malcolm Sargent Repeated at 8.45pm