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Composers of the Week: The Mighty Handful

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The death of Musorgsky in 1881 effectively marked the end of the loose circle of composers gathered around the leadership of Balakirev. Donald Macleod traces the final years of the Mighty Handful and examines their legacy.

Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia - RPO, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy

Balakirev Tamara - BBC Philharmonic, conductor Vassily Sinaisky

Musorgsky The Rea - Marjana Lipsovek (mezzo), Graham Johnson (piano)

Rimsky-Korsakov Lei's song; Snowmaiden's Ariette (The Snow Maiden) - Valentina Sokolik (soprano), Irina Arkhipova (mezzo), USSR TV and Radio Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev

Musorgsky Final chorus; Dawn over the Moscow River (Khovanshchina) - Chorus and Orchestra of Sofia National Opera, conductor Emil Tchakarov

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Presenter:
Donald Macleod
Source: Radio Times

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