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Portrait of a City

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This week musical life in 19th-century St Petersburg and Moscow. ' The orchestra would probably be much embarrassed if required to execute one of Beethoven's symphonies in its true character.' (English periodical, 1830)
Paisiello Overture: II barbiere di Siviglia: I VIRTUOSI DI ROMA conducted by RENATO FASANI
Glinka A Life for the Tsar. Act 2 (mono)
BELGRADE OPERA CHORUS
LAMOUREUX CONCERTS ORCHESTRA conducted by 1IGOR MARKEVITCH Berlioz Apothéose (Symphonic funebre et triomphale) JOHN ALLDIS CHOIR
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by COLIN DAVIS
Balakirev Overture on three Russian themes (mono) PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA conducted by LOVRO VON UATACIC gramophone records

Contributors

Conducted By:
Renato Fasani
Conducted By:
Igor Markevitch
Unknown:
John Alldis
Conducted By:
Colin Davis
Conducted By:
Lovro von Uatacic
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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