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Russian Fairy Tales
4/5. Stravinsky's first masterpiece for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes is a classic fairy tale involving a prince, a gleaming magic bird/woman sitting in a tree of golden apples, and a beautiful princess whom the prince rescues from an evil ogre. Once the latter's vanquished, there's a big wedding. Presented by Sandy Burnett. Kabalevsky Overture: Colas Breugnon Conductor Vassily Sinaisky
Chopin, arr Stravinsky Waltz in E flat, Op 18; Nocturne in A flat, Op 32 No 2
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Ewa Kupiec , conductor Gilbert Varga
Stravinsky Ballet: The Firebird (1910) Conductor Gianandrea Noseda

Contributors

Presented By:
Sandy Burnett.
Conductor:
Vassily Sinaisky
Unknown:
Stravinsky Waltz
Conductor:
Ewa Kupiec
Conductor:
Gilbert Varga
Conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda
Source: Radio Times

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