Christopher Cook examines how the national spirit is evoked by traditional dance in the work of five composers from the eastern end of Europe.
Chopin Mazurkas: in A minor, Op 17 No 4; in G sharp minor, Op 33 No 1; in C, Op 67 No 3; in A flat, Op 59 No 2
Szymanowski Mazurkas, Op 50 Nosl, 2, 13 Ashley Wass (piano)
Borodin Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) BBC Philharmonic, conductorVassily
Sinaisky Kodaly Dances from Galanta BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, Op 45 BBC Scottish SymphonyOrchestra, conductor OsmoVanska