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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Composer of the Week: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): Episode 3

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Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943), Episode 3

Donald Macleod on Rachmaninov decamping to Dresden to escape the Russian Revolution.

Donald Macleod explores Rachmaninov and his family's decamping first to Italy, then to Dresden, to escape the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1905.

In this week's edition of Composer of the Week, Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Sergei Rachmaninov. 

Wednesday's programme sees Rachmaninov and his family decamping first to Italy, then to Dresden, to escape the turmoil of the 1905 Revolution. His time in the Saxon capital doesn't sound like much of a ball - as the composer wrote to a friend, "We live here like hermits: we see nobody, we know nobody, and we go nowhere." Donald Macleod introduces two of Rachmaninov's songs and a complete performance of his 2nd Symphony, given a mixed reception at its première but now a firm concert-hall favourite.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninov

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninov

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