First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores Mily Balakirev's early years, during which he was taken under the wing of Alexander Ulybyshev a music-loving landowner. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's journey through depression and his discovery of religion - at a time when his popularity was on the wane. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's early career in St Petersburg, when he interited the mantle of 'father of Russian music' from Mikhail Glinka. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's final years, including the completion of his symphonic masterpiece, Tamara, which he dedicated to Liszt. Show more
