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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Mon 5^th Oct 2015, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Mon 27^th Mar 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod discusses a student work Rachmaninov revisited nearly three decades after its composition: his vibrant First Piano Concerto. Show more

Composer of the Week

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Episode 2: Back from the Brink

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 6^th Oct 2015, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Tue 28^th Mar 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod discusses the work that brought Rachmaninov global fame: his Second Piano Concerto. Show more

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

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Composer of the Week

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Episode 4: Flight

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 8^th Oct 2015, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Thu 30^th Mar 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod explores a work that failed to reflect the spirit of its time: Rachmaninov's Fourth Piano Concerto. Show more

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

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Composer of the Week

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Episode 5: Indian Summer

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Fri 9^th Oct 2015, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Fri 31^st Mar 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on a late Rachmaninov masterpiece: the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Show more

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

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Composer of the Week

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Episode 3: The New World

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 7^th Oct 2015, 12:00 on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: Wed 29^th Mar 2017, 18:30 on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod discusses Rachmaninov's epic and fiendishly difficult Third Piano Concerto. Show more

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

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