First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Rubinstein's return in 1887 to the St Petersburg Conservatoire as its director. With Serenade russe in B minor, Symphony No 5 (excerpt) and Tambourine. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on the long-running rift caused by an article Rubinstein wrote about Russian music, which the nationalist composers found offensive. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Rubinstein's time spent at the St Petersburg Conservatoire. Including The Cloud, Cello Sonata No 2 (excerpt), Feramors, Prelude in D, Piano Concerto No 4. Show more