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Composer of the Week

Prokofiev - Back in the USSR

Episode 2: Romeo and Juliet

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on the genesis of Prokofiev's ballet masterpiece Romeo and Juliet, listening to the work with fresh ears in a host of dazzling and unusual arrangements. Show more

Composer of the Week

Prokofiev - Back in the USSR

Episode 3: Alexander Nevsky

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on Prokofiev's first struggles with the brutal realities of state criticism. With excerpts from Alexander Nevsky, drawn from his music to Eisenstein's film. Show more

Composer of the Week

Prokofiev - Back in the USSR

Episode 4: War and Peace

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod tells the troubled story of Prokofiev's operatic masterpiece - an adaptation of a novel long considered impossible to adapt for the stage: Tolstoy's War and Peace. Show more

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