Donald Macleod explores the music of Mussorgsky, focusing on his songs. Music dramas in miniature and Mlada, a collaboration that unravelled. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the music of Mussorgsky, focusing on his songs. The tortured history of the two operas Mussorgsky called Boris Godunov. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the music of Mussorgsky, focusing on his songs. The operatic masterpiece Mussorgsky left unfinished and his greatest song-cycle, Sunless. Show more
Composer of the Week
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Episode 5: Twice-Hatched Chicks; Mussorgsky arranged
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores the music of Mussorgsky, focusing on his songs. A pair of masterpieces refracted through the eyes of two very different composers. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the music of Mussorgsky, focusing on his songs. First up, Pictures from an Exhibition, in its original piano version, and the song-cycle The Nursery. Show more