Donald Macleod focuses on the career of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and how his music drew upon and depicted centuries of Russian legends and folklore. Show more

From a night on a bare mountain to 1001 nights in Asia, Donald Macleod continues exploring the life and evocative musical images of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Show more

A gopak, a string quartet, a clutch of operas and a trip to Asia find their way into Donald Macleod’s look at the life and music of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Show more

From the flight of a bumblebee to a visit to Spai,; Donald Macleod begins this week’s voyage around the life and music of the colourful Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Show more

Concluding his look at the life and music of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Donald Macleod reflects on how a life begun under a Tsar ended in the ferment of revolution. Show more