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ALL THE RUSSIAS
Sunday 1 August - Sunday 29 August 2004
The entire sweep of Russian musical history is explored in this five-part series, beginning with its origins in ancient chants and folk music, stretching through to radical contemporary composers like Schnittke and Gubaidulina.
Artistic director of the Kirov, Valery Gergiev, presents excerpts from the orchestral and vocal legacy of composers such as Mussorgsky, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
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THE LITTLE BIRCH TREE
Sunday 1 August 2004 8pm-9pm
Filmed largely in the remote countryside this is an evocation of Russia's rural heart.
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HOLY MOTHER RUSSIA
Sunday 8 August 8pm-9pm
How have faith and religion influenced music in this pagan and Christian country?
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DEVILS
Sunday 15 August 8pm-9pm
What has been the effect of Russia's cycles of tyranny and violence on its musical heritage?
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ONCE UPON A TIME
Sunday 22 August 8pm-9pm
A look at an archetypal form of Russian culture, the fairy-tale.
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LOOKING EAST, LOOKING WEST
Sunday 29 August 8pm-9pm tbc
The cultural and musical impact of Russia's relationship with her neighbours.
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