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Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1945)

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Last broadcast on Sun, 15 Nov 2009, 17:00 on BBC Radio 3.

Synopsis

In a programme recorded at City Halls, Glasgow, Stephen Johnson explores the version of Stravinsky's Firebird suite from 1945, and begins by examining a work by one of Stravinsky's musical father figures, the Overture on Russian Themes by Rimsky-Korsakov. With excerpts and complete performances of both works from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Takuo Yuasa.

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  1. Sun 15 Nov 2009
    17:00
    BBC Radio 3

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  1. Discovering Music

Duration

90 minutes

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