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Episode 1

Afternoon Concert Russian Music
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Katie Derham focuses on Russian music. Borodin: Overture (Prince Igor). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 (with Sofia Gulyak). Scriabin: Symphony No 2.

Katie Derham begins a week long exploration of Russian music from Glinka to Stravinsky.
Today there's a chance to hear live recordings by the Ulster Orchestra of a well-known concerto and symphony and also a rarity by Scriabin which was once hailed as 'the new Bible.'

Borodin Prince Igor - Overture
Ulster Orchestra, Dmitri Slobodeniuk (conductor)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 4 in F minor Op.36
Ulster Orchestra, Dmitri Slobodeniuk (conductor)

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor Op.30
Sofya Gulyak (piano), Ulster Orchestra, Alan Buribayev (conductor)

Scriabin: Symphony no. 2 in C minor Op.2
Ulster Orchestra, Alan Buribayev (conductor)s.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 30 Jan 2012 14:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Alexander Borodin

    Prince Igor - opera in a prologue and 4 acts, compl. Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov

    Conductor: Dmitri Slobodeniouk Performer: Ulster Orchestra

  • Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 4 in F minor Op.36

    Conductor: Dmitri Slobodeniouk Performer: Ulster Orchestra

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Concerto no. 3 in D minor Op.30 for piano and orchestra

    Conductor: Alan BURIBAYEV Performer: Sofya GULYAK - Piano Performer: Ulster Orchestra

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Symphony no. 2 in C minor Op.29

    Conductor: Alan BURIBAYEV Performer: Ulster Orchestra

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