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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Modest Mussorgsky, a troubled, radical musical genius whose life was cruelly cut short at the age of 42
First Broadcast26 Oct 2009
Latest Broadcast30 Oct 2009
Episodes5
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Episodes
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Composer of the Week
Charting the course from Mussorgsky's apprenticeship to the song cycle The Nursery.
Oct 2009
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Composer of the Week
Donald Macleod explores the ultimate Russian opera - Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov.
Oct 2009
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Composer of the Week
Focusing on the year 1874, when Mussorgsky produced Pictures at an Exhibition.
Oct 2009
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Composer of the Week
Exploring Mussorgsky's song cycle, Songs and Dances of Death, and the opera Khovanshchina.
Oct 2009
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Composer of the Week
Donald Macleod tells the unhappy story of Mussorgsky's final years.
Oct 2009