Composer of the Week - Nicolay Yakovlevich Myaskovksy (1881-1950) - Episode 2

Donal Macleod surveys Myaskovsky's life at the St Petersburg Conservatory, under the tutelage of Rimsky-Korsakov, and Glazunov. He introduces part of the composer's String Quartet No 3, which includes a disguised snub at his tutor Lyadov, spelling out the theme 'Beware of Lyadov'. Whilst at the Conservatoire, Myaskovsky met Prokofiev, who would become a lifelong friend and champion. After graduation, Myaskovsky established himself as a music critic, writing notable articles on composers such as Beethoven and Medtner. The Moon and the Mist, Op 4 No 13 (1905) Nicolai Gedda (tenor) Erik Werba (piano) EMI 5653522 Tr 16 Reminiscences, Op 29 (1927) - excerpts Murray McLachlan (piano) Olympia OCD704 disc 3 Trs 8-11 String Quartet No 3 in D minor, Op 33 (1930) - 1st mvt Taneyev Quartet Russian Disc RD CD 11 032 Tr 1 Alastor in C minor, Op 14 after Shelley (1912) State Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Warner 2564 69689-8 disc 16 Tr 10.