Composer of the Week - Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov - Episode 2

Donald Macleod examines the circumstances of Rimsky-Korsakov's 'defection' from the progressive but amateur 'Mighty Handful' of his composer contemporaries to the haven of academia that was the St Petersburg conservatory. The Maid of Pskov (Love Duet) Vladimir Galusin (tenor) Galina Gorchakova (soprano) Kirov Opera and Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: The Maid of Pskov (Act 1, Scene 2) Georgy Zastavni (bass) Gennady Bezzubenkov (bass) Vladimir Galusin (tenor) Nikolai Gassiev (bass) Kirov Opera and Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) Quintet (Allegro con brio) Capricorn The Snow Maiden Suite Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Kees Bakels (conductor).