Composer of the Week - Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov - Episode 5

Donald Macleod describes how, as Russia inched towards revolution, Rimsky-Korsakov found himself at the centre of a student uprising which helped his reputation among the people. At the same time, however, his operas were suffering at the hands of the increasingly paranoid state censors. Koliadka (Christmas Eve) Bolshoi Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Alexander Lazarev (conductor) The Tale of Tsar Saltan (excerpt from Act 3) Vladimir Ivanovsky (tenor) Galina Oleinitchenko (soprano) Choir and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre Vassily Nebolsin (conductor) Dubinushka USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor) The Golden Cockerel (excerpt from Act 3) Nikolai Stoilov (bass) Lyubomir Dyakovski (tenor) Elena Stoyanova (soprano) Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra Dimiter Manolov (conductor) Capriccio espagnol London Philharmonic Orchestra Mariss Jansons (conductor).