Composer of the Week - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) - Episode 5

Donald Macleod explores Rachmaninov's life and work, focusing on the composer after the Russian Revolution. He had first escaped to Stockholm and then subsequently moved to the US, where Rachmaninov built himself a new career. While he regretted having left little time for composition - 39 of Rachmaninov's 45 opuses were written before he left Russia - he nonetheless created some of his best-loved music in this final phase of his life. Flight of the Bumble Bee - arrangment of Rimsky-Korsakov Sergei Rachmaninov (piano) RCA 82876-67892-2 CD 7 track 12 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op 43 (1934) Sergei Rachmaninov (piano) Philadelphia Orchestra Leopold Stokowski (conductor) RCA 82876-67892-2 CD 2 tracks 7-32 Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 44 (1935-6, rev 1938) - 2nd mvt Russian State Symphony Orchestra Valeri Polyansky (conductor) Chandos CHAN 9802 track 3 Symphonic Dances, Op 45, No 3 (1940) - original version for two pianos Dmitri Alexeev, Nikolai Demidenko (pianos) Hyperion CDA66654, track 11.