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Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Desyatnikov, Glière, Tchaikovsky
Classical CDs Weekly: Brahms, Desyatnikov, Glière, Tchaikovsky
Russian rarities and symphonies by two grumpy 19th-century giants
Friday, 02 September 2011
Russian composer Leonid Desyatnikov: 'I have in mind only beauty and harmony of proportions'
We head east this week - new pieces by a contemporary Russian composer, and a bargain box set showcasing the flamboyant orchestral music of a neglected Russian. And a famous viola player leads a young Moscow orchestra in electrifying accounts of Brahms and Tchaikovsky.
We head east this week - new pieces by a contemporary Russian composer, and a bargain box set showcasing the flamboyant orchestral music of a neglected Russian. And a famous viola player leads a young Moscow orchestra in electrifying accounts of Brahms and Tchaikovsky.
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