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Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Stephen Johnson explores Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, with excerpts and a complete performance given by the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Alexander Titov.
Stephen Johnson joins the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the City Halls in Glasgow, for an exploration of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Written when he was 67, the Symphonic Dances was his last completed composition, and Rachmaninov himself considered it to be have been the best work that he had composed. Stephen Johnson explores the work with musical extracts, and the programme concludes with a complete performance given by the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Russian conductor Alexander Titov.
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Sun 3 Apr 2011
17:00
大象传媒 Radio 3
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Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Duration: 50:34
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- Sun 3 Apr 2011 17:00大象传媒 Radio 3