Lydia Kavina, Semyon Bychkov, Bibs Ekkel, Yevgeny Sudbin
Katie Derham presents a special Russian-themed programme, with conductor Semyon Bychkov, theremin player Lydia Kavina, balalaika player Bibs Ekkel and pianist Yevgeny Sudbin.
Katie Derham presents a special Russian-themed programme, including an interview with conductor Semyon Bychkov about his relationship with Russia, and live performance from theremin player Lydia Kavina. Bibs Ekkel brings his balalaika to the studio and Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin performs live ahead of his performance at the Wimbledon Festival. Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture - marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution, 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3 charts the cultural impact, legacy and cost of this moment in time, across the following century, to the present day.
Also today, we hear from Tom Service with another of his Ten Icons of a Russian Century, a journey across the arts in search of the essence of a 100 years of Russian history. Today's focuses on Akhmatova's Requiem.
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The folk song that gave Tetris its theme
Duration: 02:43
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Dance of the Tumblers (Snow Maiden Suite)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Overture and Suites from the Operas.
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Traditional
Svetit mesyats (Moon is Shining Brightly)
Performer: Bibs Ekkel. -
Traditional
Volga Boatman song
Performer: Lydia Kavina. -
Joseph Schillinger
"The First Airphonic Suite" for theremin and orchestra
Performer: Lydia Kavina. Conductor: Zsult Nogy. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Hochschule fuer Musik. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Final Duet from Eugene Onegin
Singer: Nuccia Focile. Singer: Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- Philips.
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Richard Wagner
Prelude to Act III (Lohengrin)
Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- PROFIL.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Manfred Symphony Op.58 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- DECCA.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Kolokola (The Bells), Op. 35 - III. The Loud Alarm Bells
Singer: Tatiana Pavlovskaya. Singer: Evgeny Akimov. Singer: Vladimir Vaneev. Choir: West German Radio Chorus. Orchestra: West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cologne. Choir: Lege Artis Chamber Choir. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- Profil Medien.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in G major Kk.427
Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.- BIS.
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Georgy Sviridov
A Winter's Morning (Pushkin's Garland)
Lyricist: Alexander Pushkin. Choir: Moscow New Choir. Conductor: Elena Rastvorova.- Sviridov: Songs of Troubled Times.
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Pierre Degeyter
The Internationale
Performer: Lydia Kavina. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nocturne in F major, Op. 10 No. 1
Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin. -
Traditional
Step da step krugom (Only steppes all around)
Performer: Bibs Ekkel. -
Traditional
Korobushka
Performer: Bibs Ekkel. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons 'Barcarolle' June
Performer: Yevgeny Sedbin. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op.19 No.4
Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin. -
Sergey Prokofiev
March (The Love for Three Oranges)
Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Peter Limonov.- ONYX.
Broadcast
- Tue 7 Nov 2017 17:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 3