Season - Episode
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Season 1 Jan 01, 2002
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1 - 1The Little Birch Tree Jan 01, 2002 -
1 - 2Holy Mother Russia Jan 01, 2002
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1 - 3Once upon a Time Jan 01, 2002
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1 - 4Looking East,Looking West Jan 01, 2002
Overview
The entire sweep of Russian musical history is explored in this four-part series, beginning with its origins in ancient chants and folk music, stretching through to radical contemporary composers like Schnittke and Gubaidulina. Artistic director of the Kirov, Valery Gergiev, presents excerpts from the orchestral and vocal legacy of composers such as Mussorgsky, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
Year 2002
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Popularity 0.6438
Language English, Russian
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