Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 min. 10 sec.) ; 151419708 bytes |
Series |
Classical Destinations ; Series 2, Episode 5 |
Summary |
Join Simon Callow and the Australian Chamber Orchestra for an exploration of Europe's most famous composers and the cities in which they lived. Simon commences this captivating episode in the heart of Moscow overlooking the Kremlin and Red Square where we unfold the early life of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Highlights include a musical performance inside the Kremlin before we travel to Lake Lucerne, Switzerland where Rachmaninoff lived and wrote his masterpiece Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Richard Tognetti's haunting solo violin features on Vocalise, performed by the Australian Chamber Orchestra |
Event |
Broadcast 2010-01-29 at 16:00:00 |
Notes |
Classification: G |
Subject |
Church music.
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Composition (Music)
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Music -- Performance.
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Musicians -- Biography.
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.
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Rhapsodies (Music)
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Vocalises (High voice) with violin.
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Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.
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Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.
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Switzerland.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Callow, Simon, host
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Rachmaninoff, Sergei, contributor
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Tognetti, Richard, contributor
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