Great Russian Composers (6 Parts)

Synopsis: This six-part series looks at the life and times of some of Russia’s greatest composers. GREAT RUSSIAN COMPOSERS is a series of documentary biographies, using film, archive documents, portraits, music and commentary. Each programme presents not only a factual outline of the composer’s life, but also conveys a clear visual picture of the social and historical background to their works.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of production: 1995
Notes: Programmes also available to buy individually
Subjects: Music
Keywords: music - classical; Russia; Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840-1893); Mussorgsky, Modest; Chaliapin, Fyodor; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Scriabin, Alexander; Rimsky Korsakov, Nikolai; music - Russian

Title: Fyodor Chaliapin (1873-1938)
Title: Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Title: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Title: Nicoloai Rimsky Korsakov (1844-1908)
Title: Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Title: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Name: Viewtech Educational Media
Contact: Lynda Morrell
Notes: NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution For over 30 years Viewtech distributed programmes from leading specialist educational producers from around the world and since 2002 it included titles previously distributed in the UK by Educational Media Film & Video. The extensive collection covered all subjects within the primary and secondary curriculum and some materials, particularly in the areas of study skills and business, are applicable to further/higher education.

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