Compiled by our Classical Music desk.
This month’s Composer of the Month is the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857).
1. Septet for oboe, bassoon, horn, two violins, cello & double bass in E-flat major (1823).
Russian National Symphony Orchestra soloists Ensemble.
2. Serenade on themes from Donizetti’s opera ‘Anna Bolena’, for piano, harp, bassoon, horn, viola, cello & double bass (1832).
Russian National Symphony Orchestra soloists Ensemble.
3. False mélodique (1839).
Victor Ryabchikov, piano.
4. Divertimento Brillante on themes from Bellini’s opera ‘La Sonnambula’, for piano, string quartet & double bass (1832).
Russian National Symphony Orchestra soloists Ensemble.
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