Tschai­kow­sky – Pro­kof­jew - Glinka

Mikhail Glinka is considered the first composer to strive to make uniquely Russian music. However, the overture to his most well-known opera Ruslan and Ludmila owes much to Western European tradition. It thus anticipates the works of Tchaikovsky, who was often derided in Russia as a "Westerner". After his 5th Symphony was performed in the last season, his 6th, "Pathétique," is now in the programme. His last work sounds at many points like an alte...