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Composer of the WeekThe Mighty HandfulEpisodes

  1. Tomorrow16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    A Meeting of Unequals

    1/5How Russian music changed for ever due to a group of five composers.

  2. Tuesday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Creative tensions

    2/5Tensions arise within the group of ‘The Five’ and their circle.

  3. Wednesday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Too big a handful

    3/5Balakirev takes control over the two leading performing ensembles in St Petersburg.

  4. Thursday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Duelling operas

    4/5A rich period of stage works for the group, now freed from Balakirev’s criticism.

  5. Friday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    A new dynamic

    5/5We explore the legacy of The Mighty Handful on modern Russian music.