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    Zara Levina: Simple Gifts

    Chris Addison explores the work of Zara Levina, a composer still little known in the West.

    Alexander Mosolov: Wild At Heart

    Chris Addison explores the wild life and music of ill-fated composer Alexander Mosolov.

    Galina Ustvolskaya: Violence and Ritual

    Chris Addison tries to make sense of the brutal, strange music of Galina Ustvolskaya.

    Georgy Sviridov: Soul and Voice

    Chris Addison explores the music of Soviet regime favourite Georgy Sviridov.

    Nikolai Roslavets: Doomed Radical

    Chris Addison unravels the story of doomed musical revolutionary Nikolai Roslavets.