The London Philharmonic presented an excellent all-Russian program of music in
Prom 41 . The concert opened with a suite from Rimsky-Korsakov's "Mlada" with the striking "Procession of the Nobles" the end movement.
The original version of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 followed, with an encore of his "Moments Musicaux" .
Following intermission, three of Lyadov's fairy-tale based miniatures made for pleasant listening before the performance of the major work, the Glazunov Symphony No. 5, concluded the concert.
At the end, back at the BBC studio a significant bonus was provided when the beautiful Vaughan Williams "Serenade to Music" was heard.
