Publisher's Synopsis
Comprising three originally separate editions of the BBC 'Great Composers' series this documentary collection looks at the life and work of tortured romanticist Pytor Tchaikovsky, operatic master Giacomo Puccini, and symphonic genius Gustav Mahler. The programmes contain performances the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Yuri Temirkanov, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Richard Buckley, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti.