Chris Addison tries to make sense of the brutal, strange music of Galina Ustvolskaya - music that explores the very extremes of music-making yet has a powerfully spiritual quality.
Chris Addison unravels the story of composer and radical Nikolai Roslavets, who created his own new musical system to change the world - but fell foul of political change.
Chris Addison explores the music of Soviet regime favourite Georgy Sviridov, whose melodious works often led to his being dismissed in the West - yet whose music still beguiles.
Chris Addison tries to make sense of the brutal, strange music of Galina Ustvolskaya - music that explores the very extremes of music-making yet has a powerfully spiritual quality.