6 Mosolov
Musicologist Tamsin Alexander considers the music of Alexander Mosolov, inspired by the industrial sounds of the Soviet Union, and the only composer to be sent to the Gulag.
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Musicologist Tamsin Alexander considers the music of Alexander Mosolov, which was inspired by the industrial sounds of the newly forged Soviet Union, and who was the only composer to be sent to the Gulag.
Part of Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture
Producer Alison Hindell
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales.
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