Classical Destinations — Season 1, Episode 5: St. Petersburg I

Episode synopsis

Former capital of Russia, with its canals earning it the description"Venice of the North", St. Petersburg was also home to the con1posers Borodin, Gli11ka, Mussorgsky and the naval officer turned musical painter of the Arabian Nights, Rimsky-Korsakov.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Salzburg: Birthplace of Amadeus
• E2From Salzburg to Vienna
• E3The Real Song of Norway
• E4Finlandia
• E6Venice, Vivaldi and the Four Seasons
• E7Prague
• E8Germany 1: Eisenach and the towns of Bach's travel
• E9Germany 2: Leipzig and Mainz
• E10Vienna
• E11Tuscany: Verdi and Puccini
• E12Bonn and Berlin
• E13St. Petersburg II