My enthusiasm for Glazunov has been shared with you before, but this is the one I’ve been waiting for. The second concerto is wonderful. Brahms’ 2nd and Chopin’s 2nd seen through the eyes of a Russian Romantic – what more could you want! This music is utterly charming, tuneful and unpretentious ... Read review
Alexander Glazunov was a pupil of Rimsky Korsakov and taught Shostakovich; he was a ... more
typical figure of the Silver Age of Russian Music, turning his hand with charm and facility to symphonies, concertos and ballets, but perhaps at his best in single move...
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Alexander Glazunov was a pupil of Rimsky Korsakov and taught Shostakovich; he was a ... more
typical figure of the Silver Age of Russian Music, turning his hand with charm and facility to symphonies, concertos and ballets, but perhaps at his best in single movements and shorter pieces. This selection is a handy introduction to his music--the only areas of importance neglected are his surprisingly tough piano music and his attractive and lyrical string quartets. We get two extracts from the eight symphonies, the exciting closing allegro from the violin concerto and likeable miniatures such as the first Concert Waltz and the plangentChant du Menestrel, with its memorable cello solo. From his most popular work, the balletThe Seasons, we get extracts from "Autumn", perhaps the biggest and best of all his big tunes. Glazunov is one of those minor composers whose work often sounds as if you have always known and loved it. --Roz Kaveney
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Advantages: Wonderful, lyrical music Disadvantages: if you're not romantic at heart!
My enthusiasm for Glazunov has been shared with you before, but this is the one I’ve been waiting for. The second concerto is wonderful. Brahms’ 2nd and Chopin’s 2nd seen through the eyes of a Russian Romantic – what more could you want! This music is utterly charming, tuneful and unpretentious – the latter an unusual trait in a concerto – and will improve any day or night, no matter how you feel. The 1st is the longer and well worth hearing, and ... ...of Russian contemporaries that, if not up to the standard of the Diabelli, is none the worse for that. There are very few alternatives for this music and now there is no reason to deny yourself the pleasures that are to be found; you will not be disappointed.
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My enthusiasm for Glazunov has been shared with you before, but this is the one I’ve been waiting for. The second concerto is wonderful. Brahms’ 2nd and Chopin’s 2nd seen through the eyes of a Russian Romantic – what more could you want! This music is utterly charming, tuneful and unpretentious – the latter an unusual trait in a concerto – and will improve any day or night, no matter how you feel. The 1st is the longer and well worth hearing, and there is a compilation set of variations from a number of Russian contemporaries that, if not up to the standard of the Diabelli, is none the worse for that. There are very few alternatives for this music and now there is no reason to deny yourself the pleasures that are to be found; you will not be disappointed.
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