(Al-yek’-san’-der Kon-stan-te-no’-vich Gla’-zoo-nof) 1865–1936 Russian composer Glazunov was heir to the nationalism of ‘The Five’ and the cosmopolitanism of Tchaikovsky. He studied with Rimsky-Korsakov and completed many of Borodin’s works after he died, notating the overture to Prince Igor from memory. In the 1880s and 1890s he enjoyed international fame for works such as the tone-poem Stenka Razin (1885), the ballet ...
are the most ubiquitous of the saxophone family. It was the alto that took the first orchestral parts and for which were written the two best-known concertos: by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865–1936) and Jacques Ibert (1890–1952). The alto saxophone is probably best known for the part it played in jazz. By the mid-1920s it was an established solo instrument and was ...
(A-lex-an’-der Bô-ro-den’) 1833–87 Russian composer Borodin joined Balakirev’s circle known as ‘The Five’ while an army doctor in 1861. He later became a professor of chemistry and founded a school of medicine for women in St Petersburg, yet in his spare time composed a highly polished, if small, output. His melodic style draws on folk music reworked into compelling ...
of the Conservatory. Recommended Recording: Elverskud, op. 30, soloists, Tivoli Chorus and SO (dir) Michael Schønwandt (Dacapo) Introduction | Late Romantic | Classical Personalities | Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov | Late Romantic | Classical ...
a book) applied to Russian folk-like themes. He excelled in large-scale works, such as the opera Oresteia (1894), the masterly Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1898), dedicated to Glazunov, and much chamber music. An influential teacher, he included among his pupils Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Rachmaninov, Sergey Lyapunov (1859–1924) and Glière. Recommended Recording: Piano Quintet, Piano ...
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