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Background: Alexander Glazunov was a child prodigy. The height of his career roughly coincided with the period during which he composed his eight symphonies (1881-1906). The Fifth Symphony successfully synthesises Nationalist tradition with sophisticated Western technique. A rich and imaginative work, it is filled with striking ideas. Glazunov did not write much for the voice and never attempted an opera but, as heir to Tchaikovsky, he was called upon by the Imperial Ballet in St Petersburg to follow up Tchaikovsky's ballets such as Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker. Glazunov's first full-length ballet was Raymonda, written two years after the Fifth Symphony, and in 1900 he composed The Seasons, which is an extended one-act divertissement rather than a narrative ballet. Glazunov's music, written to a scenario by the ballet master Petipa, shows a vivid imagination at the service of clear, danceable numbers. His illustrations of the seasons are drawn from mythology and possibly also from Renaissance painting, rather than depicting the Russian seasons specifically. The Seasons was an instantaneous hit and, although rarely danced anymore, became Glazunov's best-known concert-hall piece. |
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COMPOSER: Alexander Glazunov |
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- Dec-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star 'with outstanding recorded sound giving clarity and weight, the refinement and power of the performance are superbly caught' |
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