This is absolutely stunning, thank you for posting this! I am in love with the opening of the third movement and it's entirety, Glazunov is truly fantastic!!!
I was almost humming "Stranger In Paradise" early on! Falling between R/Korsakov's "Scheherazade", 1888, and Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances", 1890, and with the Orientalism fad much encouraged by Balakirev as chief of "The Five", 24 yo Glazunov (in the group's sphere of influence) in 1889 followed suit to write this delightful work. Typically spinning skilful orchestration on pretty themes, he makes his piece more an exercise in the genre than a signature work. Later, the mature Glazunov widened his range of compositional influences.
Some parts Glazunov comes much closer to traditional folklore than Borodin and Rimski ever did. Too bad he shied away from more enterprising efforts in that direction. The Orientale from his Suite for String Quartet is quite a stunning example of what could have been. Maybe he didn't see any future in this Orientalism. th-cam.com/video/JxYzMQGoTdM/w-d-xo.html
OMG. I melted during the middle Andante surrounded by incredibly sensual melodies. There is a chord change that I have not had time to identify that would punctuate the moment you realized you had fallen in love with someone you were lying next to, each looking into the other's eyes. Yes, that romantic, in the emotional sense. I had never heard this piece before, though I am familiar with _Raymonda_ and _the Seasons_ and love the saxophone concerto. Thank you.
Ippolitov-Ivanov used the theme from the second movement in his Legzhinka in the second Caucasian Sketches. Fascinatingly he also quoted Tchaikovsky's Manfred symphony in the opening of the first movement of the same suite. I wonder if the suite's other movements are also musical references that I haven't found yet.
I'm just curious but, "Lezghinka" from Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov use exactly the same theme as second and last movement. Did he takes his inspiration from Glazounov? Or it's just a really odd coincidence...
As well as "Ma Vlast" by Smetana, "Roman trilogy" by Respighi, "Sheherezade" by Rimsky-Korsakov, "Ouverture on Russian and Kirgiz folk themes" by Shostakovich and many other compositions, this one uses brilliant orchestral and structural decisions, but is, unfortunately, irresistably boring to listen to: any idea is heard, and all this celebration, all the intonations, all the orchestration turn just into a sound -- not into a music, for some reason. Maybe, I'm not prepared so far to listen to such music, but, honestly, this sphere is vague for me. However, there are good examples of use of national colourite in scores: string quartets and suite "From the Middle ages" by Glazunov, symphonies by Kalinnikov, operas by Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakov etc. etc. Why are exactly this and several other compositions so extremely boring for me -- I don't know, sorry. Well, we can't argue about tastes anyway: thank you for uploading!
The world needs more Glazunov.. Thank you very much!
The cover of that score is amazing
This is absolutely stunning, thank you for posting this! I am in love with the opening of the third movement and it's entirety, Glazunov is truly fantastic!!!
I was almost humming "Stranger In Paradise" early on! Falling between R/Korsakov's "Scheherazade", 1888, and Borodin's "Polovtsian Dances", 1890, and with the Orientalism fad much encouraged by Balakirev as chief of "The Five", 24 yo Glazunov (in the group's sphere of influence) in 1889 followed suit to write this delightful work. Typically spinning skilful orchestration on pretty themes, he makes his piece more an exercise in the genre than a signature work. Later, the mature Glazunov widened his range of compositional influences.
Some parts Glazunov comes much closer to traditional folklore than Borodin and Rimski ever did. Too bad he shied away from more enterprising efforts in that direction. The Orientale from his Suite for String Quartet is quite a stunning example of what could have been. Maybe he didn't see any future in this Orientalism. th-cam.com/video/JxYzMQGoTdM/w-d-xo.html
A delightful work, not shying away from influences of Borodin and Rimsky-Korsakov.
OMG. I melted during the middle Andante surrounded by incredibly sensual melodies. There is a chord change that I have not had time to identify that would punctuate the moment you realized you had fallen in love with someone you were lying next to, each looking into the other's eyes. Yes, that romantic, in the emotional sense. I had never heard this piece before, though I am familiar with _Raymonda_ and _the Seasons_ and love the saxophone concerto. Thank you.
Scheherezade and Prince Igor had a baby!
😂😂😂😂😂😂☝️👏👍🎶🎶🤪
Capolavoro assoluto del giovane Glazunov,come altri dello stesso periodo e che prende le distanze da RK per approdare a Weimar,alla scuola di Liszt.
Ippolitov-Ivanov used the theme from the second movement in his Legzhinka in the second Caucasian Sketches. Fascinatingly he also quoted Tchaikovsky's Manfred symphony in the opening of the first movement of the same suite. I wonder if the suite's other movements are also musical references that I haven't found yet.
Great stuff 👌
22:42 Rhapsodie Mexicaine
I'm just curious but, "Lezghinka" from Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov use exactly the same theme as second and last movement. Did he takes his inspiration from Glazounov? Or it's just a really odd coincidence...
Could be. The opening of Lyapunov's Hashish somewhat has reminiscence of Glazunov's rhapsody.
Why does he write some parts in C# and others in Db?
As well as "Ma Vlast" by Smetana, "Roman trilogy" by Respighi, "Sheherezade" by Rimsky-Korsakov, "Ouverture on Russian and Kirgiz folk themes" by Shostakovich and many other compositions, this one uses brilliant orchestral and structural decisions, but is, unfortunately, irresistably boring to listen to: any idea is heard, and all this celebration, all the intonations, all the orchestration turn just into a sound -- not into a music, for some reason. Maybe, I'm not prepared so far to listen to such music, but, honestly, this sphere is vague for me.
However, there are good examples of use of national colourite in scores: string quartets and suite "From the Middle ages" by Glazunov, symphonies by Kalinnikov, operas by Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakov etc. etc. Why are exactly this and several other compositions so extremely boring for me -- I don't know, sorry. Well, we can't argue about tastes anyway: thank you for uploading!
opening is very scheherezady
That is exactly what I thought! Especially around 1:23
Borodin did it better. Much better.
Just different. Very interesting work and the true masterpiece for the 24 years old beginner.