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ALEXANDER KONSTANTINOVICH GLAZUNOV  

(1865 - 1936)

Glazunov, a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, received encouragement also from Belyayev, an influential patron and publisher, whose activities succeeded and largely replaced the earlier efforts of Balakirev to inspire the creation of national Russian music. Glazunov joined the teaching staff of the St Petersburg Conservatory in 1899 and after the student protests and turmoil of 1905 was elected director, a position he retained until 1930 (although from 1928 he had remained abroad, chiefly in Paris, where he died in 1936). His music represents a synthesis between the Russian and the so-called German—the technical assurance introduced by the Rubinstein brothers in the Conservatories of St Petersburg and of Moscow in the middle of the century.

Orchestral Music

In addition to his nine symphonies and a variety of other orchestral works, Glazunov wrote a Violin Concerto, completed in 1904, when he was at the height of his powers as a composer. The symphonies have won less popularity, but the symphonic poem Stenka Razin, written in 1885, retains a place in national repertoire.

Ballets

Glazunov’s ballets include Raymonda, first staged in St Petersburg in 1898, with choreography by Marius Petipa. Les Ruses d’amour followed in 1900, with The Seasons in the same year. He orchestrated music by Chopin for Les Sylphides. The choreographer Fokin also made use of Stenka Razin for a ballet of that name.

Chamber Music

Chamber music by Glazunov includes seven numbered string quartets, the last written in 1930, and a series of works for other instrumental ensembles, including a String Quintet and a Saxophone Quartet.

Piano Music

Glazunov’s piano music includes, among more serious works, a number of quite pleasing examples of salon music, for which there was always a ready public in his day.

Box Set Release Catalogue Number
25th Anniversary Boxed Sets - Ballet Naxos 8.501055
25th Anniversary Boxed Sets - Russian Symphonies Naxos 8.572955
25th Anniversary Boxed Sets - Violin Concertos Naxos 8.501058
Enjoy the Classics (Best of Naxos 1-4) Naxos 8.504003
Night Music Naxos 8.503049
Night Music Vol 1 Naxos 8.505008
TCHAIKOVSKY The Ballets Naxos 8.507009
The Seasons Naxos 8.504038

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Role: Arranger 
Album Title
Catalogue No  Work Category 
BABY NEEDS BEAUTY Delos
DE1622
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
BORODIN, A.P.: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (Seattle Symphony, Schwarz) Naxos
8.572786
Orchestral
BORODIN, A.P.: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 / Prince Igor (excerpts) / In the Steppes of Central Asia (Toronto Symphony, A. Davis) Newton Classics
NC8802097
Orchestral, Opera
BORODIN: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Naxos
8.550238
Orchestral
Cello Recital: Diaz, Andres - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / SCRIABIN, A. / RACHMANINOV, S. / CHOPIN, F. / LYADOV, A.K. (Russian Romantics for Cello and Piano) Dorian Sono Luminus
DOR-90188
Chamber Music
CHOPIN, F.: Cello Sonata / Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3 / Grand Duo (Kliegel, Glemser) Naxos
8.553159
Chamber Music
CLAIR DE LUNE - Classical Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming Naxos
8.556601
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental
CLASSIC SWOON Naxos
8.578046-47
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
Discover the Classics, Vol. 2 Naxos Educational
8.554246-47
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral
MUSICAL JOURNEY (A) - BAVARIA AND SWITZERLAND (NTSC) Naxos
2.110246
Classical Concert
My First Violin Album Naxos
8.578215
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Film and TV Music, Instrumental, World
NIGHT MUSIC 1 Naxos
8.556815
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental
NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 1 Naxos
8.551121
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental
Orchestral Music (Russian) - GLINKA, M.I. / BORODIN, A.P. / SHOSTAKOVICH, D. / PROKOFIEV, S. (Overtures and Orchestral Works) (Pletnev) Newton Classics
NC8802037
Orchestral
Orchestral Music (Russian) - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / GLIERE, R. / SCRIABIN, A. / SHOSTAKOVICH, D. / GEDIKE, A.F. (Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Orbelian) Delos
DE3244
Concertos, Orchestral
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romantic Tchaikovsky (The) Naxos
8.552216
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romantic Tchaikovsky (The) Naxos
8.570081
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto / Souvenir d'un lieu cher Naxos
8.557690
Concertos, Orchestral
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major / Serenade Melancolique / Souvenir d'un lieu cher Naxos
8.550124
Concertos, Orchestral
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major / Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher (arr. Glazunov) / GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto in A major BIS
BIS-SACD-1432
Concertos
WALDBUHNE IN BERLIN 2002 - Open Air - A Night with the Berliner Philharmoniker (NTSC) EuroArts
2051968
Ballet DVD, Classical Concert
Role: Classical Composer 
Album Title
Catalogue No  Work Category 
ANDANTE - Romantic Music for Cello and Orchestra Naxos
8.555764
Concertos, Orchestral
ARENSKY, A.S.: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky / GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Suite for String Quartet (Slavonic Serenades) (Moscow Symphony, Stratton) Dorian Sono Luminus
DIS-80144
Orchestral, Chamber Music
BALLET FAVORITES Naxos
8.571082
Ballet, Orchestral
BALLET MUSIC (FAMOUS) Naxos
8.553272
Ballet, Orchestral
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 (de Sabata) (1947) Naxos Historical
8.110859
Orchestral
BEST OF NAXOS 3 Naxos
8.550003
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
BRAHMS / GLAZUNOV: Violin Concertos (Heifetz) (1934, 1939) Naxos Historical
8.110940
Concertos, Orchestral, Pop and Rock
CASALS, Pablo: Encores and Transcriptions, Vol. 5: Complete Acoustic Recordings, Part 3 (1920-1924) Naxos Historical
8.110987
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
Cello Recital: Diaz, Andres - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / SCRIABIN, A. / RACHMANINOV, S. / CHOPIN, F. / LYADOV, A.K. (Russian Romantics for Cello and Piano) Dorian Sono Luminus
DOR-90188
Chamber Music
CHALIAPIN, Feodor: A Vocal Portrait (1907-1936) Naxos Historical
8.110748-49
Vocal, Opera
Chamber Music (Salon Music) - SMET, G. / KJERULF, H. / WINKLER, G. / YRADIER, S. / TCHAIKOVKSY, P.I. / KREISLER, F. / MORSE, T. (Kerava Quartet) Ondine
ODE949-2
Chamber Music
CHRISTMAS - A Classic Christmas: For Your Family Naxos
8.555291
Ballet, Orchestral, Choral - Secular
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL Naxos
8.555029
Ballet, Orchestral, Film and TV Music, Choral - Sacred, Wind Ensemble/Band Music
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL (A) Naxos International
8.990005
Ballet, Orchestral, Film and TV Music
CLASSICS GO TO WAR Naxos
8.570154-55
Orchestral, Film and TV Music, Choral - Sacred
DANCER'S DREAM - The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev (4 DVD Box Set) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
107209
Ballet DVD
DANCER'S DREAM: The Great Ballets of Nureyev - GLAZUNOV, A.: Raymonda (Paris National Opera Ballet, 1999) (PAL) TDKDVD
DV-BLDDRAY
Ballet DVD
DANCER'S DREAM: The Great Ballets of Nureyev - GLAZUNOV, A.: Raymonda (Paris Opera Ballet, 1999) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
107015
Ballet DVD
DE LYSE NAETTER - Stemningsfuld musik pa 3 CD'er (The Light Nights - Evocative Music on 3 CDs) Naxos
8.503148DK
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music
DEBUSSY: Mer (La) / BRIDGE: The Sea / GLAZUNOV: La Mer / ZHOU: The Deep, Deep Sea BIS
BIS-SACD-1447
Orchestral
DIVINE DANCERS (NTSC) EuroArts
2054708
Ballet DVD
DVORAK / GLAZUNOV: Violin Concertos (Milstein) (1949-1951) Naxos Historical
8.110975
Concertos, Orchestral
GILELS, Emil: Early Recordings, Vol. 2 (1937-1954) Naxos Historical
8.112051
Instrumental, Opera
GLAZUNOV (THE BEST OF) Naxos
8.556687
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV / DVORAK: Violin Concertos in A Minor Naxos
8.550758
Concertos, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV / LIADOV / BOHME: Music for Brass BIS
BIS-CD-1274
Chamber Music, Instrumental
GLAZUNOV / SINGELEE / BOZZA / FRANCAIX: Saxophone Quartets BIS
BIS-CD-466
Chamber Music, Instrumental
GLAZUNOV, A.: 5 Novelettes / String Quartet No. 5 (St. Petersburg String Quartet) Delos
DE3262
Chamber Music
GLAZUNOV, A.: Symphony No. 4 / KABALEVSKY, D.: Symphony No. 2 (Rachmilovich) (1949) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80125
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Raymonda (Moscow Symphony, Anissimov) Naxos
8.553503-04
Ballet
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - The Kremlin / From the Middle Ages / Poeme Lyrique / Poeme Epique (Moscow Symphony, Krimets) Naxos
8.553537
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 - The King of the Jews (Moscow Symphony, Golovschin) Naxos
8.553575
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 - Stenka Razin / Une fete slave / Cortege solennel (Moscow Symphony, Krimets) Naxos
8.553538
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 - Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7, "Pastoral" (Moscow Symphony, Anissimov) Naxos
8.553769
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 6 - Carnaval / Spring / Salome / Concert Waltzes (Moscow Symphony, Golovschin) Naxos
8.553838
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 - Symphonies Nos. 1, "Slavyanskaya" and 4 (Moscow Symphony, Anissimov) Naxos
8.553561
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 8 - The Seasons / Scenes de Ballet / Scene Dansante (Moscow Symphony, Anissimov) Naxos
8.553915
Ballet, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 9 - Finnish Fantasy / Finnish Sketches / Karelian Legend (Moscow Symphony, Golovschin) Naxos
8.553839
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 10 - Suite Caracteristique / Le Chant du Destin / Preludes (Moscow Symphony, Golovschin) Naxos
8.553857
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 11 - Concerto Ballata / Chant du menestrel (Rudin, Moscow Symphony, Golovschin) Naxos
8.553932
Concertos, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 12 - Symphonies Nos. 3 and 9 (Moscow Symphony, Anissimov) Naxos
8.554253
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 13 - Symphony No. 6 / The Forest (Moscow Symphony, Anissimov) Naxos
8.554293
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 14 - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Yablonskaya, Moscow Symphony, Yablonsky) Naxos
8.553928
Concertos, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 15 - Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8 (Moscow Symphony, Anissimov) Naxos
8.553660
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 16 - The Sea / Oriental Rhapsody / Ballade / Cortege solennel (Moscow Symphony, Golovschin) Naxos
8.553512
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 17 - Chopiniana / Overtures on Greek Themes / Serenades (Moscow Symphony, Ziva) Naxos
8.555048
Ballet, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 18 - Masquerade / 2 Pieces / Pas de caractere / Romantic Intermezzo (Russian Philharmonic, Yablonsky) Naxos
8.570211
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 19 - Les Ruses d'amour (Iasi Moldova Philharmonic, Andreescu) Naxos
8.572447
Ballet
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Raymonda (La Scala Ballet, 2011) (Blu-ray, HD) Arthaus Musik
108051
Ballet DVD
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Raymonda (La Scala Ballet, 2011) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
101630
Ballet DVD
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Seasons (The) / Raymonda (Highlights) (Lenard, Anissimov) Naxos
8.572926
Ballet
GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Symphony No. 6 / KALINNIKOV, V.S.: Symphony No. 1 (Anissimov, Kuchar) Naxos
8.572962
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: 5 Novelettes / String Quintet in A major Naxos
8.570256
Chamber Music
GLAZUNOV: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 Marco Polo
8.220309
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 Marco Polo
8.220444
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 Marco Polo
8.220445
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 Marco Polo
8.220487
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Piano Music, Vol. 1 Marco Polo
8.223151
Instrumental
GLAZUNOV: Piano Music, Vol. 2 Marco Polo
8.223152
Instrumental
GLAZUNOV: Piano Music, Vol. 3 Marco Polo
8.223153
Instrumental
GLAZUNOV: Piano Music, Vol. 4 Marco Polo
8.223154
Instrumental
GLAZUNOV: Raymonda TDKDVD
DVUS-BLDDRAY
Ballet DVD
GLAZUNOV: Ruses d'amour, Op. 61 Marco Polo
8.220485
Ballet
GLAZUNOV: Seasons (The) (A. Wolff) (1956) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80055
Ballet
GLAZUNOV: Seasons (The) / Scenes de ballet Amadis
7178
Ballet, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Seasons (The) / Scenes de Ballet Marco Polo
8.223136
Ballet, Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 8 BIS
BIS-CD-1378
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 BIS
BIS-CD-1388
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 5 / Symphony No. 6 in C minor, Op. 58 BIS
BIS-CD-1368
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Symphony No. 2 / Mazurka / From Darkness to Light BIS
BIS-CD-1308
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Symphony No. 3, Op. 33 / Ballade, Op. 78 BIS
BIS-CD-1358
Orchestral
GLAZUNOV: Symphony No. 6 (arr. for 2 pianos) BIS
BIS-CD-746
Instrumental
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto in A Minor / The Seasons Naxos
8.554049
Concertos, Ballet
GREAT BALLET (10-CD Box Set) Naxos
8.501055
Ballet, Orchestral
GREAT RUSSIAN SYMPHONIES (10-CD Box Set) Naxos
8.501059
Orchestral
GREAT VIOLIN CONCERTOS (10-CD Box Set) Naxos
8.501058
Concertos, Orchestral
Habanera and Other Violin Favourites (Qian Zhou) Marco Polo
8.225909
Chamber Music, Instrumental
Islands of Sanity 2: Islands by Day / Islands by Night Naxos
8.557420-21
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Instrumental, Opera
LARSSON / GLAZUNOV: Saxophone Concertos BIS
BIS-CD-218
Concertos, Orchestral
MAGIC OF SPRING (THE) Naxos
8.557785
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
Marco Polo - The Label of Discovery: Sampler 1 Marco Polo
8.223001
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music
MAYA PLISETSKAYA - DIVA OF DANCE (NTSC) EuroArts
2054938
Ballet DVD, Dance Documentary
MILHAUD: Scaramouche / GLAZUNOV: Saxophone Concerto / IBERT: Concertino da Camera Marco Polo
8.223374
Concertos, Orchestral, Instrumental
MIRACLE OF SUMMER (THE) Naxos
8.557998
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
Music for Saxophone and Orchestra Naxos
8.554784
Concertos, Orchestral
Music for Saxophone and Orchestra Naxos
8.557063
Concertos, Orchestral
My First Ballet Album Naxos
8.578205
Ballet, Orchestral, Vocal
MYSTERY OF AUTUMN (THE) Naxos
8.557791
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral, Instrumental
NISHIZAKI, Takako: Fritz Kreisler Edition, Vol. 4 Naxos
8.557870
Chamber Music
Orchestral Music - SIBELIUS, J. / GLAZUNOV, A.K. / GRIEG, E. / SVENDSEN, J. (White Nights - Music of Tranquil Beauty) Ondine
ODE964-2
Ballet, Orchestral
Orchestral Music (Russian) - GLINKA, M.I. / BORODIN, A.P. / SHOSTAKOVICH, D. / PROKOFIEV, S. (Overtures and Orchestral Works) (Pletnev) Newton Classics
NC8802037
Orchestral
Orchestral Music (Russian) - KHACHATURIAN, A.I. / PROKOFIEV,S. / GLAZUNOV, A.K. / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. (Russian Adagios) Ondine
ODE938-2
Ballet, Orchestral
Orchestral Music (Russian) - TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / PROKOFIEV, S. / GLAZUNOV, A. / SHOSTAKOVICH, D. (Hagner, Milanova) Capriccio
C51135
Concertos
PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN / GLAZUNOV: Ballets (Bolshoi Ballet, 1989-1990) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
101335
Opera DVD, Ballet DVD
RACHMANINOV, S.: Vocalise / SAINT-SAENS, C.: Le cygne / FALLA, M.: El amor brujo / ACHRON, J.: Hebrew Melody (The Art of the Theremin) Delos
DE1014
Concertos, Chamber Music
RUBINSTEIN / GLINKA / GLAZUNOV / STRAVINSKY / SHOSTAKOVICH: Russian Viola Music BIS
BIS-CD-358
Chamber Music, Instrumental
Russian Ballet Favourites Naxos
8.554063
Ballet, Orchestral
SITKOVETSKY, Yulian: Art of Yulian Sitkovetsky (The), Vol. 3 Artek
AR-0028-2
Concertos
SMETANA, B.: String Quartet No. 1, "From My Life" / GLAZUNOV, A.K.: 5 Novelettes (Hollywood String Quartet) (1956) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80651
Chamber Music
SONGS FOR SUNSET: Trombone and Piano BIS
BIS-CD-808
Chamber Music, Film and TV Music, Instrumental
SYMPHONIC ORGAN MUSIC, Vol. 1 BIS
BIS-CD-1101
Instrumental
TCHAIKOVSKY / BALAKIREV / GLAZUNOV: Arrangements for 2 Pianos 8 Hands Naxos
8.557717
Instrumental
TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Violin Concerto / GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Violin Concerto (Nishizaki, Kaler, K. Jean, Kolchinsky) Naxos
8.572951
Concertos
TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker (The) / GLAZUNOV: Les Sylphides Naxos
8.550324-25
Ballet
TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty / GLAZUNOV: The Seasons Naxos
8.550079
Ballet
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto / Encores (Milstein) (1949-53) Naxos Historical
8.111259
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major / Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher (arr. Glazunov) / GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto in A major BIS
BIS-SACD-1432
Concertos
TEATRO ALLA SCALA: The Ballet Classics - Swan Lake / Giselle / Raymonda (3-DVD Box Set) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
107530
Ballet DVD
THE BEST OF MARCO POLO Marco Polo
8.223002
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental
Welte-Mignon Piano Rolls, Vol. 1 (1905-1927) Naxos Historical
8.110677
Instrumental
WINTER Naxos
8.557726
Concertos, Ballet, Orchestral




 
 
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