Alexander Glazunov

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Born: 1865 — St. Petersburg — Russia
Died: 1936 — Boulogne — France
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Music

Ballets

  • Raymonda op.57 - ballet in 3 acts, libretto: L.Paschkowa and M.Petipa, in 1896/97
  • Ruses d’amour op.61 - ballet in an act, libretto: M.Petipa, in 1898
  • The seasons op.67 - ballet in an act (4 pictures), libretto: M.Petipa, in 1900, first performance: in 1900

Symphonies

  • Symphony n.1 E major op.5 (" Slavonic symphony "), in 1881-84, changed in 1885, in 1929
  • Symphony n.2 F sharp minor op.16 (" to the memory Liszts ") - in 1886
  • Symphony n.3 D major op.33 - in 1890
  • Symphony n.4 E flat major op.48 - in 1893
  • Symphony n.5 B-major key op.55 - in 1895
  • Symphony n.6 C minor op.58 - in 1896
  • Symphony n.7 F major op.77 ("Pastoral") - in 1902/03
  • Symphony n.8 E flat major op.83 - in 1905/06
  • Symphony n.9 D minor - in 1910, draft of the first sentence, orchestrates from G.Yudin

Works for solo instrument and orchestra

  • Idyll - for horn and string orchestra, in 1884 (?)
  • Two pieces op.20 - for cello and orchestra, in 1887/88
  • Meditation op.32 - for violin and orchestra, in 1891
  • Chant du Ménestrel op.71A - for cello and orchestra, in 1900
  • Violin concerto A minor op.82 - in 1904
  • Russian imagination A major op.86 - for balalaika-orchestra, in 1906
  • Piano concerto n.1 F minor op.92 - in 1910/11
  • Piano concerto n.2 B major op.100 - in 1917
  • Mazurka Oberek D major - for violin and orchestra, in 1917
  • Concert ballad C major op.108 - for cello and orchestra, in 1931
  • Saxophone concert E flat major op.109 - for old saxophone and string orchestra, in 1934

Other orchestral works

  • Overture n.1 G minor op.3 - more than 3 Greek subjects, in 1882
  • Overture n.2 D major op.6 - more than 3 Greek subjects, in 1883
  • Serenade n.1 A major op.7 - in 1882
  • To the memory of a hero op.8 - elegy, in 1885
  • Suite caractéristique D major op.9 - in 1884-87
  • Serenade n.2 F major op.11 - for small orchestra, in 1884
  • Poème Lyrique op.12 - in 1884-87
  • Stenka Rasin B minor op.13 - Symphonic poem, in 1885
  • Two pieces op.14 - in 1886/87
  • Mazurka G major op.18 - in 1888
  • The forest C sharp minor op.19 - imagination, in 1887
  • Wedding march E flat major op.21 - in 1889
  • Slavonic party G major op.26a - Symphonic sketch after the final clause of the 3rd string quartet, in 1888
  • The sea E major op.28 - imagination, in 1889
  • Oriental rhapsody G major op.29 - in 1889
  • March of the devil B-major key - in 1889
  • The Kremlin op.30 - Symphonic picture in 3 parts, in 1890
  • The spring D major op.34 - Symphonic picture, in 1891
  • Carneval F major op.45 - overture for big orchestra with organ, in 1892
  • Chopiniana op.46 - suite after piano pieces of Chopin, in 1893
  • Concert waltz n.1 D major op.47 - in 1893
  • Cortège solennel D major op.50 - in 1894
  • Concert waltz n.2 F major op.51 - in 1894
  • Ballet scenes A major op.52 - suite, in 1894
  • Fantasy " from the dark into light " op.53 - in 1894
  • Oriental suite - in 1895
  • Allegro Vivo E flat major - in 1895
  • Suite from the ballet "Raymonda" op.57a - in 1898
  • Pas de caractère G major op.68 - (from "Raymonda"), in 1899
  • Intermezzo romantica D major op.69 - in 1900
  • Solemn Overture op.73 - in 1900
  • Variation about a Russian subject - in co-operation with Lyadov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Wihtol u.a., in 1901
  • March on a Russian subject of E flat major op.76 - in 1901
  • Valse lente F major - in 1901
  • Ballad F major op.78 - in 1902
  • From the Middle Ages E major op.79 - suite, in 1902
  • Dance scene A major op.81 - in 1904
  • Solemn Procession in G major - 1907
  • The song of the destiny D minor op.84 - Dramatic overture, in 1908
  • Two preludes op.85 - in 1906
  • To the memory Gogols C major op.87 - Symphonic prologue, in 1909
  • Finnish fantasy C major op.88 - in 1909
  • Small ballet suite - in 1910
  • Eastern dance - in 1911
  • Finnish sketches E major op.89 - in 1912
  • Cortège solennel B-major key op.91 - in 1910
  • Paraphrase on the hymn of the Allies op.96 - in 1914/15
  • Karelian legend A minor op.99 - in 1916
  • Mazurka Oberek D major - for violin and orchestra

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23 November 1885: Premiere of Symphonic Poem “Stenka Rasin”, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
3 February 1894: Premiere of Symphony no. 4, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
4 March 1905: Premiere of the violin concerto in a minor op. 82, in St. Petersburg, with Glazunov conducting.
6 April 1906: Premiere of Chopiniana/Les Sylphides, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Sheet music for Glazunov

[details ←] Idyll, piano,
[details ←] Preludes and Fugues (4), piano,
[details ←] Impromptus (2), piano,
[details ←] Pieces (3), piano,
[details ←] Valse de salon, piano,
[details ←] Miniatures (3), piano,
[details ←] Nocturne, piano,
[details ←] Little Waltz, piano,
[details ←] Prelude and Two Mazurkas, piano,
[details ←] Suite on the Name S-A-S-C-H-A, piano,
[details ←] Symphony No.9, english horn, percussion, bassoon, piccolo,
[details ←] String Quartet No.1, viola, violin, cello, string quartet,
[details ←] Stenka Rasin, percussion, harp, piccolo,
[details ←] Fantasy (Original), piano,
[details ←] Suite for Strings, Opus 35, viola, violin, cello, string quartet,
[details ←] The Seasons (Ballet in 1 Act 4 Scenes), piano, percussion, harp,
[details ←] Violin Concerto, violin, percussion, harp,
[details ←] Symphony No.3, percussion,
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