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Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov

Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1865 – 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. He was director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 and 1928 and was instrumental in the reorganization of the institute into the Petrograd Conservatory, then the Leningrad Conservatory, following the Bolshevik Revolution. He continued as head of the Conservatory until 1930, though he had left the Soviet Union in 1928 and did not return. The best-known student under his tenure during the early Soviet years was Dmitri Shostakovich.

Glazunov successfully reconciled nationalism and cosmopolitanism in Russian music. While he was the direct successor to Balakirev's nationalism, he tended more towards Borodin's epic grandeur while absorbing a number of other influences. These included Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral virtuosity, Tchaikovsky's lyricism and Taneyev's contrapuntal skill. Younger composers such as Prokofiev and Shostakovich eventually considered his music old-fashioned, while also admitting he remained a composer with an imposing reputation, and a stabilizing influence in a time of transition and turmoil.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1865 (Saint Petersburg), Died March 21, 1936 (Neuilly-sur-Seine)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, orchestrator

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 60 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-57278 12-in. 12/18/1929 Ballabile des paysans et des paysannes Chicago Symphony Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-57947 10-in. 12/23/1929 Serenade espagnole Fritz Kreisler Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor CVE-92812 12-in. 7/1/1935 Polonaise militaire in A major Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra orchestrator  
Victor BS-010989 10-in. 6/30/1937 Song of the Volga boatmen (Russian folk song) Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra composer  
Victor [Trial 1918-12-02-01] Not documented 12/2/1918 Serenade espagnole Fernand Pollain Cello solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1929-02-18-01] Not documented 2/18/1929 Interludium in modo antico Pro Arte Quartet String quartet composer  
Columbia 80923 10-in. 4/3/1923 Arabian melody Pablo Casals ; Edward Gendron Cello solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 49204 12-in. 5/16/1917 Grande valse Chicago Symphony Orchestra ; Frederick Stock Orchestra composer  
Columbia 49675 12-in. 2/22/1919 Polonaise in A major Philharmonic Orchestra of New York Orchestra orchestrator  
Columbia W98234 12-in. 2/15/1926 Serenade espagnole Felix Salmond Cello and piano duet composer  
Columbia W98493 12-in. 3/15/1928 Interludium in modo antico Musical Art Quartet String quartet composer  
Columbia W98494 12-in. 3/15/1928 Alla spagnola Musical Art Quartet String quartet composer  
Columbia 6713 12-in. approximately 1916 Quartet, op. 26, Interludium London String Quartet String quartet composer  
Columbia 6714 12-in. approximately 1916 Quartet, op. 26, Alla mazurka London String Quartet String quartet composer  
Columbia 6721 12-in. approximately 1916 Serenade Espagnole Hamilton Harty ; W. H. Squire Cello solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 76492 12-in. approximately 1919 Serenade espagnole C. Warwick Evans Cello solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 90272 10-in. approximately 1921 Danse des Alemées Columbia Miniature Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Brunswick 5716 10-in. approximately June 1921 Autumn and winter Elshuco Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick E16541-E16542 10-in. 10/7/1925 Orientale New York String Quartet String quartet composer  
Brunswick UNC4426 10-in. 4/8/1930 Melodie arabe Anna Joseffer Violin solo composer  
Brunswick 725W-727W 10-in. 4/17/1925 Melodie arabe Paul Kochanski Violin solo, with piano composer  
Edison 5788 10-in. 9/17/1917 Chant du menestrel Vladimir Dubinsky Cello solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7953 10-in. 5/2/1921 Raymonda : Serenade J. Piastro Borissoff Violin solo composer  
Gramophone BLR6062 10-in. 2/14/1930 Sérénade espagnole Fritz Kreisler ; Michael Raucheisen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Gramophone Cc16650 12-in. 6/3/1929 No. 1 : Préambule Eugene Goossens ; New Symphony Orchestra of London Orchestra composer  
(Results 26-50 of 60 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102832.

Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102832.

"Glazunov, Aleksandr Konstantinovich." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102832

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