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A Russian composer, director and teacher, born in 1865 at St. Petersburg, Alexander Glazunov was well-known for his conservative, classic compositions. He first studied music with Balakirev, and later with Rimsky-Korsakov. They both influenced and promoted his first successful symphony, Op.5, 1881, which he composed at age 16.
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 ...
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Jun 11, 2018 · Glazunov was one of the greatest masters of counterpoint among Russian composers, but he avoided extreme polyphonic complexity. The national spirit of his music is unmistakable; in many of his descriptive works, the programmatic design is explicitly Russian. His most popular score is the ballet Raymonda.
Page actions. Read. View source. History. Aleksandr Glazunov (1865-1936) in an 1887 painting by Ilya Repin. Russian composer and conductor (b. 29 July/10 August 1865 in Saint Petersburg; d. 21 March 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Siene, near Paris ), born Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (Александр Константинович Глазунов).
Aug 10, 2010 · By VPR | August 10, 2010. On his 145th birthday, we’ll listen to some of the beautiful music. written by Russian composer Alexander Glazunov. We’ll hear some of his. shorter orchestral works, and his "Scenes de Ballet," a work he wrote. as a gift for the St. Petersburg Orchestra.
Overview. Alexander Glazunov. (1865—1936) Quick Reference. ( b St Petersburg, 1865; d Neuilly‐sur‐Seine, 1936). Russ. composer. Pupil of Rimsky‐Korsakov 1880–1. Balakirev cond. his first sym. in 1882, the work being hailed as a precocious masterpiece.
Introduction Alexander Glazunov; Biography Prodigy Mentored by Belyayev Fame Conductor Conservatory Emigration Married life Death; Works and influence Phenomenal memory Compositions Glazunov and Stravinsky Glazunov and modernism Glazunov and Shostakovich; Notes; References; Sources; External links
