The Anthology of Russian Symphony Music, Vol. 3: Alexander Glazunov

Evgeny Svetlanov

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The Anthology of Russian Symphony Music, Vol. 3: Alexander Glazunov Review

by James Leonard

This second six-disc set of Alexander Glazunov's orchestral works led by Evgeny Svetlanov is every bit as good as the first set. Covering mostly works from the second half of the Russian late Romantic's career, it includes the entire three-act Raymonda ballet, the four-scene ballet The Seasons, the Ballet Suite, the Fortune-Telling and Dance, and the Introduction and Dance, from the incidental music for Wilde's Salome. Also included are three elegiac symphonic preludes, a march, a procession, an overture, an orchestral suite, a set of variations, and three works on Finnish subjects. Many of these works have rarely if ever been recorded before, and few recordings can compare with Svetlanov's signature grand manner. He makes Raymonda sing and dance and The Seasons fly by. He gets beneath the skin of Glazunov's tragic works, such as the Song of Fate, as well as his lighter works like the Suite From the Middle Ages, and he makes even slight works like the Ballet Suite seem as charming as possible. While it's impossible to pick a favorite out of so many fine performances, perhaps the most impressive is the Karelian Legend, a wonderfully evocative impression of Finland, which, in Svetlanov's hands, has hints of both Sibelius and Scriabin, while staying faithful to Glazunov's essential allegiance to both tonality and Romanticism. Though recorded over three decades, using a variety of unidentified orchestras, the performances here are uniformly well executed and for the most part reasonably well recorded. One hopes that a third set containing all of Glazunov's symphonies under Svetlanov's direction will not be far behind.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Raymonda, ballet, Op. 57
1	Act 1. First Tableau: Introduction Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:57	Amazon
2	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 1. Pages are exercising at arms; others are playing the lute and the vi Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	04:01	Amazon
3	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 1. The deceiver. Some girls leave their work and go to dance with the p Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:28	Amazon
4	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 2. Entrance of the ladies of honour Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:12	Amazon
5	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 2. Repeat of the dance Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:14	Amazon
6	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 2. Mime scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:33	Amazon
7	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 2. The countess' story Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:49	Amazon
8	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 2. Dances Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:51	Amazon
9	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 3 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:33	Amazon
10	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 4. Entrance of Raymonda Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:45	Amazon
11	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 5. Mime scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:39	Amazon
12	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. Entrance of the vassals and peasants Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:01	Amazon
13	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. Grand waltz Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:23	Amazon
14	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. 'Pizzicato' (Pas de Raymonda) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:15	Amazon
15	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. Repeat of the waltz Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:20	Amazon
16	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. Mime scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:27	Amazon
17	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. Prelude and the Romanesca Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:09	Amazon
18	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. Prelude and variation Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:13	Amazon
19	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 6. Mime scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:35	Amazon
20	Act 1. First Tableau: Scene 7. Appearance of the White Lady Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:25	Amazon
21	Act 1. Second Tableau: Entr'acte Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	04:13	Amazon
22	Act 1. Second Tableau: Scene 8. Fantasy scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:28	Amazon
23	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:00	Amazon
24	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Grand Adagio Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	04:38	Amazon
25	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Fantasy waltz Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:49	Amazon
26	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Variation 1 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:57	Amazon
27	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Variation 2 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:55	Amazon
28	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Variation 3 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:53	Amazon
29	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Coda Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	04:38	Amazon
30	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Scene 9 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:36	Amazon
31	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Mime scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:32	Amazon
32	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Scene 10 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:24	Amazon
33	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Round of will-o'-the-wisps and elves Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:28	Amazon
34	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Scene 11. Day breaks Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:31	Amazon
35	Act 1. Third Tableau (Raymonda's dream): Scene 12. The women and pages appear on the terrace and se Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:49	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Raymonda, ballet, Op. 57
1	Act 2. Entr'acte Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:02	Amazon
2	Act 2. Scene 1. March Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:08	Amazon
3	Act 2. Scene 2. Entrance of Abderahman Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:44	Amazon
4	Act 2. Scene 2. Grand pas d'action. Grand Adagio Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	04:00	Amazon
5	Act 2. Scene 2. Variation 1 (for female dancer) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:57	Amazon
6	Act 2. Scene 2. Variation 2 (for female dancer) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:40	Amazon
7	Act 2. Scene 2. Variation 3 (for male dancer) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:11	Amazon
8	Act 2. Scene 2. Variation 4 (for Raymonda) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:14	Amazon
9	Act 2. Scene 2. Grande Coda Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:39	Amazon
10	Act 2. Scene 2. Mime scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:46	Amazon
11	Act 2. Scene 2. Entrance of the jugglers Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:21	Amazon
12	Act 2. Scene 2. Dance of the Arab boys Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:40	Amazon
13	Act 2. Scene 2. Entrance of the Saracens Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:48	Amazon
14	Act 2. Scene 2. Grand Spanish Dance Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:05	Amazon
15	Act 2. Scene 2. Oriental dance (Raymonda) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:56	Amazon
16	Act 2. Scene 2. Bacchanal Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:39	Amazon
17	Act 2. Scene 4. Sudden arrival of the knight Jean de Brienne and King Andras 2 of Hungary with thei Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:41	Amazon
18	Act 2. The fight Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:27	Amazon
19	Act 2. Hymn Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:20	Amazon
20	Act 3. Entr'acte Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	05:05	Amazon
21	Act 3. The Hungarian retinue Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:45	Amazon
22	Act 3. Grand Hungarian dance Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	04:05	Amazon
23	Act 3. Mazurka Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:45	Amazon
24	Act 3. Children's dance Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:36	Amazon
25	Act 3. Entrance Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:20	Amazon
26	Act 3. Classical Hungarian dance Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:55	Amazon
27	Act 3. Variation 1 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:59	Amazon
28	Act 3. Variation 2 (for four male dancers) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:19	Amazon
29	Act 3. Variation 3 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	00:54	Amazon
30	Act 3. Variation 4 (Raymonda) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:10	Amazon
31	Act 3. Coda Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:04	Amazon
32	Act 3. Gallopade Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:20	Amazon
33	Act 3. Apotheosis (The tourney) Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:20	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
The Seasons, ballet, Op. 67
1	Picture 1. Winter: Introduction . Four Variations (Hoarfrost, Ice, Hail, Snow) and Coda Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	10:37	Amazon
2	Picture 2. Spring: Scene Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	05:28	Amazon
3	Picture 3. Summer: Scene. Waltz of Cornflowers and Poppies. Barcarolle. Variations and Coda Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	12:30	Amazon
4	Picture 4. Autumn: Bacchanal. Appearance of the Seasons (Winter, Spring, Bacchant's Dance, Summer). Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	12:33	Amazon
Scènes de ballet, suite for orchestra in A major, Op. 52
5	1. Preambule Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:11	Amazon
6	2. Marionettes Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:27	Amazon
7	3. Mazurka Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:55	Amazon
8	4. Scherzino Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	01:22	Amazon
9	5. Pas d'action Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	07:07	Amazon
10	6. Danse orientale Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	02:51	Amazon
11	7. Valse Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	05:30	Amazon
12	8. Polonaise Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	05:39	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 4

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Romantic Intermezzo for orchestra in D major, Op. 69 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	10:34	Amazon
2	Ouverture solennelle for orchestra in D major, Op. 73 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	10:56	Amazon
3	March on a Russian Theme for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 76 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	05:19	Amazon
4	Ballade for orchestra in F major, Op. 78 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	11:35	Amazon
From the Middle Ages, suite for orchestra in E major, Op. 79
5	1. Prelude Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	07:08	Amazon
6	2. Scherzo Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:56	Amazon
7	3. Troubadour's Serenade Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	05:26	Amazon
8	4. Finale. Crusaders Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	09:51	Amazon
9	Scène dansante, for orchestra in A major ("Fortune Telling and Dance"), Op. 81 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	09:31	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 5

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Song of Destiny, dramatic overture for orchestra in D major, Op. 84 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	14:38	Amazon
Preludes (2) for orchestra, Op. 85
2	1. To the Memory of V. Stasov Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	06:02	Amazon
3	2. To the Menory of N. Rimski-Korsakov Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	11:16	Amazon
4	In Memory of Gogol, symphonic prologue for orchestra in C major, Op. 87 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	10:31	Amazon
5	Finnish Fantasy for orchestra in C major, Op. 88 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	12:25	Amazon
Finnish Sketches (2) for orchestra in E major, Op. 89
6	No. 1. From 'Kalevala' Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	05:21	Amazon
7	No. 2. Procession Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	04:34	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 6

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Salomé, incidental music, Op. 90
1	Movement 1. Introduction Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	08:09	Amazon
2	Movement 2. Salome's Dance Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	08:06	Amazon
3	Cortège solennel for orchestra in B flat major, Op. 91 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	03:18	Amazon
4	Theme & Variations for string orchestra in G minor, Op. 97 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	11:32	Amazon
5	Karelian Legend, for orchestra in A minor, Op. 99 Alexander Glazunov	Evgeny Svetlanov	21:35	Amazon