Glazunov violin concerto in a minor notes by paul serotsky. Henryk wieniawski alexander glazunov, ida haendel violin. Hamilton family hall at lamont school of music, newman center at university of denver. Surely the shostakovich is the more famous, and dare i say the better work. This deluxe 2cd set includes a second cd with slowtempo practice version to help you get up to speed. The performance of the short 20 minutes violin concerto strikes me as being really excellent. Oistrakh plays glazunov, gliere and kabalevsky alexander glazunov violin concerto 1904 21. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Glazunov violin concerto and meditation rachel barton. They have a deeply fulfilling way with the solo filament and the orchestral score. Esther yoos debut album on deutsche grammophon offers compelling performances of alexander glazunovs seldom performed violin concerto in a minor and jean sibelius popular violin concerto in d minor, an unusual pairing that works by way of contrasts. Putting the glazunov ahead of the shostakovich is curious move. There is an interesting episode in the coda of the glazunov, where the orchestra strikes up what sounds like a military march. His violin concerto, which was a favorite vehicle for jascha heifetz, is still sometimes played. Not that glazunov enthusiasts will look such gifl horses in the mouth for hifi brilliance, if the repertory is right. The glazunov concerto is a lyrical vehicle in which yoo demonstrates her ability to play long, soulful lines and draw out extraordinarily rich. In the glazunov violin concerto, which makes up in luxuriant beauty for any deficit in musical depth, benedettis technique and style of play are perfect.
Cd compilation, remastered cardboard sleeve country. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The british premiere of the concerto followed just over a year later, under the direction of sir henry wood and. A violin solo with piano accompaniment composed by alexander glazunov. A violinist from the boston symphony orchestra played a movement from the glazunov violin concerto. With one exception piano concerto 1 these are all shorter than 21 minutes. Concerto in a minor, opus 82 by alexander glazunov violin book item. The kabalevsky clearly recorded in a different hall from the glazunov is more slender in sound and the ever so slightly hazy focus of the glazunov is gone. Written in 1904, the concerto was dedicated to violinist leopold auer, who gave the first performance at a russian musical society concert in st. He started composing before his teenage years, came to the attention of rimskykorsakov, who after tutoring him privately, considered him a colleague. Violin concerto, an album by nicola benedetti, bournemouth symphony orchestra, kirill karabits on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
The concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra is alexander glazunovs last work. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, alexander glazunov, claudio abbado, berlin philharmonic orchestra, maxim vengerov tchaikovsky. Fine though the violin concerto may be, the seasons makes a stronger impression still. Glazunov, alexander concerto for alto saxophone and. In the uk at least, the malaysian philharmonic is not yet a household name. Stravinsky, at first, admired glazunov who transcribed one of glazunovs quartets for piano solo and. The sole surviving autograph manuscript is the handwritten dedication score given by glazunov to sigurd rascher rascher was the founder and leader of the wellknown. Each offers the violin concerto as the linchpin, and it is quite a lesson to realize that soviet violinists who are hardly household names in the west can play with such command and bravura as here.
Soloist and orchestra launch the violin concerto in a tender yet insinuating way a sly seduction. The violin concerto no 1 by max bruch is well loved and deservedly so, but the glazunov is even finer. Sibelius prokofiev glazunov violin concertos 2010 violin concerto in d minor, op. We have another page with even more free glazunov sheet music. Letters from glazunov the saxophone concerto years pdf. However, it is said that after the glazunovs violin concerto and the symphony no 8, his drinking affected his creativity. Fingerings included with mp3 music accompaniment tracks. Stravinsky, at first, admired glazunov who transcribed one of. Of course its a more imposing work, arguably glazunov s masterpiece, and this dazzling performance shows orchestra and conductor operating on a world class level both technically and interpretively.
Violin concertos in a minor by antonin dvorak, alexander konstantinovich glazunov. Violin concertos gil shaham, mikhail pletnev, russian national orchestra on allmusic 1998. To help matters, this ballet famously contains what must be glazunov s most famous tune, the bacchanale in the autumn section. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Oistrakh and comrades let loose the spirit of fantasy and are even free enough to make me think of deliuss concerto at 2. Glazunov violin concerto and meditation rachel barton pine. Henryk wieniawski alexander glazunov, ida haendel violin concerto no.
The rehearsal marks are different then from the original score. His last work, the saxophone concerto 1934, showed his ability to. Glazunov s most popular works nowadays are his ballets the seasons and raymonda, some of his later symphonies, particularly the fourth, fifth and sixth, the polonaise from les sylphides, and his two concert waltzes. Both these all glazunov issues make welcome compilations, the one much more generous in timelength by over 15 minutes than the other. For those of you who know and love the violin concerto but are not yet familiar with glazunovs other works for solo instrument and orchestra, this album will be illuminating.
Violin concerto in a minor, op 82 glazunov from cda67940. Glazunovs once extremely popular violin concerto should delight. To download pdf, click the download pdf button below the appropriate sheet music image. To help matters, this ballet famously contains what must be glazunovs most famous tune, the bacchanale in the autumn section. Tchaikovskys concerto is characterised by a melodic flow reminiscent of his ballet music, and remains one of his freshest works, whereas glazunovs concerto displays all the virtues of the composers opulent lateromantic style, with beautiful craftsmanship and rich orchestral colour. Hilary hahn glazunov violin concerto in a minor, op 82 youtube. Glazunovs most popular works nowadays are his ballets the seasons and raymonda, some of his later symphonies, particularly the fourth, fifth and sixth, the polonaise from les sylphides, and his two concert waltzes. Includes a complete printed edition of the concerto on. Seasons the violin concerto, an album by alexander glazunov, oscar shumsky, neeme jarvi on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Alexander glazunov violin concerto in a minor, op 82. It was formed in 1997 thanks to the generosity lets call it of a malaysian petrol company, and gave its inaugural concert the year after under the stewardship of music director kees bakels. Concerto in a minor sheet music for violin and piano.
This evenings program was devoted to russian music of the romantic period, with works by tchaichovsky and glazunov. I find his music quite lovely, filled with instrumental color that. And, having done just that with the eulenberg edition, i can report that the concerto is in one uninterrupted movement, with the cadenza dividing it into sections in 44 before the cadenza and 68 after the cadenza, with short passages of 24 alternating with 68 from p. Glazunov, alexander concerto for alto saxophone and string. His violin concerto, which was a favorite vehicle for jascha heifetz, is still sometimes played and recorded. The saxophone concerto is one of glazunovs last and bestworks, an incredibly concentrated score full of surprising twists and turns. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
The glazunov concerto is a lyrical vehicle in which yoo demonstrates her ability to play long, soulful lines and draw out extraordinarily rich tone colors, both essential in late romantic music, while sibelius modern work is quite angular and austere in tone, emphasizing technical virtuosity over expressive depth or surface beauty. Jan 27, 2018 yuka kubotas junior recital frederic c. Her recording of the demanding shostakovich violin concerto no. Glazunov did not mark any movements in the score, so where do these commentators get their information from. Glazunov wrote the violin concerto in a minor, op 82, in 19045 when he was at the height of his fame in russia, partly in st petersburg and partly at his summer home in oserki where the pastoral setting, near forest and lake, lent something to the concertos lyrical mood. Of course its a more imposing work, arguably glazunovs masterpiece, and this dazzling performance shows orchestra and conductor operating on a world class level both technically and interpretively. Made up of retired professionals, semiprofessionals and a few amateurs, the wpo nevertheless acquits itself quite well. Jul 04, 2012 alexander glazunov violin concerto in a minor, op. Scottish violinist nicola benedetti recorded the difficult and sumptuous szymanowski violin concerto for her debut cd, so she is definitely unafraid of a musical challenge. Rca red seal 88697720602,sony music s70475c series.
Written in 1904, the concerto was dedicated to violinist. Download and print top quality concerto in a minor op. Petiot, but it has been long established that andre petiot had nothing to do with the genesis of this work, though some people remain under the. That second concerto of 1917, first performed within days of the october revolution, islike the violin concertoin a single movement of contrasting episodes, but the first of 1910, at half an hour is substantially longer. This page lists all recordings of violin concerto in a minor, op. The criticism of glazunovs music has always been that it is all surface sheen and facile beauty but lacking in profundity. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Saxophone concerto glazunov pdf pmlp563saxophone concerto in eb op 109. Surely nobody softpedals that, and the account here is fine and energetic. Yet here was a key figure in russian music about a hundred years ago. It is always a great honor to collaborate with jose serebrier who has recorded and championed glazunovs complete symphonies. To view the first page of glazunov violin concerto amoll, op. Glazunov, alexander concerto in eb major for saxophone and string orchestra op. The concerto in e flat major for alto saxophone and string orchestra, op.