Alexander Glazunov - Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 (Evgeny Svetlanov)

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Composer: Alexander Glazunov

• Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 48: 1. Andante - Allegro moderato
• Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 48: 2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
• Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 48: 3. Andante - Allegro
• Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 55: 1. Moderato - Maestoso - Allegro
• Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 55: 2. Scherzo. Moderato
• Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 55: 3. Andante
• Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 55: 4. Allegro - Maestoso

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Date: 1989
Label: Melodiya

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Alexander Glazunov (10 August 1865 – 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer of the late Russian Romantic period, music teacher and conductor. He served as director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 and 1928 Glazunov was significant in that he 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, including Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral virtuosity, Tchaikovsky's lyricism and Taneyev's contrapuntal skill.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Glazunov

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Evgeny Svetlanov (6 September 1928—3 May 2002) was a Russian conductor, composer and though less well-known, a pianist. Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting at the Moscow Conservatory. He was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra (now the Russian State Symphony Orchestra) from 1965 to 2000. Svetlanov was particularly noted for his interpretations of Russian works as he covered the whole range of Russian music, from Mikhail Glinka to the present day. He was also one of the few Russian conductors to conduct the entire symphonic output of Gustav Mahler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgeny_Svetlanov

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