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Post by julesd68 on Feb 13, 2021 19:02:01 GMT
Last night I was watching a fabulous one act version of the ballet 'Raymonda' streamed from the Royal Opera House.
The score is first class romantic Russian fare by Alexander Glazunov.
It reminded me how long it is since I listened to any of his works and I really must investigate his work further.
In the meantime here is a nice recording of excerpts from the ballet.
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Post by Slinger on Feb 13, 2021 20:09:32 GMT
I've got quite a bit of Glazunov in my collection, including a rather interesting saxophone concerto coupled with his saxophone quartet. Naxos covers a huge amount of his output, including 17 discs of his orchestral works and lots of ballet music.
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Glazunov
Feb 13, 2021 23:31:26 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 13, 2021 23:31:26 GMT
I was looking at his list of compositions on Wiki - a pretty substantial output including 9 symphonies. I don't actually remember seeing anything by him performed live but maybe I've forgotten - he does seem to fly a bit under the radar here.
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Glazunov
Feb 14, 2021 3:52:07 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 14, 2021 3:52:07 GMT
You've probably heard loads, Jules, his music is pleasant enough to listen to but easy to forget.  |
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Glazunov
Feb 14, 2021 12:56:53 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 14, 2021 12:56:53 GMT
LOL very possibly Jerry!
He does know his way around a decent ballet score though.
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Glazunov
Feb 14, 2021 13:05:20 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 14, 2021 13:05:20 GMT
Possibly. Must admit I usually give ballet scores a wide berth.
I'll have a listen to the one you linked to.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 14, 2021 13:18:36 GMT
Enjoyed best with the visuals of course.  |
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Feb 14, 2021 13:26:19 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 14, 2021 13:26:19 GMT
Yeeeeees.
And then again, possibly not.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 14, 2021 14:46:07 GMT
The best ballet score I know is the Prokofiev R&J. I don't need visuals to enjoy that.
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Feb 14, 2021 21:08:06 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 14, 2021 21:08:06 GMT
The R+J music is so good of course I can enjoy it alone but it means more to me with the ballet for which it was intended. Same for any other great ballet scores.
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