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Glazunov - Symphonies 1, 2, 3 & 9 | Warner 2564689042

Glazunov - Symphonies 1, 2, 3 & 9

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Label: Warner

Cat No: 2564689042

Barcode: 0825646890422

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 7th September 2009

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Contents

Artists

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Conductor

Jose Serebrier

Artists

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Conductor

Jose Serebrier

About

Warner Classics & Jazz are proud to continue its celebrated Serebrier / Glazunov symphonic cycle with the 5th release in the series. Grammy Award-winning conductor and composer José Serebrier guides the Royal Scottish National Orchestra through a stunning Glazunov cycle – which Fanfare called “made in heaven” and which continues to draw attention to this oft-neglected composer.

The Observer wrote: "Serebrier's intensity and precision draws attention to detail previously unsuspected of this neglected composer". The reviews of the previous RSNO/Serebrier Glazunov recordings called the performances "outstanding" and "a perfect introduction to Glazunov's sweet pleasures" (BBC Music Magazine / 5 stars).

The release of Glazunov’s Symphony No.5 and The Seasons drew much acclaim. “Quite superb, rigorously thought out, and brilliantly executed,” wrote Gramophone, while Classics Today thought that “Serebrier's vibrant and vital rendition lifts Glazunov out of second-rate status and reveals his work to be one of the finer symphonies from 19th Century Russia."

Glazunov is a composer close to my heart,” comments Serebrier, “When my father left Russia in the late 1920s Glazunov was at the height of his creativity. Glazunov stands as a link between Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich, the turn of the century period before Stravinsky broke new grounds. Glazunov was one of the greatest scholars in Russian music, and it shows in every bar of his music. Most of his predecessors were self-taught and had other professions. Glazunov was one of the first full-time professional composers in Russia. His music has been neglected partially because some performers have played it rather "literally", without reading what's behind the notes. If played metronomically and without emotion, the music can sound uninteresting. It requires passion and subtlety.

José Serebrier, who worked with legendary conductors Leopold Stokowski at the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (as his Associate Conductor) and George Szell at the Cleveland Orchestra (as Composer in Residence), has been hailed by the New York Times for the “great intensity, precision and clarity” which he brings to his music making. One of today’s most-recorded classical artists, José Serebrier’s recordings have received 36 Grammy nominations and numerous international awards.

Recorded: Henry Hall Wood Hall, Glasgow 2-5th June 2009.

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