Neeme Järvi - Glazunov: The Symphonies (2019)

Glazunov’s symphonies are a significant cycle within the Russian symphony, to which similar status should be accorded as the today considerably better-known symphonic cycles by his successors Prokofiev, Myaskovsky or Shostakovich. Like Camille Saint-Saëns in France or Max Bruch in Germany, Alexander Glazunov was a truly progressive, but formally conservative-thinking composer who was not willing to sacrifice the traditional symphonic form to superficial Modernism. It is now time to rehabilitate Glazunov’s symphonies. Whoever studies them intensively will discover some of the finest music of their time and particularly under the wonderful baton of the great Glazunov champion Neeme Järvi.

Track List:

CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 5 "Slavyanskaya" (Alexander Glazunov)
1 I. Allegro 09:53
2 II. Scherzo. Allegro 04:46
3 III. Adagio 08:05
4 IV. Finale. Allegro 08:58
Symphony No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 16 (Alexander Glazunov)
5 I. Andante maestoso 12:38
6 II. Andante 10:05
7 III. Allegro vivace 07:20
8 IV. Intrada e finale 11:17

CD 2
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 33 (Alexander Glazunov)
1 I. Allegro 11:49
2 II. Vivace 08:27
3 III. Andante 11:19
4 IV. Allegro moderato 11:26
Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 48 (Alexander Glazunov)
5 I. Andante - Allegro moderato 15:52
6 II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 05:29
7 III. Andante - Allegro 13:06

CD 3
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 55 (Alexander Glazunov)
1 I. Moderato maestoso - Allegro 11:30
2 II. Scherzo. Moderato 04:32
3 III. Andante 09:47
4 IV. Allegro maestoso 07:21
Symphony No. 6 in C minor, Op. 58 (Alexander Glazunov)
5 I. Adagio - Allegro 10:32
6 II. Theme & Variations 10:50
7 III. Intermezzo. Allegretto 04:59
8 IV. Finale. Andante maestoso 09:27

CD 4
Symphony No. 7 in F Major, Op. 77 "Pastora'nayal" (Alexander Glazunov)
1 I. Allegro moderato 07:24
2 II. Andante 08:59
3 III. Scherzo. Allegro giocoso 05:07
4 IV. Finale. Allegro maestoso 09:14
Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major, Op. 83 (Alexander Glazunov)
5 I. Allegro moderato 10:02
6 II. Mesto 09:36
7 III. Allegro 06:58
8 IV. Moderato sostenuto 10:53

CD 5
Ouverture solenelle, Op. 73 (Alexander Glazunov)
1 Ouverture solennelle, Op. 73 10:10
Poeme lyrique, Op. 12 (Alexander Glazunov)
2 Poème lyrique, Op. 12 10:47
Concert Waltz No. 1 in D Major, Op. 47 (Alexander Glazunov)
3 Concert Waltz No. 1 in D Major, Op. 47 08:35
Concert Waltz No. 2 in F Major, Op. 51 (Alexander Glazunov)
4 Concert Waltz No. 2 in F Major, Op. 51 09:48
Svadebnoye shestviye (Wedding Procession), Op. 21 (Alexander Glazunov)
5 Wedding Procession, Op. 21 07:06

Performers:
Bamberger Symphoniker
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Neeme Järvi