Alexander Anissimov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra - Alexander Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol. 7: Symphonies 1 & 4 (1998)
Alexander Anissimov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra - Alexander Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol. 7: Symphonies 1 & 4 (1998)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 279 Mb | Total time: 69:52 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.553561 | Recorded: 1995
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 279 Mb | Total time: 69:52 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.553561 | Recorded: 1995
The first symphony is the work of a sixteen year old and for all its winsome linguistic indebtedness to Balakirev and Borodin it has an independent life of its own. With those Russian voices can also be heard Brahms. The scherzo on the other hand is awash with Polovtsi intoxication while the third movement andante runs Rachmaninov very close to one of his finest romantic conceptions. This is ironic given Glazunov's reputation as the conductor who wrecked the premiere of the Rachmaninov First Symphony which in turn threw Rachmaninov into the depression from which Dr Dahl (dedicatee of Rachmaninov's piano concerto No. 2) rescued him. The movement also has its Brahmsian moments and Borodin flavour. Brahmsian touches can also be heard in the last movement. There is in the present case just that ever so slightly compromising touch of lethargy that takes the final gleaming sheen of this performance. This is a pity given the excellence of the coupling.
The fourth symphony (a work of high water maturity) comes off extremely well in this performance. Perhaps that long tune in the first movement, relished and rolled in slowest motion by the oboe, can take the Anissimov 'recipe' better. The tune ripples steadily with all the mystique of the Borodin-infused Orient and steppe loneliness. This is such a broad approach it even outstrips the expansive Polyansky on Chandos. It plays for more than a minute longer. However Anissimov brings this off with such passionate accents and a sense of yielding poetry. This is, as Bill and Ted might have said, a most excellent symphony and it is played to the hilt. The scherzo is 40 seconds longer than Polyansky and 12 seconds longer in the final movement (this is a three movement symphony). If the Naxos lacks the rush of blood of the old Nathan Rakhlin Melodiya LP it stands out as the strongest and most sensitive performance of the four symphonies I have so far heard in the Naxos cycle. The inspiration of Anissimov and the orchestra was touched off by this work and I shall begin to make greater claims for the work having heard this wondrous performance.–Rob Barnett
Performer:
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Anissimov, conductor
Tracklist:
Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865–1936)
Symphony No. 1 in E major ("Slavyanskaya"), Op. 5
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Finale. Allegro
Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 48
05. I. Andante - Allegro moderato - Andante
06. II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
07. III. Andante - Allegro
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Alexander Anissimov, Moscow Symphony Orchestra - Alexander Glazunov: Orchestral Works Vol. 7: Symphonies 1 & 4 (1998)
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