Glazunov: Un Fête Slave, Op. 26a

Description

• Composer: Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
• Format: Full Score
• Instrumentation: Orchestra
• Work: A Slavic Feast (Un Fête Slave), Op. 26A
• Binding:
• Size: 8.3 x 11.6 inches
• Pages: 78

Description

A reworking of the final movement of, Op. 26 (String Quartet No. 3 in G Major), subtitled the ‘Slavic Quartet’ due to its incorporation of a ‘Slavic,’ or non-European folk-music oriented, compositional style with resonant low fifths, ‘Russian’ modalism, and buoyant dance rhythms, Alexander Glazunov’s, Op. 26a (Une Fete slave) is a legacy piece. Not only did he synthesize the previously dominating stream of ‘Russianness’ promoted by the compositional collective known as the ‘Balakirev Circle’ with the more academically-aligned counter named the ‘Belyaev Circle,’ but he also formalized the domestic use of a conservatory writing style. Despite his name which was attached to uncomplimentary pedanticism by both colleagues (Rimsky-Korsakov and Taneyev) and musicologist critics (Boris Asafiev) alike, Glazunov was far more than meets the eyes and ears. The symphonic orchestration of, Op. 26’s last movement, Slavic Feast, was first composed in 1888 and published in 1890, the former being the same year Glazunov made his public debut as a conductor of his, Op. 16 (Symphony No. 2 in F♯ Minor) at the 1888 Paris World’s Fair in the famous ‘Palais du Trocadéro.’ It was there where legendary organ composer Charles Widor gave the premiere of his, Op. 42, No. 2 (Symphony for Organ No. 6)