Stephen Gunzenhauser, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra - Reinhold Glière: Symphony No. 1, The Sirens (1990)

Posted By: ArlegZ

Date: July 29, 2022

Reinhold Glière (1875-1956) retains a toehold in the repertoire through his remarkable third symphony (and perhaps the effective and tuneful ballet the Red Poppy). His music is generally colorful, evocative, well-written and not without depth. Stylistically, the Russian Silver Age looms large - this is music in the tradition of Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov with few elements of anything more modern - but for the most part the most interesting music stems from rather early in the career, with his later more socialist-realist works being undeniable often rather bland.
The first symphony was composed in 1900, and is a generally sunny and untroubled affair - genuinely amiable, in fact, with memorable themes and spirit, superbly orchestrated and never too ambitious for the material to sustain Glière's treatment of it. Indeed, everything in the symphony seems to flow seamlessly from one good idea to another. I am not in any way going to claim that it is a masterpiece (it is hence not at the level of inspiration of his third), but it is a very fine work that really deserves to be heard. The first movement opens with a slightly wayward andante that launches a very engaging, sunny and well-written allegro. The second is an enjoyable scherzo (Glazunov-style), the lyrical slow movement is evocative and beautiful whereas the finale is well paced and builds up to a very satisfying conclusion.
Still, the main find on this disc is the symphonic poem Sirens from 1908. Fabulously score and utterly magical in thematic material and orchestral textures, this is a superb work that really deserves to be heard far more often. As for the performances, they are generally very well judged and nicely shaped - Gunzenhauser is admirably able to shape arguments and pace climaxes.

Performer:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

Track List:
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 8
01. I. Andante - Allegro
02. II. Molto vivace
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Allegro
05. The Sirens, Op. 33

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