Neeme Järvi, Scottish National Orchestra - Glazunov: From the Middle Ages, Scenes de Ballet; Lyadov: Musical Snuffbox (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 267 Mb | Total time: 53:57 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 8804 | Recorded: 1989
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 267 Mb | Total time: 53:57 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN 8804 | Recorded: 1989
While the Middle Ages Suite is interesting, the real gem on this disk is the Scenes de Ballet. In this score, Glazunov matches the pinnacle of ballet music writing that he reached in his ballet The Seasons. Many listeners will recognize some of the numbers in this piece, because they tend to crop up in various "new" ballet productions that are patched together by choreographers such as Peter Maartens and Mikhail Baryshnikov – plus their occasional inclusion in the figure-skating routines presented by those great Russian and Ukrainian skaters every time the Winter Olympics comes around.