Gliere: The Orchestral Collection

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CHAN 10679

Multiple Set of 5 CDs

Gliere: The Orchestral Collection

Running Time: 345:59

Release Date: July 2011
Originally recorded in September 1991

Composer (1875-1956)
Reinhold Glière

Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor
Sir Edward Downes

Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor
Sir Edward Downes

Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor
Sir Edward Downes

Solo horn
Richard Watkins

Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor
Sir Edward Downes

Solo Cello cello
Peter Dixon

Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor
Vassily Sinaisky

Venue
Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester

Producer (Executive)
Brian Pidgeon

Producer
Ralph Couzens

Engineer
Don Hartridge

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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Gliere: The Orchestral Collection

REINHOLD GLIÈRE

(1875-1956)

COMPACT DISC ONE

Symphony No. 3, Op. 42 'Ilya Muromets'

78:08

in B minor - in h-Moll - en si mineur

i) Wandering Pilgrims. Andante sostenuto -

7:55

ii) Ilya Muromets and Svyagotor. Allegro risoluto - Tranquillo misterioso -

14:58

Nightingale the Robber. Andante

21:33

III

At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun. Allegro - Andante - Allegro

7:10

i) The Heroic Deeds of Ilya Muromets. Allegro tumultuoso - Tranquillo - Giocoso -

11:47

ii) The Petrification of Ilya Muromets. Poco meno - Maestoso solenne

14:30

Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Sir Edward Downes

COMPACT DISC TWO

Symphony No. 2, Op. 25

45:54

in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur

Allegro pesante

14:03

Allegro giocoso

7:19

III

Andante con variazioni

13:00

Andante -

Variazione I. Poco più mosso -

Variazione II. Vivace -

Variazione III. Andante -

Variazione IV. Scherzando -

Variazione V. Allegro -

Variazione VI. Presto -

Coda. Tempo di comincio

Allegro vivace

11:14

The Zaporozhy Cossacks, Op. 64

18:06

Introduction

3:25

The Cossacks write the letter, then read it

1:11

They laugh

2:11

They dance and rejoice

9:12

Finale

2:07

64:09

Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Sir Edward Downes

COMPACT DISC THREE

Symphony No. 1, Op. 8

34:18

in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur

Andante - Allegro moderato - Andante

12:26

Allegro molto vivace

6:56

III

Andante

8:02

Finale. Allegro

6:44

Suite from 'The Red Poppy', Op. 70

26:14

Heroic Coolie Dance. Allegro gioioso

3:47

Scene and Dance

i) Scene. Andante

6:39

ii) Dance. Allegretto

1:48

III

Chinese Dance. Allegro moderato

1:52

Phoenix. Andante

5:42

10.

Valse. Lento

2:24

11.

Russian Sailor's Dance

3:56

Allegro - Pesante - Moderato - Animato - Sostenuto poco - Più tranquillo - Più mosso - Presto - Più mosso - Prestissimo

60:40

Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Sir Edward Downes

COMPACT DISC FOUR

Suite from 'The Bronze Horseman'

46:14

i) Introduction. Andante -

3:04

ii) On the Senate Square. Allegro -

2:27

iii) Dance on the Square

2:16

i) Eugene. Moderato -

2:10

ii) Parasha. Andantino -

1:12

iii) Lyric Scene. Andante

4:40

Dancing Scene. Vivace

6:12

i) Fortune-telling. Vivace -

2:46

ii) Dancing in a Ring with Dancing. Andante - Allegretto

3:31

10.

Meeting (second lyric scene). Allegro agitato

6:56

11.

Waltz. Tempo di valse

3:41

12.

Anticipation (Beginning of the Storm). Allegro molto agitato

3:09

13.

Hymn to the Great City. Moderato

3:44

Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 91

23:55

14.

Allegro

11:28

15.

Andante

6:21

16.

III

Moderato - Allegro vivace

5:55

Solo: Richard Watkins horn

70:16

Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Sir Edward Downes

COMPACT DISC FIVE

Gyul'sara

16:58

Overture

Risoluto

Concert Waltz, Op. 90

5:59

Allegro

Shakh-Senem

15:57

Overture

Allegro moderato

Ballad, Op. 4

5:43

Arranged for cello and small orchestra by V. Derzhanovsky

Andante

Overture on Slavonic Themes

9:42

Con moto

Heroic March for the Buryiat-Mongolian ASSR, Op. 71

11:12

Tempo di marcia

Holiday at Ferghana, Op. 75

9:05

Overture

Allegro assai. Festivo

75:30

Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky

5-6 September 1991 (Symphony No. 3, Ilya Muromets)

16-17 December 1991 (Symphony No. 2, The Zaporozhy Cossacks)

12-13 November 1992 (Symphony No. 1, The Red Poppy)

15-16 March 1994 (Bronze Horseman Suite, Horn Concerto)

21-22 May 1996 (Overtures & Orchestral Works)

About

Sir Edward Downes enjoyed a long association with the BBC Philharmonic, serving as its Chief GuestConductor, then Principal Conductor, and finally as Conductor Emeritus. His recording of Glière’s Symphony No. 3 Ilya Muromets proved the beginning of an enduring relationship between Chandos and the orchestra, which has made around 200 highly acclaimed recordings for the company, all noted for their sonic – as well as artistic – brilliance.

Although he died in 1956, Glière wrote in the great Russian romantic tradition, specialising in large-scale forms and combining tunefulness with unashamedly colourful orchestrations. This Chandos box set, which includes many rarities in the concert and record repertoires, is the most comprehensive survey of this composer’s music available; it comprises Glière’s three symphonies and a host of tone poems, ballet suites, and other orchestral works. Among the most famous will be the epic Third Symphony Ilya Muromets and the Suite from the ballet The Red Poppy, which includes the famous ‘Russian Sailor’s Dance’, one of the catchiest classical pops in the whole repertoire.

The ballet music of Glière was particularly effective, demonstrating great sensitivity and beauty, the composer’s aptitude for ear-tickling sonorities most apparent. The forty-six-minute Suite from The Bronze Horseman is an excellent example, here coupled with the appealing Horn Concerto. A CD of miscellaneous overtures and orchestral works continues to illustrate Glière’s tuneful art, much of it imbued with ‘local’ colour and dressed in bright orchestral garb. All is presented with relish by the BBC Philharmonic. The late Sir Edward Downes and Vassily Sinaisky are both masters of this colourful repertoire, and the sonic quality of Chandos’ BBC Philharmonic recordings is legendary.

‘…not only is the playing of the BBC Philharmonic under Sinaisky both warmly responsive and sparkling, but the state-of-the-art Chandos recording (brass, woodwind and strings alike) is even finer than on the ASV alternative. Highly recommended.’ Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music

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