Tadaaki Otaka, the conductor, comes from a musical family and has held principal conducting roles with several orchestras, including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Composer Biography
Glazunov's First Symphony premiered in 1882 while he was still at school, becoming a sensation and establishing him as an eminent Russian master.
Recording & Production
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, established in 1987, has achieved international recognition and regularly records for BIS.
Composition History
Glazunov dedicated his Seventh Symphony to his friend Mitrofan Belyayev, an eminent patron and publisher who supported Russian composers and established a publishing company.
Composition History
Glazunov's symphonic works, composed between 1882 and 1907, are central to his oeuvre and represent the classical Russian school, including influences from 'The Mighty Handful' and Tchaikovsky.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Glazunov, like his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov, showed great tolerance towards modern musical tendencies, as attested by Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Composer Biography
Alexander Glazunov was a child prodigy whose first teacher was the pianist Narciss Elenkovsky, and he quickly mastered composition basics with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
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