Gliere: Red Poppy (The) (Complete Ballet)

Featuring

André Anichanov
St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
Reinhold Glière

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Performer Biography

Andre Anichanov, the conductor, was appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra in 1991.

Composition History

The ballet "The Red Poppy" was later known as "The Red Flower" to avoid the connotation of opium.

Composer Biography

Reinhold Glière taught the eleven-year-old Prokofiev during the summer holidays of 1902 and 1903.

Cultural Impact

The red poppy in the ballet symbolizes communism, bringing freedom to the oppressed and hope for a better world, expressed through the Communist anthem "The Internationale."

Composer Biography

Reinhold Glière, the composer of "The Red Poppy," was of Belgian descent and the son of a wind instrument maker.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Reinhold Glière showed particular interest in the music of various Soviet ethnic minorities, making detailed studies of music from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.