Glazunov's D minor fugue features a dodecaphonic theme, albeit without one note, and uses its Dorian scale and chromatic character for highly romantic developments.
Composer Biography
Alexander Glazunov, a Russian composer, was considered a prodigy at 16 after his First Symphony, with Alexander Borodin calling him a 'child of fortune'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Antonin Dvořák, a Czech composer, believed musicians should find inspiration in everyday sounds, like whistling boys or street singers, as they represent 'the voice of the people'.
Instruments
The organ of the St. Petrus Canisius Church in Friedrichshafen, Germany, is known as the 'Queen of Instruments' due to its varied appearance and voice.
Album & Artwork
The works on this album, by Jean Sibelius, Antonín Dvořák, and Alexander Glazunov, offer insight into the relationship between compositional technique and national identity.
Composer Biography
Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer, learned Finnish at an early age despite being born into a Swedish-speaking family.
Composition History
Dvořák's Preludes and Fugues are the only surviving work from his student years, marking the end of his musical theory studies at the Prague Organ School.
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