Glazunov - Overture No. 2 on Greek Themes, Op. 6 (1883)

Overture No. 2 on Greek Themes, Op. 6 (1883)
The young Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) dedicated this early piece to his mentor, the eminent Russian composer Mily Balakirev, who conducted its premiere. Having studied Greek and Near Eastern folk melodies, Glazunov transformed them into the nationalistic, somewhat exoticized musical language of the Russian Mighty Handful, of which Balakirev was a prominent member. Like his composition teacher Nikolai RImsky-Korsakov, Glazunov demonstrates a natural mastery of orchestral textures and vibrant colors in this concert overture.
Conductor: Evgeny Svetlanov
USSR State Symphony Orchestra

[@spotilakis]

As a Greek I`m very proud of this masterpiece !!!

[@ericbecquart6145]

quel talent pour la couleur orchestrale et déjà cette fascination pour l'Orient, tout Glazounov est déjà là

[@tuberobotto]

Very Korsakoff yet very Glazunov. If Tchaikowsky wasn't in the equation, I would say Glazunov would have been the most widely accepted Russian composer around.

[@NoahJohnson1810]

Glazunov, what a great composer

[@mohamedhamza456]

... although he almost destroyed the young Rachmaninoff for badly conducting his 1st symphony premiere totally drunk.

[@rotterdam11100]

Great composer!

[@davidrocha5902]

This piece bears some sounds of a Balakirev-Borodin-Lyapunov symphony style.

[@yiannisbourtoulameos4839]

Does anyone knows the original traditional songs ?