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Alexander Konstantinovich Glazounov (or '''Glazunov''' or '''Glazunow''') ( August 10 , 1865 – March 21 , 1936 ) was a major Russia n Composer , as well as an influential Music Teacher . Glazunov was born in St. Petersburg . He studied Music under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov . The first of his 8 Symphonies premiered in 1882 when Glazunov was 16 years old. His popular ''Stenka Razin'' was also a youthful work. In 1899, Glazunov became a professor at the St. Petersburg School of Music, and later its director. Glazunov also wrote 3 Ballets . Glazunov left Russia in 1928 . He toured Europe and the United States . He died in Paris . He came to be acknowledged as a great prodigy in his field, and with the help of his mentor and friend Rimsky-Korsakov , finished some of Alexander Borodin 's great works, the most famous being the Opera '' Prince Igor ''. They also edited a very famous piece by Borodin, the '' Polovetsian Dances ''. For Shostakovitch's impressiona and interaction with Glazunov, see Solomon Volkhov: Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovitch, 25th Anniversary ed., Limelight editions, New York, 2004. COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS :Opus 1: ''String Quartet No. 1'' in D major (1881-1882) :Opus 2: Suite on the Theme "S-A-S-C-H-A" for Piano (1883) :Opus 3: ''Overture No. 1'' in G minor for orchestra "On Greek Themes" (1882 :Opus 4: "Five Romances" Songs (1882-1885) :Opus 5: ''Symphony No. 1'' in E major "Slavonian Symphony" (1881-1884) :Opus 6: ''Overture No. 2'' in D major for orchestra (1883) :Opus 7: ''Serenade No. 1'' in A major for orchestra (1882) :Opus 8: ''To the Memory of a Hero'', elegy for orchestra (1885) :Opus 9: ''Suite Characteristique'' in D major for orchestra (1884-1887) :Opus 10: ''String Quartet No. 2'' in F major (1884) :Opus 11: ''Serenade No. 2'' in F major for small orchestra (1884) :Opus 12: "Poème Lyrique" in D flat major for orchestra (1884-1887) :Opus 13: '' Stenka Razin '', symphonic poem in B minor (1885) :Opus 14: "Two Pieces" for orchestra (1886-1887) :Opus 15: "Five Novelettes" for String Quartet (1886) :Opus 16: ''Symphony No. 2'' in F sharp minor "To the Memory of Liszt" (1886) :Opus 17: "Elegy" in D flat major for cello and piano (1888) :Opus 18: "Mazurka" in G major for orchestra (1888) :Opus 19: ''The Forest'', fantasy in C sharp minor for orchestra (1887) :Opus 20: "Two Pieces" for cello and orchestra (1887-1888) :Opus 21: ''Marriage March'' in E flat major for orchestra (1889) :Opus 22: Two Pieces for Piano (1889) :Opus 23: Watzes on the name S-A-B-E-L-A for piano (1990) :Opus 24: "Reverie" in D flat major for horn and piano (1890) :Opus 25: ''Preludium and Two Mazurkas'' for piano (1888) :Opus 26: ''String Quartet No. 3'' in G major "Quatuor Slave" (1886-1888) :Opus 26A: ''Slavonian Feast'', symphonic sketches :Opus 27: Two Songs after Pushkin (1887-1890) :Opus 28: ''The Sea'', fantasy in E major for orchestra (1889) :Opus 29: ''Oriental Rhapsody'' in G major for orchestra (1889) :Opus 30: ''The Kremlin'', symphonic picture in three parts (1890) :Opus 31: Three Etudes for piano (1891) :Opus 32: "Meditation" in D major for violin and orchestra (1891) :Opus 32A: "Meditation" in D major for violin and piano (1891) :Opus 33: ''Symphony No. 3'' in D major (1890) :Opus 34: ''The Spring'', symphonic picture in D major (1891) :Opus 35: Suite in C major for string uartet (1887-1891) :Opus 36: Small Walt in D major for piano (1892) :Opus 37: Nocturne in D flat major for piano (1889) :Opus 38: "In Modo Religioso", quartet for trumpet, horn and two trombones (1892) :Opus 39: ''String Quintet'' in A major for string quartet and cello (1891-1892) :Opus 40: ''Triumph March'' for large orchestra and chorus (1892) :Opus 41: Large Concert Waltz in E flat major for piano (1893) :Opus 42: Three Miniatures for piano (1893) :Opus 43: Salon Waltz in C major for piano (1893) :Opus 44: Elegy for viola and piano (1893) :Opus 45: ''Carnaval'', overture for large orchestra and organ in F major (1892) :Opus 46: ''Chopiniana'', suite for orchestra after piano pieces by Chopin (1893) :Opus 47: Concert Waltzes No. 1 in D major for orchestra (1893) :Opus 48: ''Symphony No. 4'' in E flat major (1893) :Opus 49: Three Pieces for piano (1894) :Opus 50: ''Cortège Solennel'' in D major for orchestra (1894) :Opus 51: Concert Waltzes No. 2 in F major for orchestra (1894) :Opus 52: ''Scenes de Ballet'', suite, not intended as dance piece (1894) :Opus 53: Fantasy ''From Dark into Light'' for orchestra (1894) :Opus 54: Two Impromptus for piano (1895) :Opus 55: ''Symphony No. 5'' in B flat major (1895) :Opus 56: ''Coronation Cantata'' for four soloists, chorus and orchestra (1895) :Opus 57: ''Raymonda'', ballet in three acts (1898) :Opus 58: ''Symphony No. 6'' in C minor (1896) :Opus 59: Six Songs for middle voice (1898) :Opus 60: Six songs for high voice (1897-1898) :Opus 61: ''Ruses d'Amour'' AKA ''The Trial of Damis'' AKA ''Lady Soubrette'', ballet in one act (1900) :Opus 62: ''Prelude and Fugue in D minor'', for piano (????) :Opus 63: ''Festive Cantata'' for solo-voices, women's chorus and two pianos eight hands (1898) :Opus 64: ''String Quartet No. 4'' in A minor (1894) :Opus 65: ''Cantata after Pushkin'' for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (1899) :Opus 66: Hymn after Pushkin for women's chorus and piano (1899) :Opus 67: ''The Seasons'', ballet in one act (1900) :Opus 68: "Pas de Caractère" from "Raymonda" in G major for orchestra (1899) :Opus 69: ''Intermezzo Romantica'' in D major for orchestra (1900) :Opus 70: ''String Quartet No. 5'' in D minor (1898) :Opus 71: ''Chant du Ménestrel'' for cello and piano (1900) :Opus 72: Theme and Variations in F sharp minor for piano (1900) :Opus 73: Solemn Overture for orchestra (1900) :Opus 74: ''Piano Sonata No. 1'' in B flat minor (1901) :Opus 75: ''Piano Sonata No. 2'' in E minor (1901) :Opus 76: ''March on a Russian Theme'' in E flat major (1901) :Opus 77: ''Symphony No. 7'' "Pastorale" in F major (1902-1903) :Opus 78: Ballade in F major for orchestra (1902) :Opus 79: ''From the Middle Ages'', suite in E major for orchestra (1902) :Opus 80: ''Chant Sans Bornes'' for soprano and alto with piano accompaniment (1900) :Opus 81: Dance-Scene in A major for orchestra (1904) :Opus 82: '' Concerto In A Minor '' for violin and orchestra (1904) :Opus 83: ''Symphony No. 8'' in E flat major (1905-1906) :Opus 84: ''The Song of Destiny'', dramatic overture in D minor for orchestra (1908) :Opus 85: Two Preludes for orchestra (1906) :Opus 86: ''Russian Fantasy'' in A major for balalaika-orchestra (1906) :Opus 87: ''To the Memory of Gogol'', symphonic prologue in C major (1909) :Opus 88: ''Finnish Fantasy'' in C major for orchestra (1909) :Opus 89: ''Finnish Sketches'' in E major for orchestra (1912) :Opus 90: Introduction and Dance of ''Salomé'' to the drama of Oscar Wilde (1908) :Opus 91: "Cortège Solennel" in B flat major for orchestra (1910) :Opus 92: ''Concerto No. 1'' in F minor for piano and orchestra (1910-1911) :Opus 93: ''Preludium and Fugue No. 1'' in D major for organ (1906-1907) :Opus 94: ''Love'' after Shukovsky for mixed chorus a cappella (1907) :Opus 95: Music to the drama ''The King of the Jews'' after K.K. Romanov (1913) :Opus 96: Paraphrase on the Hymn of the Allies for orchestra (1914-1915) :Opus 97: ''Song of the Volga-skippers'' for chorus and orchestra (1918) :Opus 98: ''Preludium and Fugue No. 2'' in D minor for organ (1914) :Opus 99: ''Karelian Legend'' in A minor for orchestra (1916) :Opus 100: ''Concerto No. 2'' in B major for piano and orchestra (1917) :Opus 100A/B: ''Mazurka Oberek'' (1917) for violin and orchestra or piano (1917) :Opus 101: Four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1918-1923) :Opus 102: ''Romance of Nina'' from the play "Masquerada" (1918) :Opus 103: Idylle in F sharp major for piano (1926) :Opus 104: Fantasy in F minor for two pianos (1919-1920) :Opus 105: Elegy in D minor for stringquartet (1928) :Opus 106: ''String Quartet No. 6'' in B major (1920-1921) :Opus 107: ''String Quartet No. 7'' in C major "Hommage au passé" (1930) :Opus 108: Concert Ballade in C major for cello and orchestra (1931) :Opus 109: ''Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra'' in Eb major (1934) :Opus 110: Fantasy in G minor for organ (1934-1935)
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