Symphonies no. 4 & no. 8

Album by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov & BBC National Orchestra of Wales & Tadaaki Otaka

Symphonies No. 4 & No. 8 is a two-work album of orchestral music by Russian composer Alexander Glazunov, presenting symphonies composed in 1893 and 1905. Musically, the works exhibit late-Romantic orchestral writing with rich orchestration, lyrical thematic material and classical formal structures, representing a mature phase in Glazunov's career that bridges Russian nationalist tendencies and broader turn-of-the-century symphonic practice.
First released: 31st October 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 48: I. Andante – Allegro moderato – Andante
    15:33
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 48: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    5:48
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 48: III. Andante – Allegro
    13:29
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro moderato
    10:24
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, op. 83: II. Mesto
    10:39
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, op. 83: III. Allegro
    7:01
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, op. 83: IV. Finale. Moderato sostenuto – Allegro moderato
    12:20

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