Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

[Symphonic Addict]

Never heard of that work by Glière.

And still waiting for the recordings of the string quartets 3 (there's one available of this quartet, but the sound quality is disappointing) and 4 and the first two string sextets.

[AnotherSpin]

Another Russian composer who took a lot of inspiration from Mendelssohn etc. while creating "Russian" music was Glinka.

Reinhold Glière was a Ukrainian composer of German and Polish heritage. In fact, Ilya Muromets — the legendary hero of Kievan Rus — is buried in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

Forgive the small correction, but something must be done about this — and the countless other such historical muddles.

[Christo]

Reinhold Glière was a Ukrainian composer of German and Polish heritage. In fact, Ilya Muromets — the legendary hero of Kievan Rus — is buried in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

Forgive the small correction, but something must be done about this — and the countless other such historical muddles.

On my CD shelves, Glière is indeed listed with Ukraine. 'Yes but', some then exclaim, 'he worked in St Petersburg'. Answer: of course artists worked in the empire's capital, Finns and Balts did too. Just as Dutch artists like Van Dongen and Van Gogh went to Paris, without automatically becoming French by doing so. 

[AnotherSpin]

On my CD shelves, Glière is indeed listed with Ukraine. 'Yes but', some then exclaim, 'he worked in St Petersburg'. Answer: of course artists worked in the empire's capital, Finns and Balts did too. Just as Dutch artists like Van Dongen and Van Gogh went to Paris, without automatically becoming French by doing so. 

Yes. In the same way, when Rachmaninoff moved to America, he didn't become an American composer.