Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

Started by vandermolen, April 08, 2007, 02:37:36 PM

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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.
The current annihilation of a people on this planet (you know which one it is) is the most documented and at the same time the most preposterously denied.

AnotherSpin

Quote from: Brian on April 30, 2023, 07:40:00 AMAnother 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

Quote from: AnotherSpin on May 10, 2025, 07:57:34 PMReinhold 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.  :)
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AnotherSpin

Quote from: Christo on May 11, 2025, 12:29:41 AMOn 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.