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Glazunov Symphony 6

Started by Alan Howe, Saturday 31 March 2018, 23:33

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Alan Howe

A reissue of the very fine LSO/Butt recording appeared on Regis some while ago:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004754TCY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

When I hear this work I'm inclined to think that the first movement is Glazunov's finest symphonic utterance.

MartinH

I enjoyed all of Butt`s Glazunov. He certainly had a great orchestra to work with and I was sorry he never did them all. Does he still work anywhere? Since the demise of ASV he kind of vanished.

eschiss1

He died August 28 2014 according to this and I presume its sources.

(On consideration that doesn't really answer your question...)

FBerwald

I completely agree with Alan on his assessment that the 1st movement is one of Glazunov's finest and most inspired. Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 are his best of the lot.

Alan Howe

Before he died Butt actually recorded quite a lot for Nimbus - Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Tchaikovsky (4-6) symphonies, for example.

FBerwald

I forgot to mention his Raff Symphony No. 3 is imho unsurpassed.

Gareth Vaughan

Please correct me if I am wrong but I was not aware that Yondani Butt had recorded Raff's 3rd symphony. The 5th, yes.

FBerwald

My mistake - The recording of Symphony No. 3 I was referring to was by Francesco D'Avalos. Sorry...

sdtom

A wonderful movement. I like Glazunov.