Canon
Where to start with Glazunov
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralViolin Concerto in A minor, op. 82
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ChamberString Quintet for 2 violins, viola, and 2 cellos in A major, op. 39
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Keyboard2 Impromptus, op. 54
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Vocal2 Songs, for voice and piano, op. 27
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OrchestralSymphony no. 4 in E flat major, op. 48
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OrchestralSymphony no. 5 in B flat major, op. 55
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OrchestralSymphony no. 7 in F major, op. 77, "Pastoral"
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Orchestral2 Pieces, op. 14
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Keyboard2 Pieces, op. 22
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Keyboard2 Poèmes-improvisations
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Orchestral2 Preludes, op. 85
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Keyboard3 Miniatures, op. 42
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Keyboard3 Morceaux, op. 49
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Keyboard3 Pieces, op. 25
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Keyboard3 Études, op. 31
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Glazunov's catalogueMost Popular
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Violin Concerto in A minor
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The Seasons (ballet)
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Stenka Razin (tone poem)
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String Quartet No. 5 in D minor
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Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major
Most Acclaimed
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String Quartet No. 5
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Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
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Symphony No. 8
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Saxophone Quartet Op. 109
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor
Most Weird
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Saxophone Quartet Op. 109one of the first serious chamber works for saxophone quartet
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Symphony No. 8his last completed symphony — dense counterpoint, rarely played
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Fantaisie for piano (the most experimental piano work he wrote)
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Violin Concertoone movement in a single arch — unusual structure for a concerto
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Mazurka-Oberek for violin and orchestrarare late work
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 119
- Orchestral
- ● Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 82
- Symphony no. 4 in E flat major, op. 48
- Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, op. 55
- Symphony no. 7 in F major, op. 77, "Pastoral"
- 2 Pieces, op. 14
- 2 Preludes, op. 85
- Ballade in F major, op. 78
- Cantata in Memory of Pushkin's 100th Birthday, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, op. 65
- Carnaval, overture for orchestra in F major, op. 45
- Chant du ménéstral, for cello and orchestra in F sharp minor, op. 71, "Minstrel's Song"
- Chopiniana Op.46
- Concert Waltz no. 1 in D major, op. 47
- Concert Waltz no. 2 in F major, op. 51
- Concerto ballata, for cello and orchestra in C major, op. 108
- Cortège solennel in B flat major, op. 91
- Cortège solennel in D major, op. 50
- Elegy in C sharp minor/Db, op. 8, "To the Memory of a Hero"
- Finnish Fantasy in C major, op. 88
- From Darkness to Light, fantasy in B minor/C, op. 53
- From the Middle Ages in E major, op. 79
- Idyll for Horn and Strings in D
- In Memory of Gogol, symphonic prologue in C major, op. 87
- Karelian Legend in A minor, op. 99
- Lyric Poem in D flat major, op. 12
- March on a Russian Theme in E flat major, op. 76
- Mazurka in G major, op. 18
- Mélodie for cello and orchestra in D major, op. 20, no. 1
- Oriental Rhapsody in G major, op. 29
- Ouverture solennelle in D major, op. 73
- Overture no. 1 on 3 Greek Themes in G minor, op. 3
- Overture no. 2 on 3 Greek Themes in D major, op. 6
- Pas de caractère in G major, op. 68
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in F minor, op. 92
- Piano Concerto no. 2 in B major, op. 100
- Poème épique in A minor
- Romantic Intermezzo in D major, op. 69
- Salomé, op. 90
- Saxophone Concerto in E flat major, op. 109
- Scène dansante in A major, op. 81, "Fortune Telling and Dance"
- Scènes de ballet in A major, op. 52
- Serenade for orchestra no. 1 in A major, op. 7
- Serenade for orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 11
- Song of Destiny, dramatic overture in D major, op. 84
- Spring, musical picture in D major, op. 34
- Stenka Razin, symphonic poem in B minor, op. 13
- Suite caractéristique in D major, op. 9
- Symphony no. 1 in E major, op. 5, "Slavyanskaya"
- Symphony no. 2 in F sharp minor, op. 16
- Symphony no. 3 in D major, op. 33
- Symphony no. 6 in C minor, op. 58
- Symphony no. 8 in E flat major, op. 83
- Symphony no. 9 in D
- Sérénade Espagnole, for cello and orchestra in A major, op. 20
- The Forest in C sharp minor, op. 19
- The King of the Jews, op. 95
- The Kremlin, symphonic picture in C and Eb, op. 30
- The Sea in E major, op. 28
- Triumphal March for Orchestra in E flat major, op. 40
- Variations on a Russian Theme
- Wedding March in E flat major, op. 21
- Chamber
- String Quintet for 2 violins, viola, and 2 cellos in A major, op. 39
- 5 Novelettes for String Quartet, op. 15
- Albumleaf for Trumpet and Piano in D flat major
- Courante for String Quartet in G
- Elegy for Cello and Piano in D flat major, op. 17, "Une pensée à Liszt"
- Elegy for Viola and Piano in G minor, op. 44
- In modo religioso, for trumpet, horn, and 2 trombones in E flat major, op. 38
- Mazurka-Oberek, for violin and piano in D
- Meditation, for violin and piano in D major, op. 32
- Polka in D major, for string quartet
- Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in D minor
- Rêverie for Horn and Piano in D flat major, op. 24
- String Quartet no. 3 in G major, op. 26, "Slavonic"
- String Quartet no. 5 in D minor, op. 70
- Suite for String Quartet in C major, op. 35
- Keyboard
- 2 Impromptus, op. 54
- 2 Pieces, op. 22
- 2 Poèmes-improvisations
- 3 Miniatures, op. 42
- 3 Morceaux, op. 49
- 3 Pieces, op. 25
- 3 Études, op. 31
- 4 Préludes et fugues, op. 101
- Fantasy for 2 pianos in F minor, op. 104
- Fantasy in G minor, op. 110
- Grand Concert Waltz, op. 41
- Idylle in F sharp major, op. 103
- Nocturne, op. 37
- Petite Valse, op. 36
- Piano Sonata no. 1 in B flat minor, op. 74
- Piano Sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 75
- Prelude and Fugue in D minor, op. 62
- Prelude and Fugue in E minor
- Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in D major, op. 93
- Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in D minor, op. 98
- Suite on the name Sascha, op. 2
- Theme and Variations in F sharp minor, op. 72
- Valse de salon, op. 43
- Waltzes on the theme 'Sabela', op. 23
- Vocal
- 2 Songs, for voice and piano, op. 27
- 5 Romances, for voice and piano, op. 4
- 6 Songs, for voice and piano, op. 59
- 6 Songs, for voice and piano, op. 60
- Coronation Cantata, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, op. 56
- Do I Hear Your Voice, romance for voice and piano
- Ekh tï, pesnya, for soprano, alto and piano, op. 80
- Fire of Desire Burns in My Blood
- From Hafiz, song for baritone and piano
- Having Fallen Asleep in the Flesh
- La Primavera d'Or
- Masha Is Told Not to Cross the River, for voice and piano
- My Songs Are Venemous..., for voice and piano
- Shakespeare's Sonnet 66, for voice and piano, "For Restful Death I Cry..."
- Stifling!, for voice and piano
- The Belle, for voice and piano
- Stage
- Les Ruses d'amour, op. 61 — Ballet
- Masquerade, op. 102 — Incidental music
- Raymonda, op. 57 — Ballet
- The Seasons, op. 67 — Ballet