Symphony No. 5 (Glazunov)

Symphony No. 5 (Glazunov)

The Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 55 (also known as The Heroicfact|date=December 2007), was written by Alexander Glazunov from April to October of 1895. Although in this symphony Glazunov returned to his conventional four-movement layout (his Fourth Symphony had only three) he avoids theme transformation. Glazunov described it as "silenced sounds" and "an architectural poem".fact|date=December 2007

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The symphony is comprised of four movements:

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# "Scherzo"
# "Andante"
# "Allegro maestoso"

Overview

Glazunov dedicated his Fifth to Sergei Taneyev, a Russian composer, pianist, and teacher, and it was first performed at the Second Russian Concert at the Hall of the Nobility in St. Petersburg on 17 November, 1896; the premiere was conducted by the composer himself. A Leipzig newspaper called the symphony "very profound" and "sparkling" and reported that the scherzo had to be reprised on opening night to the delight of the audience.fact|date=December 2007

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