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Monday, April 5, 2021
Classical corner
Here's a good
example of the rich orchestration favored by the Russian composer
Alexander Glazunov: Prelude to From the Middle Ages.
Yes, great orchestrator. I got hooked on Glazu's symphonies for a while.
Shostakovich studied under the old guy, and said Glazu would sit at the teacher's desk with a small rubber hose under his lapel, taking sips all the time - vodka?
Yes, great orchestrator. I got hooked on Glazu's symphonies for a while.
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