Glazunov/Masquerade

[sdtom]

I just finished reviewing volume 18 of the Naxos series of Glazunov.  The Masquerade recording was enjoyable for me overall.  I took the time to re-listen to what Khachaturian did in his Masquerade Suite also.  I find it fun to compare

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Thomas

[TerraEpon]

Incidently, I finally solved another "I *know* I've heard that before, what IS it" from this disc.

The Valse-Fantaisie in Masquerade, for whatever reason, is by Glinka, basically a shorter version of an orchestral piece called that. The notes don't mention this or anything. Makes me wonder what else Glazunov cribbed in his works...

[fuhred]

I've wondered about the appearance of the Glinka piece too. I suppose Valse-Fantaisie is appropriate for the time that the story Masquerade was set, so maybe it was a special request from the producers? I certainly think that Glazunov would have been happier writing a waltz of his own for the score. As it is, you can't really count Masquerade as one of his better works. Still, it's another gap filled...