There seems to have been only one brief mention here of Glazunov's incidental music to "The King of the Jews". I've been curious about this work since I first saw it mentioned in a Vox catalog from 40 years ago, but I only recently took a chance on it by acquiring Rozhdestvensky's 1991 recording for Chandos. I wish I had done so long ago. It's really beautiful stuff.
It's now been recorded at least four times. I'd be curious to know what others think of it.
I became acquainted with Glazunov's King of the Jews back in the LP era (Vox Turnabout). Lovely piece in Glazunov's Russian lyrical romantic style incorporating Russian Orthodox style choral parts. All the recordings are Russian based - so it must be a somewhat niche piece in that tradition. Probably more familiar to Russian audiences than western - or maybe part of a composition style (tableau vivant or sacred or secular cantata) that has fallen out of favor. Excluding the five CD's of this piece, it joins a long list of compositions that are puzzlements as to their place in the repertory, why not more popular, or even an advocate for their performance.