FULL REINHOLD GLIERE 150th Anniversary Concert Moscow 2025 Anastasia Lapteva, Ernest Suleimanov, Sofia Fedorova, Maria Seleverstova, Diana Gafarova, Elizaveta Voronina

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Reinhold Gliere 150th Anniversary Concert  
• Composer: Gliere Reinhold  
• Libretto: various  
• Venue & Opera Company: Concert Hall and Shuvalov House Living Room of the Gnessin Academy of Music, Moscow, Russia  
• Recorded: November 3 & 10, 2025
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Anastasia Lapteva, Ernest Suleimanov, Sofia Fedorova, Maria Seleverstova, Diana Gafarova, Elizaveta Voronina
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra: Various Instrumentalists  
• Chorus: Gnessin Music College of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music  
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Russian Patephone  
• Date Published: 2025  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  THE FIRST MEETING November 3. 2025

  Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (1 mov.) (1950, Op. 91, transcription for horn and piano by Reingold Gliere)
  dedicated to Valery Poleh
  First movement. Allegro
  Performed by Polina Apushnikova, French horn, and Anton Korshakov, piano

  Concerto for harp and orchestra in three movements
  dedicated to K. A. Erdély
  First movement. Allegro moderato
  (1938, Op. 74, arrangement for harp and piano by R. M. Glière, harp part and edition by K. A. Erdély)
  Performed by Natalia Shameeva (harp), Nana Durgaryan (piano)

  Four Pieces from the ballet “The Bronze Horseman”
  1) Hymn to the Great City 2) Dance of the Dutch Sailors 3) Waltz 4) Dance
  (1948–1949, Op. 89, arrangement for piano by R. M. Glière)
  Performed by Nadezhda Titarenko (piano)

  Quartet No. 3 for two violins, viola, and cello in four movements
  (1927, Op. 67)
  dedicated to the R. M. Glière State Quartet
  (S. I. Kalinovsky, A. B. Targonsky, M. N. Lutsky, K. S. Blok)
  1) Allegro moderato 2) Vivace 3) Larghetto 4) Fugue. Allegro molto energico
  Performed by Darina Fomicheva (first violin), Mikhail Promyshlennikov (second violin), Olga Vaganova (viola), Natalia Volkova (cello)

  Second Section

  Two Choirs for Female Voices a cappella (1911, Op. 55)
  dedicated to A. I. Knipper
  1) “Over the Mirror-Smooth Surface” to words by K. D. Balmont
  2) “An Island Looks Out of the Sea” to words by P. B. Shelley (translated by K. D. Balmont)

  Suite for Two-Part Female Choir with Piano Accompaniment
  in four movements (1904, Op. 13)
  dedicated to Evg. F. Savina-Gnessina and El. F. Gnessin
  1) “Spring” to words by Yu. V. Zhadovskaya
  2) “Summer” to words by A. N. Pleshcheyev
  3) “Autumn” to words by A. N. Maikov
  4) “Winter” to words by A. S. Pushkin
  Performed by the Iskra Choir of the Vocal Arts Department of the Gnessin Music College
  of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music
  Artistic Director and Conductor — Elena Kolmakova
  Chorus Master — Oksana Mishina
  Piano — Yuliana Simonova

  Rachel’s Aria “O, My Homeland” from the opera “Rachel” (1941–1943, Op. 81)
  Text by M. A. Bulgakov and M. I. Aliger based on the short story “Mademoiselle Fifi” by G. de Maupassant
  Performed by Anastasia Lapteva (soprano), Karina Pogosbekova (piano)

  Excerpts from the opera “Shakhsenem” (1923–1934, Op. 69)
  text by M. P. Galperin
  Ashik-Kerib’s Aria “I, Kerib, an inspired singer”
  Performed by Ernest Suleimanov (tenor), Valeria Petrova (piano)
  Khani’s Aria “Hope of my autumn days”
  Performed by Sofia Fedorova (mezzo-soprano), Valeria Petrova (piano)
  Iranian Dance (arranged for piano by R. M. Glière)
  Performed by Azalia Zaripova (piano)
  Intermezzo (arranged for violin and piano by M. V. Reytikh)
  Performed by Anastasia Svirina (violin), Lyubov Kobelyanskaya (piano)
  Shahsenem’s Ballad “In the Wide Valleys”
  Performed by Maria Seleverstova (soprano), Karina Pogosbekova (piano)
  Snake Dance (arranged for flute and piano by R. M. Glière)
  Performed by Svyatoslav Golubenko (flute), Daria Kaminskaya (piano)

  Concerto for coloratura soprano and orchestra in two movements
  dedicated to D. Ya. Pantofel-Nechetskaya
  1) Andante 2) Allegro
  (1942–1943, Op. 82, arranged for voice and piano by R. M. Glière)
  Performed by Maria Seleverstova (soprano), Karina Pogosbekova (piano)

  Second meeting November 10,2025

  I section
  Romance for violin and piano (1902, Op. 3)
  Alexandra Bakuta (violin), Yulia Kovaleva (piano)
  11 pieces for various instruments with piano (1908, Op. 35)
  1) Melody 2) Waltz for flute 3) Song 4) Andante for oboe
  5) Musical moment for cello 6) Romance 7) Sad waltz for clarinet
  8) Humoresque 9) Impromptu for bassoon, dedicated to 10) Nocturne 11) Intermezzo for French horn
  Executive Vasilisa Blokhina, Svyatoslav Golubenko (flute), Alexey
  Konoplyannikov (oboe), Ulyana Serebryakova (cello), Evgeny
  Varavko (clarinet), Andrey Rudometkin (bassoon), Polina Shcherbakova
  (French horn), Vitaly Egorov, Daria Kaminskaya, Anton Korshakov, Roman
  Martynov, Olga Martynova, Anna Polovnikova (piano)
  12 Pieces for Piano Four Hands (1909, Op. 48)
  1) Prelude 2) Waltz 3) Sketch 4) Complaint 5) Etude 6) Shepherd’s Song
  7) Arabesque 8) In Dreams 9) Mazurka 10) Fughetta 11) Scherzo 12) Orientale
  Performed by Evgeny Smirnov, Daria Kudina (piano)

  Second Section
  “The Boat Sets Off” to words by A. N. Apukhtin (1913, Op. 63, No. 12)
  “In the Boundless Distance…” to words by A. F. Struve (1905, Op. 23, No. 1)
  “Tears Tremble on the Flowers…” to words by D. M. Ratgauz (1904, Op. 14, No. 3)
  “How Dark the Night” to words by D. M. Ratgauz (1904, Op. 14, No. 5)
  “Night Falls” to words by I. A. Bunin (1909, Op. 50, No. 1)
  Performed by Ernest Suleimanov (tenor), Tatyana Kopelevich (piano)
  “Sweetly sang the soul-nightingale…” to words by I. I. Lazhechnikov (1908, Op. 36, No. 1)
  “Silver Night” to words by D. M. Ratgauz (1908, Op. 44, No. 4)
  “Wake Up, Child!” to words by M. A. Lokhvitskaya (1909, Op. 50, No. 2)
  Performed by Anastasia Lapteva (soprano), Karina Pogosbekova (piano)
  “Human Tears” to words by F. I. Tyutchev (1902, Op. 6, No. 2)
  “Only a Dream” to words by D. M. Ratgauz (1910, Op. 52, No. 5)
  “I Don’t Love Her Anymore” to words by K. D. Balmont (1906, Op. 28, No. 9)
  Performed by Ernest Suleimanov (tenor), Tatyana Kopelevich (piano)
  “Stars on a Spring Night…” to words by I. A. Bunin (1904, Op. 18, No. 3)
  “Oh, If Only My Sadness…” to words by O. Rosswein (1906, Op. 28, No. 6)
  “Live, Let Us Live!” to words by G. Galina (1906, Op. 28, No. 5)
  Performed by Diana Gafarova (soprano), Valeria Petrova (piano)
  “Rusalka” to words by K. D. Balmont (1910, Op. 52, No. 8)
  Performed by Elizaveta Voronina (soprano), Nadezhda Skuratova (piano)
  “The Flowers Have Turned Pale and Withered” to words by D. M. Ratgauz (1906, Op. 27, No. 4)
  “Oh, Don’t Weave Flowers…” to words by D. M. Ratgauz (1904, Works 18, No. 7)
  “If You Love, Do It Without Reason” to the words of A. K. Tolstoy (1906, Works 28, No. 1)
  Performed by Ernest Suleymanov (tenor), Tatyana Kopelevich (piano)

  Romance for violin and piano (1902, op. 3)
  Alexandra Bakuta, Yulia Kovaleva
  Eleven pieces for several instruments with piano (1908, op. 35)
  1) Melody 2) Waltz for flute 3) Song 4) Andante for oboe 5) Musical moment for cello 6) Romance 7) Melancholic waltz for clarinet
  8) Humoresque 9) Impromptu for bassoon 10) Nocturne 11) Intermezzo for horn
  Vasilisa Blohina, Svyatoslav Golubenko, Alexey Konoplyannikov, Uliana Serebryakova, Evgeny Varavko, Andrey Rudometkin, Polina Sherbakova, Vitaly Egorov, Daria Kaminskaya, Anton Korshakov, Roman Martynov, Olga Martynova, Anna Polovnikova, Andrey Stukalov
  Twelve pieces for piano four-hands (1908, op. 48)
  1) Prelude 2) Waltz 3) Esquissé 4) Lament 5) Etude 6) Shepherd song 7) Arabesque 8) In reveries 9) Mazurka 10) Fughetta 11) Scherzo 12) Orientale
  Evgeny Smirnov, Daria Kudina

  “A boat has swanned off” lyr A. Apuhtin (1913, op. 63, no. 12)
  “In a boundless wide…” lyr A. Struve (1905, op. 23, no. 1)
  “On flowers tears are flickering…” lyr D. Ratgauz (1904, op. 14, No. 3)
  “Dark is the night” lyr D. Ratgauz (1904, op. 14, no. 5)
  “The night is coming” lyr by I. Bunin (1909, op. 50, no. 1)
  Ernest Suleimanov, Tatiana Kopelevich
  “The nightingale was singing sweetly…” lyr I. Lazhechnikov (1908, op. 36, no. 1)
  “Silver is the night” lyr by D. Ratgauz (1908, op. 44, no. 4)
  “Child, wake up!” lyr by M. Lohvitskaya (1909, op. 50, no. 2)
  Anastasia Lapteva, Karina Pogosbekova
  “Tears of people” lyr F. Tyutchev (1902, op. 6, no. 2)
  “Just a reverie” lyr D. Ratgauz (1910, op. 52, no. 5)
  “I don’t love her any more” lyr K. Balmont (1906, op. 28, no. 9)
  Ernest Suleimanov, Tatiana Kopelevich
  “Stars in a spring night…” lyr I. Bunin (1904, op. 18, no. 3)
  “Oh, if my sadness…” lyr Rossvein (1906, op. 28, no. 6)
  “Live, we shall live!” lyr G. Gálina (1906, op. 28, no. 5)
  Diana Gafarova, Valeria Petrova
  “Undine” lyr K. Balmont (1910, op. 52, no. 8)
  Elizaveta Voronina, Nadezhda Skuratova
  “Flowers have faded”

  Reinhold Moritzevich Glière[a] (11 January 1875 [O.S. 30 December 1874] – 23 June 1956), born Reinhold Ernest Glier,[b] was a Russian and Soviet composer of German and Polish descent.[1][2][3] He was awarded the title of People’s Artist of RSFSR (1935) and People’s Artist of USSR (1938).

  Biography
  Glière was born in the city of Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine). He was the second son of the wind instrument maker Ernst Moritz Glier (1834–1896) from Saxony (Klingenthal in the Vogtland region), who emigrated to the Russian Empire and married Józefa (Josephine) Korczak (1849–1935), the daughter of his master, from Warsaw. His original name, as given in his baptism certificate, was Reinhold Ernest Glier.[4] About 1900, he changed the spelling and pronunciation of his surname to Glière, which gave rise to the legend, stated by Leonid Sabaneyev for the first time (1927), of his French or Belgian descent.[5]

  He entered the Kiev school of music in 1891, where he was taught violin by Otakar Ševčík, among others. In 1894, Glière entered the Moscow Conservatory where he studied with Sergei Taneyev (counterpoint), Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (composition), and Jan Hřímalý (violin; he dedicated his Octet for Strings, Op. 5, to Hřímalý), Anton Arensky and Georgi Conus (both harmony). He graduated in 1900, having composed a one-act opera Earth and Heaven (after Lord Byron) and received a gold medal in composition.[4] In the following year, Glière accepted a teaching post at the Moscow Gnesin School of Music. Taneyev found two private pupils for him in 1902: Nikolai Myaskovsky and the eleven-year-old Sergei Prokofiev, whom Glière taught on Prokofiev’s parental estate Sontsovka.[6] Glière studied conducting with Oskar Fried in Berlin from 1905 to 1908. One of his co-students was Serge Koussevitzky, who conducted the premiere of Glière’s Symphony No. 2, Op. 25, on 23 January 1908 in Berlin. Back in Moscow, Glière returned again to the Gnesin School. In the following years Glière composed the symphonic poem Sireny, Op. 33 (1908), the programme symphony Ilya Muromets, Op. 42 (1911) and the ballet-pantomime Chrizis, Op. 65 (1912). In 1913, he gained an appointment to the school of music in Kiev, which was raised to the status of conservatory shortly after, as Kiev Conservatory. A year later he was appointed director. In Kiev, he taught among others Levko Revutsky, Boris Lyatoshinsky and Vladimir Dukelsky (who became well known in the West as Vernon Duke).

  In 1920, Glière moved to the Moscow Conservatory where he (intermittently) taught until 1941. Boris Alexandrov, Aram Khachaturian, Alexander Davidenko, Lev Knipper and Alexander Mosolov were some of his pupils from the Moscow era. For some years he held positions in the organization Proletkul’t and worked with the People’s Commissariat for Education. The theatre was in the centre of his work now. In 1923, Glière was invited by the Azerbaijan People’s Commissariat of Education to come to Baku and compose the prototype of an Azerbaijani national opera. The result of his ethnographical research was the opera Shakh-Senem, now considered the cornerstone of the Soviet-Azerbaijan national opera tradition. Here the musical legacy of the Russian classics from Glinka to Scriabin is combined with folk song material and some symphonic orientalisms. In 1927, inspired by the ballerina Yekaterina Vasilyevna Geltzer (1876–1962), he wrote the music for the ballet Krasny mak (The Red Poppy), later revised, to avoid the connotation of opium, as Krasny tsvetok (The Red Flower, 1955). The Red Poppy was praised “as the first Soviet ballet on a revolutionary subject”. This is perhaps his most famous work in Russia as well as abroad. One number from the score, his arrangement of a Russian folk chastushka song Yablochko (“little apple”) consists of an introduction, a basso statement of the theme, and a series of increasingly frenetic variations ending with a powerful orchestral climax. It is identified in the ballet score by its almost equally well-known name, the Russian Sailor’s Dance. It is probably his best-known single piece, and is still heard at symphony concerts around the world, frequently as an encore. The ballet-pantomime Chrizis was revised just after The Red Poppy, in the late 1920s, followed by the popular ballet Comedians after Lope de Vega (1931, later re-written and renamed The Daughter from Castile).

  After 1917 Glière never visited Western Europe, as many other Russian composers did. He gave concerts in Siberia and other remote areas of Russia instead. He was working in Uzbekistan as a “musical development helper” at the end of the 1930s. From this time emerged the “drama with music” Gyulsara and the opera Leyli va Medzhnun, both composed with the Uzbek composer Talib Sadykov (1907–1957). From 1938 to 1948 Glière was Chairman of the Organization Committee of the Soviet Composers Association. Before the revolution Glière had already been honoured three times with the Glinka prize. During his last few years he was very often awarded: Azerbaijan (1934), the Russian Soviet Republic (1936), Uzbekistan (1937) and the USSR (1938) appointed him Artist of the People. The title “Doctor of Art Sciences” was awarded to him in 1941. He won first degree Stalin Prizes: in 1946 (Concerto for Voice and Orchestra), 1948 (Fourth String Quartet), and 1950 (The Bronze Horseman).

  As Taneyev’s pupil and an ‘associated’ member of the circle around the Petersburg publisher Mitrofan Belyayev, it appeared Glière was destined to be a chamber musician. In 1902 Arensky wrote about the Sextet, Op. 1, “one recognizes Taneyev easily as a model and this does praise Glière”. Unlike Taneyev, Glière felt more attracted to the national Russian tradition as he was taught by Rimsky-Korsakov’s pupil Ippolitov-Ivanov. Alexander Glazunov even certified an “obtrusively Russian style” to Glière’s 1st Symphony. The 3rd Symphony Ilya Muromets was a synthesis between national Russian tradition and impressionistic refinement. The premiere was in Moscow in 1912, and it resulted in the award of the Glinka Prize. The symphony depicts in four tableaux the adventures and death of the Russian hero Ilya Muromets. This work was widely performed, in Russia and abroad, and earned him worldwide renown. It became an item in the extensive repertoire of Leopold Stokowski, who made, with Glière’s approval, an abridged version, shortened to around half the length of the original. Today’s cult status of Ilya Muromets is based not least on the pure dimensions of the original 80-minute work, but Ilya Muromets demonstrates the high level of Glière’s artistry. The work has a comparatively modern tonal language, massive Wagnerian instrumentation and long lyrical lines.

  Despite his political engagement after the October Revolution Glière kept out of the ideological ditch war between the Association for Contemporary Music (ASM) and the Russian Association of Proletarian Musicians (RAPM) during the late 1920s. Glière concentrated primarily on composing monumental operas, ballets, and cantatas. His symphonic idiom, which combined broad Slavonic epics with cantabile lyricism, is governed by rich, colourful harmony, bright and well-balanced orchestral colours and perfect traditional forms. Obviously this secured his acceptance by Tsarist and Soviet authorities, at the same time creating resentment from many composers who suffered intensely under the Soviet regime. As the last genuine representative of the pre-revolutionary national Russian school, i.e. a ‘living classic’, Glière was immune to the standard reproach of “formalism” (mostly equivalent to “modernity” or “bourgeois decadence”). Thus the infamous events of 1936 and 1948 passed Glière by.

  Gliere wrote concerti for harp (Op. 74, 1938), coloratura soprano (Op. 82, 1943), cello (Op. 87, 1946, dedicated to Sviatoslav Knushevitsky), horn (Op. 91, 1951, dedicated to Valery Polekh), and violin (Op. 100, 1956, unfinished, completed by Boris Lyatoshinsky). Nearly unexplored are Glière’s educational compositions, his chamber works, piano pieces and songs from his time at the Moscow Gnesin School of Music.

  He died in Moscow on 23 June 1956.

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