Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 1875, composer Reinhold Glière navigated a musical life between political and cultural worlds. He initially studied music at the Kyiv Conservatory, of which in 1914 he became ...

Running to about 70 minutes and with an orchestral complement of vast proportions, Reinhold Glière’s Third Symphony has always remained on the fringes of the Russian repertoire. However, as JoAnn ...

We head east this week - new pieces by a contemporary Russian composer, and a bargain box set showcasing the flamboyant orchestral music of a neglected Russian. And a famous viola player leads a young ...

Reinhold Moritzevich Glière was known as the father of Soviet ballet. He is best remembered for his exciting, lively composition The Red Poppy, described as “the first Soviet ballet on a revolutionary ...

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