#gliere

YouTube links: Shostakovich 7, Glière 3

Submitters comments:

Shostakovich 7 (1 submittal)

Wonderful story of hope and resistance.

Glière 3 (1 submittal)

3. Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

Gliere was from Kiev. He was a violinist, teacher and composer and I really like his chamber works. He may not have been innovative but he sure was inventive. In 1894 he studied violin with Jan Hrimaly and composition with Anton Arensky and the great Sergei Taneyev at the Moscow conservatory, where he later became professor. Earlier, between 1901 and 1913, he taught at the Gnesin Institute, Moscow - where his pupils included Myaskovsky and Prokofiev - and between 1913 and 1920 he was professor at Kiev Conservatory. He is probably best know forhis 3rd symphony (Ilya Muromets), but he wrote all sorts including songs, concertos, ballet music. I however, love his smaller scale music, in particular the string works and piano music, and I encourage anyone, who like myself, loves beautiful tunes to listen to these pieces. 

So, what to choose.....OK, I've made up my mind. I mentioned earlier the inventiveness, so I have chosen the 12 Duos for 2 Violins.

Some other works for violin duo:

8 Violin Duos op.55 by Robert Fuchs

Ten Old Dances for Two Violins, op. 91 by Johanna Senfter

Theme and Variations for Two Violins by Alan Rawsthorne