Symphony No. 5 (Glazunov)

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The Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 55 (also known as The Heroic^{[citation needed]}), was written by Alexander Glazunov from April to October of 1895. Although in this symphony Glazunov returned to his conventional four-movement layout (his Fourth Symphony had only three) he avoids theme transformation. Glazunov described it as "silenced sounds" and "an architectural poem".^{[citation needed]}

Four movements, in the classical form, make up the symphony:

1. Moderato maestoso - Allegro^[1]
2. Scherzo^[1]
3. Andante^[1]
4. Allegro maestoso^[1]

Glazunov dedicated his Fifth to Sergei Taneyev, a Russian composer, pianist, and teacher, and it was first performed at the Second Russian Concert at the Hall of the Nobility in St. Petersburg on 17 November 1896; the premiere was conducted by the composer himself. A Leipzig newspaper called the symphony "very profound" and "sparkling" and reported that the scherzo had to be reprised on opening night to the delight of the audience.^{[citation needed]}

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1. ^ ^{a b c d} UR Research Page from Which Taneyev Transcription of Glazunov Symphony (1896 Belaiev Edition) Can Be Downloaded. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

• Symphony No. 5 was available at the International Music Score Library Project.

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