An Early Evening Stroll

This is the second of two programmes about the Russian composer Alexander Alexandrovich Alabiev, also know as Alexander Alyabiev. He lived from 1787 to 1851 and is considered, beside Michail Glinka, as one of the ‘fathers of Russian classical music’. In this hour, you hear mainly orchestral music of Alabiev, but also two chamber music works.

Playlist

1. Alexander Alabiev: Quintet for Winds. Fine Arts Brass Ensemble
2. Alexander Alabiev: Piano Trio in A minor. Emil Gilels, piano; Dmitri Tziganov, violin; Sergei Shirinsky, cello
3. Alexander Alabiev: Overture ‘Young Mother and the 48 Year Old Fiancé’, or ‘The House Party’. Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin
4. Alexander Alabiev: Symphonic Poem ‘Burya’ (The Tempest). Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin
5. Alexander Alabiev: Variations for Violin and Orchestra, on the Ukrainian theme ‘The Cossack on the Danube’. Alexander Trostiansky, violin; Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin
6. Alexander Alabiev: ‘The Magic Drum’, or the sequence to The Magic Flute. Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin