Glazunov

(glaz'-o-noff), Alexander Con- stantinovitch, compr. b. St. Petersburg, Aug. 10, 1865. Son of publisher and bookseller, early le ons from Jelonovsky; studied at university; Balakirev advised him to study composition and theory with Rimsky-Korsakov; also befriended in Ru ia by A. Rubin stein, and abroad by Liszt, he gained for his works an audience at Weimar, at Paris, at concerts of Exhibition of *89, several of which G. conducted, and in England; condr. of Ru ian symph concerts; since 1899 prof, of instrumentation at St. Petersburg Cons though belonging to circle of Balakirev, he has never hotly espoused its theories; indeed, he claims to be a follower of Brahms in his emphasis on pure form and “ his later works seem to be more academic in spite of fondne for ballet; his early symphonic poems are romantic in feelmg; his music is remarkable for mastery of technical resource; his form is lyrical and transparent; his harmonic treatment, whole not striking, is effective; his instrumentation is varied and sonorous; his ideas come with ease and are often lacking in significance, but he has gained in self-restraint.” [E. B. IlillJ