Liadov was the son of a conductor at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, and was trained at the Conservatory. He was briefly a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov and later a member of the teaching staff. He was associated with Balakirev and subsequently became a member of Belyayev’s circle, helping, in particular, in the establishment of the publishing house that Belyayev set up for Russian composers. He was a thoroughly competent musician, conductor and composer but did not apply himself consistently to work. His failure to supply music for a Diaghilev ballet in Paris in 1910 allowed Stravinsky his first chance with the Ballets Russes. His compositions are characteristic of this period in Russian music, when nationalism was joined with technical competence inculcated at the conservatories. Enjoy..
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6 comments:
Perfect examples of Russian romanticism - picturial, somewhat exotic subjects, expert orchestration. Stravinsky had to be influenced by Liadov.
Thanks for making them available.
Hi Jim thanks for commenting, and you are welcome.
Liadov's music is indeed how I like my Russian music (of that time period) and, yes, Stravinsky to a certain degree absorbed many a tunes from the various Soviet ethnic groups, especially when he was young; he has spoken of hearing peasant songs as a child and that stayed with him as well. Regards
Thanks for rare Marco Polo cd!
You are welcome, anon visitor from somewhere in the cosmos
Really nice, far more enyoyable than many modern works that should be closer to our tastes, should be nearness in time all that mattered.
Greetings Johannes, I am happy you like the Liadov post. It's very enjoyable music, and well I love 'modern' music ("classical"), however with music like this I often easily prefer the Russian sounds and indeed spirit. -Tz
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