1926, vol. 8: Glazunov, Villa-Lobos, Janáček
In 1926 Alexander Glazunov, who turned 61 years old that year, composed the last two works he would write for the piano: the Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, and the Idyll in F-Sharp Minor. The Idyll in particular shows us a glimpse of the mastery of Glazunov’s younger days, but by 1926 he was decades past the time of his greatest creative abilities. […] Click here to continue reading a transcript of this podcast. Listen to Podcast: Shop for CD Recordings Recommended on This Episode: Glazunov, Idyll in F-Sharp Minor Glazunov, Prelude and Fugue in E Minor Villa-Lobos, Choros nos. 4, 6, and 10 Villa-Lobos, Rudepoêma and Cirandas Villa-Lobos, Três Poemas Indígenas Janáček, Řikadla Janáček, Capriccio for Piano, Flute, and Brass Sextet Janáček, Sinfonietta Janáček, Sinfonietta Janáček, Violin Concerto Janáček, Violin Concerto Janáček, Glagolitic Mass Listen Online to Music Featured on This Episode: AYICM: 1926, vol. 8 — I. Glazunov, Villa-Lobos AYICM: 1926, vol. 8 — II. Janáček Click the links above to listen to the music discussed on this episode on Classical Archives (www.classicalarchives.com) playlists. A subscription to the Classical Archives streaming service ($7.99 per month) allows unlimited online listening to these AYICM playlists, and to recordings of more than 620,000 other classical works. They offer a free two-week trial period to this service, so you can try before you buy. (The recordings we recommend on the AYICM shows are not always available for online listening; in these cases we include the best available alternate recording whenever possible. Please note that some of the recordings on these playlists are available only to Classical Archives subscribers in the U.S.)