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Glazunov

American  
[glaz-uh-nawf, -nof, gluh-zoo-nawf] / ˈglæz ə nɔf, -ˌnɒf, glə zuˈnɔf /
Or Glazunoff

noun

  1. Alexander Konstantinovitch 1865–1936, Russian composer.


Glazunov British  
/ ɡləzuˈnɔf, ˈɡlæzʊnɒf /

noun

  1. Aleksandr Konstantinovich (alɪkˈsandr kənstanˈtinəvitʃ). 1865–1936, Russian composer, in France from 1928. A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, he wrote eight symphonies and concertos for piano and for violin among other works

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This 1898 divertissement by Marius Petipa, to the melodious music of Alexander Glazunov, is accented with moves shaped by Hungarian folk dance and has long been a staple of various classical ballet companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

“I am afraid Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov might hear of it,” the composer wrote, “and make use of the new effect before I could.”

From Washington Post Nov. 25, 2022

Paired with “The Dream” was Alexei Ratmansky’s “The Seasons,” an ambitious production teetering between lively and overstuffed, set to Alexander Glazunov.

From New York Times Oct. 28, 2022

She largely owes her rise to Russia's highest circles to her family's ties with the Orthodox and monarchist oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, introduced to the Le Pens by Glazunov.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2022

Le Salon de Musiques The intimate chamber-music series presents works for strings and piano by Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Glazunov, Liadov, Nápravník and Shostakovich.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2018

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