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.

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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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Example Sentences

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

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

In the late 1980s, as Mikhail S. Gorbachev’s liberal policies took hold and the Soviet Union careered toward dissolution, Mr. Glazunov found himself a spokesman for resurgent Russian nationalism.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2017