Reinhold Glière
1875 - 1956
Reinhold Glière was a Russian and Soviet composer of German, Polish and Ukrainian decent. Born in Kiev, Glière entered the Kiev School of Music and subsequently the Moscow Conservatory in 1894 where he studied with Sergei Taneyev (counterpoint), Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (composition), Jan HÅímalý (violin), Anton Arensky and Georgi Conus (harmony). He graduated with a gold medal in composition. Glière taught at the Gnessin School of Music in Moscow, Kiev School of Music and Moscow Conservatory. Among his pupils were Nikolai Myaskovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Levko Revutsky, Boris Lyatoshinsky, Vernon Duke, Boris Alexandrov, Aram Khachaturian, Alexander Davidenko, Lev Knipper and Alexander Mosolov.
Piano Music by Reinhold Gliere
ð Reinhold Glière Eight Easy Pieces, Op. 43 (ABRSM Easier Piano Pieces)
ð Reinhold Glière Twelve Sketches, Op. 47 (ABRSM Easier Piano Pieces)
ð Reinhold Glière 25 Preludes, Op. 30
ð Reinhold Glière 24 Pieces characteristiques pour la jeunesse
Download Piano Duets by Reinhold Glière
ð Glière, Reinhold 12 Morceaux pour piano a 4 mains, Op. 48
Some Recordings of Reinhold Glière's Music
Glière - Romance for Violon & Orchestra in D Major Op. 3 (recorded in 1948)
David Oistrakh, violin
Kirill Kondrashin, condustor
The USSR Symphony Orchestra
Glière - Violin Concerto (Concert-Allegro) Op.100
Boris Goldstein, violin
Vladimir Esipov, conductor
Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow State Philharmonic.
Glière - Waltz for cello and piano, Op. 45 No. 2 (recorded in 1950)
Yakov Slobodkin, cello
Victor Yampolsky, piano
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