: A colorful, evocative suite that remains a staple of the orchestral repertoire for its melodic accessibility. 3. Concertos and Collaborative Works

Alexander Glazunov (1865–1936) stands as the towering bridge between the nationalist fire of "The Five" and the modernism of the early 20th century. The label's exhaustive series, Complete Glazunov Orchestral Works , offers a definitive look at a composer who masterfully blended Russian soul with Western structural rigor. 1. The Symphonic Cycle: A Bastion of Classicism

Perhaps where Glazunov felt most at home was the theater. The Naxos recordings of his ballets capture the peak of Imperial Russian dance: