Symphony No.5 "Heroic" by Alexander Glazunov (Audio + Full Score)

pf: Evgeny Svetlanov cond/ USSR State Symphony Orchestra 0:00 - Moderato maestoso - Allegro 11:28 - Scherzo 16:50 - Andante 27:02 - Allegro maestoso - Animato The Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 55 (also known as The Heroic), was written by Alexander Glazunov from April to October 1895. Although in this symphony Glazunov returned to his conventional four-movement layout (his Fourth Symphony had only three) he frequently utilizes thematic transformation. Glazunov described it as "silenced sounds" and "an architectural poem". Glazunov dedicated his Fifth to Sergei Taneyev, a Russian composer, pianist, and teacher, and it was first performed at the Second Russian Concert at the Hall of the Nobility in St. Petersburg on 17 November 1896; the premiere was conducted by the composer himself. A Leipzig newspaper called the symphony "very profound" and "sparkling" and reported that the scherzo had to be reprised on opening night to the delight of the audience.