M. Glinka and the idea of the Russian symphony
Abstract
The article is devoted to highlighting the role of M. I. Glinka in the creation of the Russian symphony. Glinka’s intent and work on symphonies on two Russian themes (1834) and Taras Bulba (1848–1856) are dealt with extensively. Their direct correlation with the composer’s views on the German symphonic tradition (cycle’s model, thematism and techniques of development) is revealed. A comparative analysis of Glinka’s ideas with views on the symphony genre of his contemporaries (V. F. Odoevsky, V. V. Stasov, M. A. Balakirev, P. I. Tchaikovsky, M. P. Musorgsky, N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, and others) is carried out. Author refutes deeply entrenched in the Russian musicology idea about Glinka’s failure in the symphonic genre, which is based solely on the fact that his intentions were not completed entirely. Close correlation between the understanding an idea of the symphony and its implementation by Glinka and his younger contemporaries is revealed for the first time. It is concluded that Glinka paved (in his one-part and cyclical works) not one, as it was always thought, but two main ways of development of Russian symphonic music.
About the Author
V. V. Goryachikh
Saint Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Arts); Researcher ID: G-1724-2015; SPIN-код: 7014-8054
2, liter A, Glinki St., St. Petersburg, 190068
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Goryachikh V.V. M. Glinka and the idea of the Russian symphony. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2020;(6):148-163. (In Russ.)
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