{"product_id":"18838-glazunov-alexander-signed-photograph-with-autograph-musical-quotation-of-the-violin-concerto","title":"Glazunov, Alexander. (1865–1936) Signed Photograph with Autograph Musical Quotation of the Violin Concerto","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eSepia matte-finish portrait photograph of the Russian composer in a seated pose, signed and inscribed \"A Monsieur Szysznowski \/ Alexander Glazunov, Le 20 Avril 1917\" below a prominent AMQS of his Violin Concerto in A minor with the tempo marking \"Allegro moderato, dolce ed espress.\"  Small crease to the upper right corner tip, else fine.  6.75 x 9.25 inches (17.1 x 23.5 cm.).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eA student  of Rimsky-Korsakov, the first of Glazunov's nine symphonies premiered when Glazunov was only 16 years old, and due in part to the advocacy of Franz Liszt, his work soon became well known in Russia and abroad.  The Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82,  is one of his most popular compositions. Written in 1904, the concerto was dedicated to violinist Leopold Auer, who gave the first performance at a Russian Musical Society concert in St. Petersburg on 15 February 1905. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eSince 1899, Glazunov had been professor at the \u003c\/span\u003eSaint Petersburg Conservatory and i\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003en the wake of the \u003c\/span\u003e1905 Russian Revolution\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and firing, then re-hiring of Rimsky-Korsakov that year, Glazunov became its director. He remained so until \u003c\/span\u003ethe revolutionary events of 1917\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, which culminated on 7 November.  The present inscription was penned just a few days after the announcement of 17 April, 1917 of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e'April Theses,' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ethe series of ten directives issued by the \u003c\/span\u003eBolshevik\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e leader \u003c\/span\u003eVladimir Lenin\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e upon his return to \u003c\/span\u003ePetrograd\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e from his \u003c\/span\u003eexile\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e in \u003c\/span\u003eSwitzerland\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e via \u003c\/span\u003eGermany\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003eFinland, and one of the key moments of the Russian Revolution.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093696204959,"sku":"18838","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Glazunov_Alexander_Signed_Photograph_AMQS_18838.png?v=1722189749","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18838-glazunov-alexander-signed-photograph-with-autograph-musical-quotation-of-the-violin-concerto","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}