※ NAXOS: 8.553928 (Import) With Japanese obi. ① Variations on a Russian Theme, Op. 72 ② Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 92 ③ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major / E-flat major, Op. 100 Oksana Yablonskaya: Piano Dmitri Yablonsky: Conductor Moscow Symphony Orchestra Recorded: 1996 ※ TELDEC: WPCS-4709 With obi. ① Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 ② Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 Maxim Vengerov: Violin Claudio Abbado: Conductor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Recorded: 1995 ※ EMI: TOCE-9419 ① Taneyev: Canzona (Arranged by the composer for clarinet) ② Myaskovsky: Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66 ③ Glazunov: Concerto Ballata No. 1, Op. 108 Mstislav Rostropovich: Cello Alexander Dedukhin: Piano ① Evgeny Svetlanov: Conductor USSR State Symphony Orchestra Recorded: ① Unknown ②③ 1964 Glazunov, highly regarded as a figure who brilliantly integrated the St. Petersburg-based Russian Five school and the Moscow school of Tchaikovsky and Taneyev within the flow of Russian music that began with Glinka. I have exhibited these works intensively until now, but listening to them again, I am reminded that Glazunov's music is rich in danceability, clear, and optimistic. Folk elements are also utilized, and it is rich in lyricism, but nuances and emotional expression seem to be understated. Of course, sweet melodies do appear, but the feeling of writhing, as in Tchaikovsky or Rachmaninoff, is lacking. The Teldec disc, coupled with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, inadvertently made this clear. There are no scratches on the disc. This is a layman's inspection. Please forgive any oversight of scratches. Regardless of the presence or absence of scratches, all tracks have been playback-checked before listing. They can be played without any problems. There is some dirt on the liner notes and obi. Please be sure to check the photos. There are scratches on the case. If you are concerned about this, please refrain from purchasing.