Reinhold Glière - The Sirens: Symphonic Poem in F minor, Op. 33 (1908)

[@JCHBONNET]

One of the best of Glière's works and one of his few works that share the musical idiom employed in his 3rd symphony. Gorgeous !

[@herveverbaert254]

I totaly agree!

[@ronaldbwoodall2628]

This is a fine example of Gliere's mastery of tone-painting and orchestration, and of creating a flowing dramatic arc, reaching its climax - perhaps a shipwreck on the rocks - and its tragic aftermath, brief but unmistakable.

[@rubenvaudio]

Probably my favorite symphonic poem after Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy and Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead.

[@rubenvaudio]

And they're all from the same year! 1908 sure was a great year for symphonic poems.

[@kennethallen3750]

75 years and I finally discovered this beautiful music!

[@steveegallo3384]

I'm 72 but 'discovered' his 2nd Symphony 15 years ago and it guided me through deep depression in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, USA.....What a debt Rakhmaninov owes to Gliére!

[@heavy21metal]

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[@steveegallo3384]

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[@harryandruschak2843]

WOW! Another masterpiece of music of music that I've never heard before. Thank you for uploading this treasure.

[@PaulHummerman]

Harry, you listen to everything!

[@OfficialDanieleGottardo]

An essay in Russian fantastic harmony.

[@OfficialSoupelin]

Oh dear, this Symphonic Poem nearly caused me to jump off from my ship!

[@SCAlex_Musician]

Marvellous, absolutely fabulous!!!!!

[@morticialilas3229]

Beautifully otherworldly. Lavina Morticia.

[@paulprocopolis]

Luscious and overwhelming! The works Glière wrote around this time (1908) rival those of Scriabin for their colour and adventurousness.

[@davidneese5422]

I put this on in the background (I know, shame on me) and almost thought I was listening to Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy around 14:30! Gliere has a fascinating harmonic language both very present here as well as in the second movement of his "Ilya Muromets" symphony. Not to be reductionist, but it strikes me as what were to happen if French impressionistic orchestration were to meet Russian romanticism.

[@paulprocopolis]

@@davidneese5422 Yes, I know what you mean!

[@jeanghika7653]

À ceci près que Scriabine était Russe (son neveu était "Monsieur Njet", le ministre Molotov.

[@jeanghika7653]

Oublié de dire que Glière était Belge. J'ai eu le plaisir, la chance et l'honneur de le connaître.

[@bhastro9959]

@@jeanghika7653 - Sabaneyev spread the legend that Gliere was Belgian, but he was born in Kiev and lived his entire life in Russia. The rumor probably arose beause Gliere added the grave accent to his first "e". And Molotov was not related to Scriabin. See the Wikipedia articles for both.

[@shishirth]

A beautiful work - very compelling...

[@Raikaska]

Can't say I like it, but it really seems to be a masterpiece of orchestration

[@BeammeupSpotty]

enchanting - gives me chills

[@debjahdo1889]

Gliere's Kriesis is sublime. Especially the 2nd & 3rd movements

[@SpecialtyHorseTraining]

Gorgeous!!!!

[@firoza8994]

Is there voices in this? at 5:20 i can hear the sound of a voice singing, and again at 14:15. if he isnt using actual voices then Gliere accomplished some sonic sorcery to create a siren song

[@f1f1s]

That’s the magic of Glière and Yesipov’s orchestra control, yes, you are right!

[@tidningsboije5568]

Sounds like it

[@MrHestichs]

I think it's the 2 flutes playing in their lowest register at a unsion that is creating that effect.

[@alwt1991]

less-known masterpiece, rivals any scary movie music

[@aschkinable7748]

Hitchcock

[@aschkinable7748]

🎼Ermahnende Gänsehaut am Ende !!!!

[@georgiowee]

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[@alanschweitzer7829]

georgiowee bingo Bingo

[@GJYYNGII]

What a beautiful piece.

[@citizent6999]

5:47 theme sounds similar to one in Symphony no.3

[@Martondiheritage]

Now I know the the source of inspiration of The Parfume movie scoring.

[@MegaJanuary2011]

I'm in Heaven !!

[@vprs596]

It gets a little Wagnerian running up to the climax.

[@f1f1s]

This is the path Impressionism should have taken in music, not the French bout-tickling! This is the richness and thickness of colours! It is astounding. How many pianos will one need to write a proper reduction? 03:30 - two seems not enough.

[@steveegallo3384]

True...it's the Russian soul that accounts for such richness, "thickness." Greetings from San Agustinillo!

[@АлександрБуянов-л7в]

Картинка нечёткая даже при разрешении full HD.

[@fredericchopin7538]

I hear someone singing, but there are no voices, huh.

[@aschkinable3892]

.... his Concert for coleratursorprano , sung by Eileen Hulse ( chandos )

[@vermicelli7173]

*Ukrainian composer

[@GJYYNGII]

Wrong. He was Soviet, and of German and Polish descent.

[@inansultan5171]

Russian.

[@Queeen7q]

​​@@inansultan5171As a composer, he was taught and worked as Russian Romantic. "Belonging to the oldest generation of Soviet composers, together with Ippolitov-Ivanov", as was said in Livanova's book about Myaskovsky. (1953)