Reinhold Glière - Heroic March for the Buryiat Mongolian ASSR, Op. 71 (1936)

Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (Russian: Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр, Ukrainian: Ре́йнгольд Мо́ріцевич Гліер / Reingol'd Moritsevich Glier; born Reinhold Ernest Glier, which was later converted for standardization purposes; 11 January 1875 [O.S. 30 December 1874] - 23 June 1956), was a composer in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union, of German and Polish descent.
Heroic March for the Buryiat Mongolian ASSR, Op. 71 (1934-1936)
BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vasily Sinalsky
"Reinhold Moritzevich Glière wrote this grand march, which is like a symphonic poem, 1934-1936. It was based on the impression during a concert tour to the Buryat-Mongolian ASSR. Its Buryat's theme is a melody which sung as a revolutionary song of Buryatia "Buryat International" in early 1930's. The melody was also sung as the other revolutionary song of Mongolian People's Republic "Shivee Khiagt (Fortress of Kyakhta)". It is said that the revolutionary song is from a folk song "Bronze Arrowhead". Peaceful life of Buryat is represented by the melody and the melody of "God Save the Tsar!" stands for an invasion of Russia. At the end, a triumphal march of "The International" appears and stands for the victory of socialism revolution."
Reinhold Glière, as did many Russian composers before him, showed an interest in Folk Music of remote corners of the Soviet Union. In 1923 he was invited by the Azerbaijan People's Commissariat of Education to come to Baku and compose the prototype of an Azerbaijani national opera. The result of his ethnographical research was the opera Shakh-Senem, now considered the cornerstone of the Soviet-Azerbaijan national opera tradition. Here the musical legacy of the Russian classics from Glinka to Scriabin is combined with folk song material and some symphonic orientalisms.
He gave concerts in Siberia and other remote areas of Russia and later Soviet Union. He was working in Uzbekistan as a "musical development helper" at the end of the 1930s. From this time emerged the "drama with music" Gyulsara and the opera Leyli va Medzhnun, both composed with the Uzbek Talib Sadykov (1907-1957).

[@markmackela1246]

Love the quote from the Internationale around 9:10

[@alessandropalazzani]

If you like the Internazionale listen to my fugue on the theme. czcams.com/video/210EHW86wWA/video.html

[@thomase13]

It’s giving me chills! ☺️

[@kaybeenullenvoyde9196]

WOW! More previously unheard Gliere!!! Thank you!

[@lavendelle_swift]

9:10 - The best part.
Love this!

[@ruskibeaner5983]

i like it how the old russian anthem (god save the tsar) is quoted in the minor key (also how it happens during the 'conflict' phase of the piece)

[@potrelviewer9536]

Love the horn+trumpet solo at 7:58. Too bad it isn't featured on any orchestral excerpt catalog (the kind of book that you need in order to enter any professional orchestra).

[@kaybeenullenvoyde9196]

I'm.so grateful the Cold War ended. Back then, all such music as this was summarily dismissed because it was plainly "supportive of the Regime". Hey, these composers were working hard to make tasty lemonade in the time of moldy lemons. And it wasn't "atonal", which was the gold standard when I was growing up.

[@BalletBabyBoy]

I wish I could find a recording or score to his ballet Cleopatra

[@davidrehak3539]

Reinhold Gliére:Hősi Induló a burját mongol Autonóm Szovjet Szocialista Köztársaság számára Op.71
BBC Filharmonikus Zenekara
Vezényel:Vaszilij Szinaiszkij

[@a.f.4248]

An interesting piece indeed, worth discovering. Thanks a lot.
One little thing : coule we havé thé recording date ?

[@TheodoreServin]

The recording was release on February 1, 1997, according to Amazon: www.amazon.com/Heroic-March-Buryat-Mongolian-Assr-Op/dp/B00117Y0S4

[@yusefalakhras1599]

0:06

[@tomo9593]

1:16 Шивээ хиагт