'With a playing time of nearly 80 minutes and utilising an orchestra of mammouth proportions, this programmatic symphony, charting the adventures of the 10th-century warrior Il'ya Mumorets, must be regarded as one of the most extravagant musical manifestations of Russian late-Romanticism' Erik Levi
Glière
Symphony No. 3
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta
Naxos 8.573161
For a full review, pick up the April issue of BBC Music Magazine
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