Glazunov's composition dramatizes and romanticizes the career of the Cossack Stenka Razin. After leading raids against the Tsarist regime, Razin was captured and given amnesty in exchange of an oath of allegiance. He broke his promise, leading an army of several hundred thousand in an attempt to overthrow the government. Captured again, he was executed in 1672.
| Date of composition | 1885 |
| Premiered | 1885, November 23rd in Saint Petersburg, Russia by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| First published | 1888 |
| Dedicated to | "à la mémoire d'Alexandre Borodin" |
| Type | Symphonic Poem |
| Tonality | B Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 13 |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Alexandre Glazounov: Stenka Razin, symphonic poem en si mineur, Op. 13 Aleksandr Konstantinovič Glazunov: Stenka Razin, symphonic poem in si minore, Op. 13 Alexander Konstantinowitsch Glasunow: Stenka Razin, symphonic poem h-moll, Op. 13 |