Glinka - Spanish Overture No. 1, Capriccio Brilliante "Jota Aragonesa" (1845)

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Михаил Иванович Глинка. tr. Mikhaíl Ivánovich Glínka; 1 June [O.S. 20 May] 1804 – February 15 [O.S. 3 February] 1857) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music. Glinka’s compositions were an important influence on future Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who took Glinka’s lead and produced a distinctive Russian style of music. Spanish Overture No. 1 “Capriccio Brilliante on the Jota Aragonesa“ (1845) Испанская увертюра № 1 «Блестящее каприччио на тему Арагонской хоты» The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Eugene Goossens Description by Chris Boyes [-] Mikhail Glinka left his native Russia for a European concert tour in the spring of 1844 after he was discouraged by the unfavorable reception of his opera, Ruslan and Lyudmila (1842), in St. Petersburg. Glinka intended to visit Franc