There are works by composers who possess outstanding technical skill; these we admire. There are works by composers who in addition are gifted with beautiful melody and harmony; these we love. Glazunov is, for me, surely among the latter.M. D. Calvocoressi, in Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music, devotes several paragraphs of analysis to the String Quintet, including multiple musical examples. Listening to the recording, I was gratified by the Quintet's tunefulness, as well as the mastery of invention. The combination of those elements produces a most moving slow movement and an exhilarating finale, just to cite two examples.Mr. Cobbett himself calls the Five Novelettes a "masterpiece". I couldn't agree more. The dance movements and the lovely "Interludium" are perfectly ordered to give the work its maximum effect.The performers provide all that is needed to give us the greatest enjoyment. Just listen to the "Valse" from the Novelettes, with its exquisite lilt and upper-register playing, or the spirited bowing in the other dance movements. Indeed, the "Valse" is one of the most charming pieces I have ever heard.The quality of the recorded sound allows us to appreciate the works, and the performances, to the full.