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Cui: | The Fountain Statue at Tsarskoye Selo, Op. 57 No. 17 Tï I vï, Op. 57, No. 11 Zhelaniye, Op. 57, No. 25 (Desire) | Dargomïzhsky: | K druz’yam (To his friends) Yunosha I deva (A girl and a boy) | Glinka: | Priznaniye (Confession) Adel’ Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to me, fair maiden) Ya pomnyu chudnoye mgnoven’ye (I remember the wonderful moment) I am here, Inezilla | Medtner: | Muza, Op. 29, No. 1 Roza, Op. 29, No. 6 Lish’ rozï uvyadayut, Op. 36, No. 3 Vals, Op. 32, No. 5 | Mussorgsky: | Noch' Strekotun’ya beloboka (The magpie) | Rachmaninov: | The Muse, Op. 34 No. 1 Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 | Rimsky Korsakov: | The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne, Op. 51, No. 2 (Do not sing to me, fair maiden) Chto v imeni tebe moyem? Op. 4, No. 1 (What does my name mean to you?) On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 Moy golos dlya tebya, Op. 7, No. 1 (My voice, calling you) Ekho, Op. 45, No. 1 Tï I vï, Op. 27, No. 3 | Rubinstein: | Pevets, Op. 36, No. 7 Romance in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 1 'The Night' | Shostakovich: | Yunoshu, gorku rïdaya, Op. 46, No. 2 (A girl, sobbing bitterly) | Tchaikovsky: | Pesn' Zemfiri (Zemfira's song) with Sergey Rybin The Nightingale Op. 60 No. 4 | Vlasov: | The Fountain of Bakhchisarai |
Few Russian composers could resist setting verses by Alexander Pushkin, and his influence on the development of Russian music was indirectly as great as his influence on literature. This collection demonstrates the compelling power of the poet, and the beauty of the music he inspired. It is performed by Joan Rodgers, herself an acknowledged master of Russian repertoire, and Malcolm Martineau. “To the gentlest songs… Rodgers brings as much gracefulness and subtlety as ever, and timbre as exquisitely fragrant and fine-grained.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 **** “A treasure trove of Russian song that will reward repeated listening for years.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Cui: | I have Touched a Flower | Dargomïzhsky: | Yunosha I deva (A girl and a boy) I Still Love Him | Glinka: | Fire in my Veins To the Zither Do not Tempt me Tell me Why | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 The Soldier’s Wife, Op. 8, No. 4 At night in my garden, Op. 38 No. 1 Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 I await you, Op.14 No. 1 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 Of What in the Quiet Night Early Spring, Op. 43, No. 4 | Tchaikovsky: | Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 If only I had known, Op.47, No.1 Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten) Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Was I not a blade of grass?, Op. 47 No. 7 | Vlasov: | The Fountain of Bakhchisarai |
Elena Kelessidi is one of opera’s most touching and fiery artists and the most international Greek soprano of today. Here she makes her recital debut with this heartfelt programme of songs from a country whose language is natural to her. Born in Kazakhstan of Greek parentage, Kelessidi sprang to International attention in 1996 when she made a highly auspicious stage debut at London's Royal Opera House as Violetta in La traviata and was hailed as an important new discovery by the British musical press. She has returned to sing with the Royal Opera every year since and graced every important world opera house including Paris, the Met, Berlin and Vienna. Her signature roles apart from Violetta are Mimi in La Boheme and Liu in Turandot. Elena’s programme runs the gamut of Russian song, from Glinka and Rimsky-Korsakov, some familiar songs from Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov through to some real discoveries from Cui, Darghomyzhsky and the 20th century composer Vladmir Vlasov. Elena’s pianist is the ever-superb Malcolm Martineau, also appearing this month on ONYX in Susan Graham’s recital, with previous ONYX releases from Amanda Roocroft and Barbara Bonney and a forthcoming recital from the outstanding Austrian bass-baritone Florian Boesch. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Borodin: | Dlya beregov otchizni dal'noy (For the Shores of thy Far Native Land) | Cui: | The Fountain Statue at Tsarskoye Selo, Op. 57 No. 17 Ya vas ljubil (I loved you) | Dargomïzhsky: | Yunosha I deva (A girl and a boy) | Glinka: | Ja pomnu chudnoe mgnovenie (Oh, I recall that lovely moment) Priznaniye (Confession) V krovi gorit ogon zhelania (The Fire of Longing Burns in My Heart) Nochnoi Zefir (The Night Zephyr) | Medtner: | Ya perezhil svoi zhelania (Gone Are my Heart’s Desires), Op. 3 No. 2 Buria Mglou nebo kroet (The Snowstorm Covers the Sky with Darkness), Op. 13 No. 1 Mechtatelu (To a Dreamer) | Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 | Rimsky Korsakov: | The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 | Sviridov: | Roniayet les bagrianiy svoi ubor (The Crimson Forest Sheds its Attire) | Tchaikovsky: | The Nightingale Op. 60 No. 4 | Vlasov: | The Fountain of Bakhchisarai |
“Bringing them all to life is Hvorostovsky's performance - passionate, brooding or forceful with Pushkin's flowing lines, in a manner which might be a bit overpowering in less emotional music, but is exactly right for these songs...His word-sense and diction remain exemplary...Ivari Ilja is an equally spirited accompanist.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 ***** “...his demonstration of finely controlled legato and evenness of tone through the registers is truly impressive.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2010 “...there's a particularly Russian ecstasy and agony in Pushkin's lyrical poetry that requires a broad musical brush to do it proper justice. This seems bred in the artistic bone for Hvorostovsky, so there's an almost conversation style...Despite his formidable horsepower [he] can be silky and subtle when required...evidently a singer for all Russian seasons!” International Record Review, July/August 2010  BBC Music Magazine
Disc of the month - August 2010 |
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