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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | In the Still of NightSongs by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 Encore | Rimsky Korsakov: | In the silence of the night, Op.40, No.3 Prosti! Ne pomni dney naden'ya, Op. 27, No. 4 Not the wind blowing from the heights, Op.43, No.2 Plus sonore que le chant de l’alouette, Op.43, No.1 On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 V tsarstvo rozï vina, Op. 8, No. 5 Zuleika's Song (Pesnya Zyuleyki) Op. 26 No. 4, 1882 (Kozlov/Byron) Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Op. 2 No. 2 The clouds begin to scatter (Elegy), Op. 42 No. 3 The Nymph Op. 56 No. 1 Son v letnyuyu noch', Op. 56, No. 2 | Strauss, R: | Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Encore | Tchaikovsky: | Skazhi, o chom v teni vetvey (Tell me, what in the shade of the branches), Op. 57 No. 1 Zabït tak skoro (So soon forgotten) Nochy bezumnïye, Op. 60 No. 6 Otchevo? (Why?), Op. 6 No. 5 O ditya, pod okoshkom tvoim (Serenade), Op. 63 No. 6 Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 Was I not a blade of grass?, Op. 47 No. 7 Sred mrachnïkh dnei, Op. 73, No. 5 Den' li tsarit? (Does the day reign?), Op. 47 No. 6 |
Anna Netrebko’s first live solo album and first Lieder album is accompanied by star conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim. This was the concert event of the Salzburg Festival 2009 and your first Deutsche Grammophon priority of the year. For her Salzburg recital, Anna Netrebko programmed an all Russian evening. Companioned by Barenboim’s masterful, idiomatic playing, Anna’s voluptuous voice surrenders completely to the haunting, soulful melodies of songs by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and others. On the heels of her successful Russian Album – more than 270,000 copies sold and still selling strong – In the Still of Night is certain to soar. “Russian songs and romances may not be Barenboim’s usual repertoire, but he presents the accompaniments subtly, and with selfless generosity. More surprisingly, these superstars work very well as a team...Netrebko’s voice, fuller in tone than it has been before, dapples these miseries of love with nicely varied colours and intoxicating shots of high drama” The Times, 2nd April 2010 **** “Barenboim’s playing is exquisitely sensitive and imaginative throughout” The Telegraph, 7th April 2010 “it's a pleasure to find that [Netrebko] hasn't - unlike some other Russian singers - lost touch with her native repertoire; and not just the well-known bits...she has this music in her bones, making it a delightful recital, with agreeable Dvorak and Strauss encores.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 ***** “Netrebko’s supremacy in her native song repertoire can’t be challenged today...She seems to have enriched and enlarged her palette of tone colours since the birth of her son. I guess she is at her absolute peak, vocally...[Barenboim's] playing is a luxury beyond price.” Sunday Times, 2nd May 2010 ***** “[Netrebko has] a wonderfully full, firm and creamy voice, and she effectively varies the emotional pressure from one song to the next, encompassing humour and ecstasy as well as warmth and sympathy.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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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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| |  | Rimsky-Korsakov - Angel & Demon
Anna Samuil (soprano), Alfredo Daza (baritone) & Matthias Samuil (pianist) To commemorate the centenary of one of Russian’s greatest composers, this CD highlights a combination of the best known and rarest songs by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov [1844 - 1908]. Bringing their exquisite vocal talents to these songs are a Russian diva Anna Samuil and a rising star, Mexican baritone Alfredo Daza. “Anna Samuil did the role proud. The Russian soprano pulled out all the stops… Her voice was broad, full-bodied and effortless and was matched by skillful acting… ” San Francisco Chronicle “[Alfredo] Daza brings out dramatic tones, drawing out the man’s anger: all done musically… Judged from his work here, Daza should be better known.” International Record Review | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Arensky: | Autumn, Op. 27 No. 2 | Balakirev: | Embrace, kiss | 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 | Dargomïzhsky: | The Night Zephyr The Miller I remember | Glinka: | How sweet it is for me to be with you Bolero (No 3 of A Farewell to St Petersburg) | Grechaninov: | The Prisoner, Op. 20 No. 4 | Lyatoshinsky: | Dawn, Op. 37 No. 1 Supreme Happiness, Op. 37 No. 2 | Medtner: | I have outlived my aspirations, Op. 3 No. 2 Spring Solace, Op. 28 No. 5 | Mussorgsky: | Forgotten Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea | Rachmaninov: | She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 | Rimsky Korsakov: | On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 | Tchaikovsky: | Blagoslavlyayu vas, lesa (I Bless you, Forests), Op. 47 No. 5 Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op. 38 No. 3 Serenada Don-Zhuana (Don Juan's Serenade), Op. 38 No. 1 |
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Mikhail Svetlov (bass) & Pavlina Dokovska (piano) When the Russian art historian and critic Vladimir Stasov declared in 1867 ‘how much poetry, feeling, talent, and intelligence are possessed by the small but already mighty handful of Russian musicians’, the five nationalist composers to whom he referred adopted the nickname with pride. Though each developed his own personal style, they remained committed to forging a truly Russian musical tradition, not least through pieces such as these songs. Russian bass Mikhail Svetlov is a winner of the Viotti International Competition and has been principal soloist of the legendary Bolshoy Theatre of Moscow for more than a decade. | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Pushkin Romances
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 ***** “...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 “...his demonstration of finely controlled legato and evenness of tone through the registers is truly impressive.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2010  BBC Music Magazine
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| |  | The Chaliapin Edition Volume 4: 1913-1921
Alnaes: | Sidste Reis, Op. 17 No. 2 | Brahms: | Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 | Glinka: | Ivan Susanin (A Life for the Tsar): They Guess the Truth | Grieg: | En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) Abschied, Op. 4 No. 3 Stambogsrim (Verses in an Album), Op. 25 No. 3 Das alte Lied, Op. 4 No. 5 | Koenemann: | When the King Went Forth To War, Op. 7 No. 6 | Lyapunov: | The Tale of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, Op. 48 No. 4 | Malashkin: | O, yesli b mog virazit' v zvuke (Oh, Could I in Song Tell My Sorrow) | Mussorgsky: | Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea | Rachmaninov: | Yesterday we met, Op. 26 No.13 | Rimsky Korsakov: | On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4 The Prophet, Op. 49 No. 2 | Rubinstein: | The Prisoner | Schubert: | Aufenthalt D957 No. 5 | Slonov: | A word of farewell | Tchaikovsky: | The Nightingale Op. 60 No. 4 | trad.: | The mother-in-law had seven sons-in-law Ah, the green oak has bent over the ravine A great big gnat |
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