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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Rachmaninov: Romances
Rachmaninov: | We shall rest, Op.26, No. 3 Do you remember the evening? O, no, I beg you, do not leave, Op. 4 No. 1 Morning, Op. 4 No. 2 In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 The Harvest Of Sorrow, Op. 4 No. 5 Romance in E flat Op. 8 No. 2 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 I was with her, Op. 14 No. 4 Do not believe me, friend, Op. 14 No. 7 She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 In my soul, Op.14 No.10 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 They replied, Op. 21 No. 4 Fragment from A. Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 How pained I am, Op. 21 No.12 All was taken from me, Op. 26 No. 2 Yesterday we met, Op. 26 No.13 Prokhodit vse, Op.26 No.15 Night is sorrowful, Op. 26 No.12 I am again alone, Op.26 No. 9 At the gates of the holy cloister Christ is risen, Op.26 No. 6 I await you, Op.14 No. 1 |
For his first CD release on Ondine, star baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has chosen art song repertoire of great intensity and emotion from his Russian home country. The 26 romances by Sergei Rachmaninov on this disc include such popular songs as Spring waters, op.14/11 or In the silence of the mysterious night, op.4/3. Together with his longstanding duo partner, Estonian pianist Ivari Ilja, they have frequently performed many of these songs to great critical acclaim (“Mr. Hvorostovsky used the infinite shadings of his luxuriously dark and dusky voice to illuminate the yearning nuances of bitterness and regret. […] his admirable range of expressive and dynamic shadings [was] aptly mirrored by Ivari Ilja, an exemplary accompanist..” – The New York Times, 5 April 2008) Dmitri Hvorostovsky is recognized as one of the leading and most charismatic baritones of our time, performing internationally at such opera houses as the New York Met, and partnering regularly with singers Renée Fleming and Jonas Kaufmann. Dmitri Hvorostovsky recently signed to Ondine. He has released numerous highly successful CD and DVD recordings on such labels as Deutsche Grammophon, Philips, and Delos. “This recording should come with the warning "too hot to handle", such is the combustible combination of Dmitri Hvorostovsky's heroic baritone with the flaming passion of intensely romantic Russian poetry...the listener is left quite drained but also lost in wonder at the beauty of the melodic line.” The Observer, 5th February 2012 “Though Dmitri Hvorostovsky revisits repertoire he recorded in his 1991 'Russian Romantics'...he has little to fear from comparisons with his more svelte-voiced younger self...his long-admired breath control is, if anything, more impressive...his baritone has a far richer palette of vocal resources to call upon...This is as fine as any currently available single-disc collection of Rachmaninov songs.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2012 “for all his famously silky tones and deep-brown vocal shading Hvorostovsky does shape the lines meaningfully, and his delivery suits these songs admirably...Not everyone needs to respond to the 'Russian soul', of course; but for those who do, this is a fascinating recital - even if it's best not listened to all in one go.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2012 ***** “This is still a full-throated, virile baritone of great beauty, capable of dramatic declaration. It verges on the over-heated, but it's impossible to approach this 'heart-on-the-sleeve' repertoire without anything less than total commitment...Ivari Ilja tackles Rachmaninov's elaborate piano accompaniments with equal commitment.” International Record Review, March 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Shostakovich & Rachmaninov Songs
Rachmaninov: | We shall rest, Op.26, No. 3 Christ is risen, Op.26 No. 6 The ring, Op.26, No.14 I await you, Op.14 No. 1 Thoughts, reflections, Op. 8 No. 3 O niet molyu ni ukhodi, Op.4 No.1 Oh, do not grieve, Op.14 No. 8 Prokhodit vse, Op.26 No.15 How pained I am, Op. 21 No.12 In my soul, Op.14 No.10 Morning, Op. 4 No. 2 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 V molchanii nochi taynoy, Op. 4 No. 3 | Shostakovich: | Six Spanish Songs Op. 100 Five Songs to lyrics by E Dolmatovsky Op. 98 |
“This is a distinctly beautiful voice, with some power but no undue showiness, an often crystalline top, good diction and expressive intelligence.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Mussorgsky: | Songs and Dances of Death | Rachmaninov: | Night is sorrowful, Op. 26 No.12 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 Oh, never to see me again I await you, Op.14 No. 1 Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 Loneliness We shall rest, Op.26, No. 3 Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 | Scriabin: | Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 'Black Mass' |
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| |  | Song Recital
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Chopin: | Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Precz z moich oczu (Out of My Sight!), op. 74 No. 6 | Karlowicz: | Po szerokim morzu (Over the wide sea), Op. 3 No. 9 Mów do mnie jeszcze Op. 3 No. 1 Spi w blaskach nocy Op. 3 No. 4 | Mozart: | Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 Komm, liebe Zither, K351 An Chloë, K524 | Obradors: | El Vito (from Canciones clásicas españolas) Del cabello más sutil Coplas de curro dulce | Rachmaninov: | A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Not the wind blowing from the heights, Op.43, No.2 | Schubert: | Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531 Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 An die Musik D547 | Strauss, R: | Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 | Tchaikovsky: | None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 | Wichrowski: | Liscie |
Dariusz Paradowski (male soprano), Jeff Cohen (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Rachmaninov: Works for cello & piano
Petja Svensson (cello), Bengt-Ake Lundlin (piano) | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Minigrelian Songs
Zurab Sotkilava (tenor), L. Mogilevskaya (piano) State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, Male Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble Recorded on May 4, 1974 at the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire All tracks sung in Russian ADD | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Rachmaninov: Songs, Vol. 1
Rachmaninov: | At the gates of the holy cloister Nothing shall I say to you Again you are bestirred, my heart. April! A festive day in the spring. Dusk was falling. Song of the disenchanted The flower died Do you remember the evening? O, no, I beg you, do not leave, Op. 4 No. 1 Morning, Op. 4 No. 2 In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Oh, my field, Op. 4 No. 5 It wasn't long ago, my friend, Op. 4 No. 6 Water lily, Op. 8 No. 1 My child, your beauty is that of a flower, Op. 8 No. 2 Thoughts, reflections, Op. 8 No. 3 I fell in love, to my sorrow, Op. 8 No. 4 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 Prayer, Op. 8 No. 6 I await you, Op.14 No. 1 Small island, Op. 14 No. 2 How fleeting is delight in love, Op.14 No. 3 I was with her, Op. 14 No. 4 Summer nights Op.14 No. 5 You are so loved by all, Op.14 No. 6 Do not believe me, friend, Op. 14 No. 7 Oh, do not grieve, Op.14 No. 8 She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 In my soul, Op.14 No.10 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 |
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| |  | Rachmaninov: Songs for Tenor
Rachmaninov: | In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 How pained I am, Op. 21 No.12 Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Arion, Op. 34 No. 5 How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 Do not believe me, friend, Op. 14 No. 7 Let us leave, my sweet, Op. 26 No. 5 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 All was taken from me, Op. 26 No. 2 Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 I am again alone, Op.26 No. 9 Night is sorrowful, Op. 26 No.12 O, no, I beg you, do not leave, Op. 4 No. 1 Small island, Op. 14 No. 2 I am not a prophet, Op. 21 No.11 Yesterday we met, Op. 26 No.13 They replied, Op. 21 No. 4 Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 I was with her, Op. 14 No. 4 Christ is risen, Op.26 No. 6 It cannot be! Op. 34 No. 7 At my window, Op. 26 No.10 What happiness, Op. 34 No.12 At night in my garden, Op. 38 No. 1 Fragment from A. Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 All passes, Op. 26 No. 15 |
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| |  | Rachmaninov Songs
Rachmaninov: | Before the icon, Op. 21 No. 10 Yesterday we met, Op. 26 No.13 I am not a prophet, Op. 21 No.11 All passes, Op. 26 No. 15 All was taken from me, Op. 26 No. 2 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 Thoughts, reflections, Op. 8 No. 3 We shall rest, Op.26, No. 3 In the soul of each of us, Op. 34 No. 2 On the death of a siskin, Op.21, No. 8. O, no, I beg you, do not leave, Op. 4 No. 1 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 By a fresh grave, Op. 21 No. 2 Fate, Op. 21 No. 1 Song of the disenchanted Morning, Op. 4 No. 2 At the gates of the holy cloister I was with her, Op. 14 No. 4 Christ is risen, Op.26 No. 6 Fragment from A. Musset, Op. 21 No. 6 |
Sergej Koptchak (bass), Marian Lapsansky (piano) | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 weeks. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Viktoriya Dodoka: Rachmaninov Songs
Rachmaninov: | Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 The Harvest Of Sorrow, Op. 4 No. 5 Water lily, Op. 8 No. 1 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 Prayer, Op. 8 No. 6 Small island, Op. 14 No. 2 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 Twilight, Op.21 No. 3 Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 Loneliness How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7 Sorrow in Springtime At my window, Op. 26 No.10 Night is sorrowful, Op. 26 No.12 Day to Night comparing... Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 At night in my garden, Op. 38 No. 1 To her, Op.38, No. 2 Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 The pied piper, Op.38, No. 3 Sleep, Op.38, No. 5 'A-oo', Op.38, No. 6 |
Viktoriya Dodoka (Soprano), Iola Shelley (Piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 6 weeks. |
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