Anthology of Russian Classical Romances. Sergei Rachmaninov. Part II

Part I

“C’était en avril” (“April! A Festive Spring Day”) on poem by Édouard Pailleron
David Posulikhin (tenor)

“Song of Disappointment” on poem by Daniil Rathaus
Giorgi Chelidze (bass)

“It Was Getting Dark” on poem by Alexei Tolstoy
David Posulikhin (tenor)

“Again You Leapt, my Heart” on poem by Nikolai Grekov
David Posulikhin (tenor)

“I Shall Tell You Nothing” on poem by Nikolai Grekov
Giorgi Chelidze (bass)

“A Flower Has Faded” on poem by Daniil Rathaus
David Posulikhin (tenor)

“Did You Hiccup, Natasha?” on poem by Pyotr Vyazemsky
Giorgi Chelidze (bass)

“April! A Festive Spring Day” on poem by Édouard Pailleron in translation by Veronika Tushkova
Elmira Karakhanova (soprano)

“Oh Thou, my Field” on poem by Alexei Tolstoy, op. 4 No. 5
Maria Motolygina (soprano)

“Believe Me Not, Friend” on poem by Alexei Tolstoy, op. 14 No. 7
Dmitry Cheblykov (baritone)

“Night is Mournful” on poem by Ivan Bunin, op. 26 No. 12
David Posulikhin (tenor)

“Again I am Alone” on poem by Ivan Bunin after Taras Shevchenko, op. 26 No. 9
Taras Prisyazhnyuk (tenor)

“Lilacs” on poem by Ekaterina Beketova, op. 21 No. 5
Elizaveta Narsia (soprano)

“Music” on poem by Yakov Polonsky, op. 34 No. 8
Viktoria Karkacheva (mezzo-soprano)

“I Wait for Thee” on poem by Maria Davidova, op. 14 No. 1
Viktoria Karkacheva (mezzo-soprano)


Part II

“Storm” on poem by Alexander Pushkin
Giorgi Sturua (tenor)

“Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not!” on poem by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, op. 4 No. 1
Dmitry Cheblykov (baritone)

“Christ Is Risen” on poem by Dmitry Merezhkovsky, op. 26 No. 6
Rauf Timergazin (baritone)

“The Dream” on poem by Alexei Pleshcheyev after Heinrich Heine, op. 8 No. 5
Taras Prisyazhnyuk (tenor)

“A Prayer” on poem by Alexei Pleshcheyev after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, op. 8 No. 6
Viktoria Karkacheva (mezzo-soprano)

“Child! Thou Art as Beautiful as a Flower” on poem by Alexei Pleshcheyev after Heinrich Heine, op. 8 No. 2
Rauf Timergazin (baritone)

“Brooding” on poem by Alexei Pleshcheyev after Taras Shevchenko, op. 8 No. 3
Rauf Timergazin (baritone)

“The Ring” on poem by Alexei Koltsov, op. 26 No. 14
Maria Barakova (mezzo-soprano)

“To Her” on poem by Andrei Bely, op. 38 No. 2
Tamuna Gochashvili (soprano)

“The Rat-Catcher” on poem by Valery Bryusov, op. 38 No. 4
Tamuna Gochashvili (soprano)

“The Dream” on poem by Fyodor Sologub, op. 38 No. 5
Tamuna Gochashvili (soprano)

Monologue of Baron “Like the Young Libertine Awaiting a Meeting…” from the opera The Miserly Knight
Vladimir Komovich (bass)

“These Summer Nights” on poem by Daniil Rathaus, op. 14 No. 5
Maria Motolygina (soprano)

Piano part: Lyubov Orfenova, Valeria Prokofieva, Elizaveta Dmitrieva, Alexander Shirokov