Beethoven Hall

7 December, 19:30
Part I

Mikhail GLINKA

“The Midnight Review” to verses Vasily Zhukovsky (from Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz)
“I Recall a Wonderful Moment” to verses by Alexander Pushkin
“A Fire of Desire Burning in the Blood” to verses by Alexander Pushkin
“Travelling Song” to verses by Nestor Kukolnik
Nocturne “La separation”
Transcription for cello and piano
“Doubt” on poem by Nestor Kukolnik
for bass, cello and piano

Georgy SVIRIDOV

“The Crimson Forest Sheds Its Attire” to verses by Alexander Pushkin
“A Winter's Road” to verses by Alexander Pushkin
“Drawing Near to Iszhory” ” to verses by Alexander Pushkin
“Blushing Like an Apple” to verses by Vasily Kurochkin (from Pierre-Jean de Béranger)

Part II

Alexander DARGOMYZHSKY

“The Old Corporal” (Dramatic song) to verses by Vasily Kurochkin (from Pierre-Jean de Béranger)
“I’m Sad” to verses by Mikhail Lermontov
“I am in love, my beauty” to verses by Nikolay Yazykov
“The Night Zephyr” to verses by Alexander Pushkin

Alexander GLAZUNOV

“Chant du ménestrel”
Transcription for cello and piano
“Sérénade espagnole”
Transcription for cello and piano

Alexander DARGOMYZHSKY

“Spanish Romance” to verses by Alexander Pushkin
“The Worm” (Comic song) to verses by Vasily Kurochkin (from Pierre-Jean de Béranger)
“The Titular Counselor” to verses by Pyotr Veinberg

Modest MUSSORGSKY

“The Goat” to verses by the composer
“The Song of the Flea”
from the Russian translation of Faust by J.W. von Goethe

Vladimir Matorin (bass)
Arseny Kotlyarevsky (cello)
Margarita Petrosyan (piano)