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
Andrei Sklyarenko (tenor)

“I Shall Tell You Nothing” on poem by Nikolai Grekov
Dmitry Cheblykov (baritone)

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

“Song of Disappointment” on poem by Daniil Rathaus
Dmitry Cheblykov (baritone)

“It Was Getting Dark” on poem by Alexei Tolstoy
Andrei Sklyarenko (tenor)

“A Flower Has Faded” on poem by Daniil Rathaus
Andrei Sklyarenko (tenor)

“Did You Hiccup, Natasha?” on poem by Pyotr Vyazemsky
Dmitry Cheblykov (baritone)

“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
Taras Prisyazhnyuk (tenor)

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

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

“Music” on poem by Yakov Polonsky, op. 34 No. 8
Maria Barakova (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
Dmitry Cheblykov (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
Maria Barakova (mezzo-soprano)

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

“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
Viktoria Karkacheva (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