Pora! Russian Romances

On this CD:

1. To the Poet (Poetu)(4), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 45 No. 3, The Octave
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

2. I bless you, forests ("The Pilgrim's Song"), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/5
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

3. A tear trembles, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/4
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

4. Don Juan's Serenade, song for voice & piano, Op. 38/1
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

5. It was in early spring (At the ball), song for voice & piano, Op. 38/2
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

6. Frenzied nights, song for voice & piano, Op 60/6
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

7. I opened the window, song for voice & piano, Op. 63/2
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

8. Tis time, song for voice & piano, Op. 14/12
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

9. At the gate of the Holy Abode, song for voice & piano,TN ii/50/1
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

10. Fragment from Musset, song for voice & piano, Op. 21/6
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

11. She is as lovely as the noon, song for voice & piano, Op. 14/9
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

12. When yesterday we met, song for voice & piano, Op.26/13
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

13. Oh no, I beg you, forsake me not, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/1
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

14. Do not Sing, My Beauty, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/4
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

15. He took all from me, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/2
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

16. Songs & Dances of Death (Pesni y plyaski smerti; 4), song cycle for voice & piano, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

17. For the Shores of Thy Far Native Land (Dlya beregov otchiznï dal'noy), song for voice & piano
Composed by Alexander Borodin
Performed by Odekhiren Amaize, David Korevaar

Pora! Russian Romances, Music, Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Odekhiren Amaize, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard, Song Cycle for Solo Voice and Piano, Vocal
Galina Vishnevskaya Sings Shostakovich & Mussorgsky
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Wonderful Voice
  • Unforgettable!
 Galina Vishnevskaya Sings Shostakovich & Mussorgsky

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Mussorgsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Tchaikovsky: Songs and Opera Arias
  2. Lieder by Rachmaninov & Glinka
  3. Songs & Opera Arias - Galina Vichnevskaya with Mstislav Rostropovich, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  4. Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
  5. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

ASIN: B0001HAHQO
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

  1. I. Ophelia's Song
  2. II. Gamayun, Bird Of Prophecy
  3. III. We Are Together
  4. IV. The City Sleeps
  5. V. The Storm
  6. VI. Secret Signs
  7. VII. Music
  8. I. To A Critic
  9. II. The Awakening Of Spring
  10. III. Descendants
  11. IV. A Misunderstanding
  12. V. Kreutzer Sonata
  13. I. Lullaby
  14. II. Serenade
  15. III. Trepak
  16. IV. The Field-Marshal
  17. Spat Pora. Dyen Proshol
  18. Zhereboyonok K Kobylke
  19. Kto Eto, Kto, Kto Stuchit?
  20. Ya Poydu...Proshcahay

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Voice.......2007-05-24

I bought this CD during the Shostakovich Centennial and it filled a gap in my collection for the Alexander Blok and Satires, works written with Galina Vishnevskaya in mind. The performances were made during the late 1970's and are also interesting for the collaboration of Vishnevskaya's husband Mstislav Rostropovich, who plays the cello and piano and is the conductor for the Lady Macbeth selections.

The booklet recalls the comment by Ms. Vishnevskaya that she is "a music hall singer with an operatic voice," something that Dmitri Shostakovich understood when composing these songs. It would be easy in some of the songs to loose control (particularly when the singer must half-shout, half-shriek) with the demands that the composer places on the singer but Vishnevskaya takes it all in stride. She is also superb in the Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death that Shostakovich orchestrated but Vishnevskaya really shines in the scene from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. The disc includes only Act 1 Scene 3 but the scene is a pivotal one where Sergei (sung by Nicolai Gedda) seduces Katarina. I am familiar with the recording of the opera with Maria Ewing and, for drama and singing, this recording is truly excellent leaving one wanting for more.

The recordings have been nicely re-mastered and are a must for anyone interested in Shostakovich's music. The booklet includes the texts and a nice biography of Galina Vishnevskaya.

5 out of 5 stars Unforgettable!.......2007-04-09

I was introduced both to Schostakovich and the "Blok Romances" when the recording was issued as a vinyl on the Seraphim label. At the time, I was absolutely entranced. My vinyl records went the way of the dodo, however, and by the time I had acquired a CD collection, I had lost track of who had performed the piece. I bought various versions of Shostakovich's "Romances," which were lovely, but none could compare to my memories of my original recording.

I was therefore absolutely thrilled when I discovered this CD with Vishnevskaya and Rostropovich, and as I listened to the first rich notes of "Ophelia's Song," I realized that I had found, not the lost chord, but my lost recording. Vishnevskaya's interpretation is unparalleled, as is that of Rostropovich and the other members of accompanying piano trio. This performance definitely belongs under the rubric of "Great Artists of the Century."

Personally, though, playing it was like welcoming back a long-lost and beloved friend.
Pora! Russian Romances
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • These songs must have been written for Amaize
 Pora! Russian Romances
Alexander Borodin , Modest Mussorgsky , Sergey Rachmaninov , Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , and Odekhiren Amaize
Manufacturer: Msr Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003L9GM
Release Date: 1999-12-14

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars These songs must have been written for Amaize.......2004-04-07

My gripe with most recordings of "art songs" is that the performances are boring, as if the music has been fed through a vocal processor, technique overrides heart. This is never the case with Odekhiren Amaize, who makes each song his own. For my money, there is no voice or heart more perfectly suited to interpret these deep, rich Russian songs than his deep, rich Bass-Baritone...the combination of Rakhmaninov and Amaize is nothing short of amazing, and I was moved to tears on more than one occasion even though (not speaking Russian and not first having read the English translations) I didn't have a clue what the text was about. Absolutely stunning!

Music Track:

  1. Psalms from St. Paul's, Vol. 10
  2. Respighi: Piano Concerto in A minor; Concerto in Modo Misolidio
  3. Reveries: The Most Beautiful Piano Works
  4. Rosbaud: in Berlin, 1940
  5. Rota: La Visita Meravigliosa
  6. Sacred Cantatas Bwv 94-96
  7. Schubert: Mass, D324; German Mass, D872
  8. Schubert: Masses Nos. 1 & 4
  9. Schubert: Piano Sonata Nos. 19 & 23
  10. Schumann: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 7

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