Vassily Savenko / Alexander Blok -Romances for low voice and piano -Toccata Classics CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Romanzen Nr. 1-5 für Bass und Klavier op. 5

01. "Nr. 1 After the battle"

02. "Nr. 2 Death"

03. "Nr. 3 An old song"

04. "Nr. 4 A dirge"

05. "Nr. 5 I had a dream"
Four romances to verses by Shelley op. 14 (Auszug)

06. "Nr. 3 Good night"

07. "Ozymandias op. 15"
Romanzen Nr. 1-3 für tiefe Stimme und Klavier op. 6

08. "Nr. 1 Accursed place"

09. "Nr. 2 The tomb"

10. "Nr. 3 At the crossroads"
Romanzen Nr. 1-4 to verses by Pushkin op. 27

11. "Nr. 1 On the hills of Georgia"

12. "Nr. 2 Three springs"

13. "Nr. 3 There on the shore"

14. "The sun"
Five romances to verses by I. Franko op. 31 (Auszug)

15. "Nr. 1: Your eyes are like the sea"

16. "Nr. 2: Boundless plain"

17. "Nr. 4 Why do you never laugh?"

18. "Nr. 5 Do not pass by so proudly, my child"
Two romances to verses by L. Pervomaysky op. 32 (Auszug)

19. "Nr. 2 Recurring dreams"
Romanzen Nr. 1-2 für Bass und Klavier op. 57

20. "Nr. 1 A letter to Siberia"

21. "Nr. 2 Elegy"
Romanzen Nr. 1-2 op. 37

22. "Nr. 1 The star"

23. "Nr. 2 The height of happiness"

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Vassily Savenko/ Alexander Blok

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The music of the Ukrainian composer Boris Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968) is familiar in his home country but sorely neglected abroad. Lyatoshynsky's songs are neglected even there: this anthology of his best romantsiy for low voice and piano contains many first recordings. The songs meld intense Scriabinesque expressionism with elements of Ukrainian folksong in a language that embraces both the lyrical and the dramatic. His setting of Shelley's Ozymandias, with it's warning of the impermanence of power, was a brave act in the Soviet Union of 1924. The booklet contains full sung texts, with English translations by Russian-music expert Anthony Phillips, who also provides an extensive introduction to Lyatoshynsky, his songs and his artistic milieu.

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TOCC0053

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