Russian Songs

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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Russian Songs
Mikhail Svetlov (bass) / Pavlina Dokovska (piano)

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 1 June 2011

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Russian bass Mikhail Svetlov is a winner of the Viotti International Competition and has been principal soloist of the legendary Bolshoy Theatre of Moscow for more than a decade.

When the Russian art historian and critic Vladimir Stasov declared in 1867 'how much poetry, feeling, talent, and intelligence are possessed by the small but already mighty handful of Russian musicians', the five nationalist composers to whom he referred adopted the nickname with pride. Though each developed his own personal style, they remained committed to forging a truly Russian musical tradition, not least through pieces such as these songs. Russian bass Mikhail Svetlov is a winner of the Viotti International Competition and has been principal soloist of the legendary Bolshoy Theatre of Moscow for more than a decade.

Tracks:

Balakirev:
Barkarola
When I hear your voice
They keep calling me a fool
Hebrew Melody (Yevreyskaya Melodiya) 1859 (Lermontov/Byron)

Borodin:
Chudniy sad (The Magic Garden)
Fal'shivaya nota (The False Note)
Iz slyoz moikh (From My Tears)
Pesnya tyomnogo lesa (Song of the Dark Forest)

Cui:
The Fountain Statue at Tsarskoye Selo, Op. 57 No. 17
Thou and You

Mussorgsky:
Mephistopheles' Song in Auerbach's Cellar
A Society Tale
The He-Goat
Mischief
The Seminarist
Lullaby
Serenade
Trepak
The field-marshal
From Songs and Dances of Death

Rimsky Korsakov:
The Prophet, Op. 49 No. 2
Of What in the Quiet Night
On the hills of Georgia, Op. 3 No. 4
The rainy day has waned, Op. 51 No. 5