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For Russian musicians, the Romances of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov have always been a test of their artistic maturity. The very name of the genre carries a great many shades of meaning in Russian, denoting what at times are very varied forms of musical utterance. The vocal chamber works by these two composers, who are usually mentioned in the same breath as luminaries of Russian music, really do exhibit the vast range in artistic expression of their creators.
Here you listen to a recording by the young musicians Lena Belkina and Natalia Sidorenko, who have begun the difficult journey along the road that leads to a perfect blend of tone and the discovery of a personal inflexion in these diminutive, yet complex masterpieces. It is significant that the mezzo-soprano Lena Belkina - for whom Russian, with its awkward intonation, is a mother tongue – lives and works in Austria, Germany, Italy and France. This has given her an awareness that romances by great Russian composers are part of a worldwide musical heritage. There are several themes running through the romances brought together on this programme that pose demanding artistic challenges for their performers. Spring: from tender green leaves that have barely sprouted to luxuriant blooms of flowering lilac, rushing streams and the burble of the nightingale’s song. Night: descending on us with its unexpected warmth, sometimes stifling, sometimes melancholy, giving rise even in the midst of a storm to cradle songs, serenades and dreams of a happy life, which often dissipate on awakening. Love: past and future, lamented and desired, "familiar to everyone and eternally new", as one of the romances puts it. © solo musica
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6 Romances, Op. 38, TH 101 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Aleksey Tolstoy, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 6, TH 93 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Lyricist - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Lev Mey, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
To Forget so Soon, TH 94 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Aleksey Apukhtin, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 16, TH 95 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Apollon Maykov, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 57, TH 105 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Vladimir Sollogub, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
12 Romances, Op. 60, TH 106 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Yakov Polonsky, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
16 Songs for Children, Op. 54, TH 104 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 63, TH 107 (Excerpts) (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Konstantin Romanov, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Daniil Rathaus, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 63, TH 107 (Excerpts) (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Konstantin Romanov, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
12 Romances, op. 21 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Ekaterina Beketova, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 4 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist - Maria Yanova, Lyricist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
6 Romances, Op. 8 (Excerpts) (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Heinrich Heine, Lyricist - Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Taras Shevchenko, Lyricist - Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Taras Shevchenko, Lyricist - Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Heinrich Heine, Lyricist - Aleksey Pleshcheyev, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts) (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist - Mariya Davydova, Lyricist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist - Nikolay Minskiy, Lyricist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
15 Romances, op. 26 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Ivan Bunin, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts) (Serge Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Fyodor Tyutchev, Lyricist - Lena Belkina, Artist, MainArtist - Natalia Sidorenko, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
Album review
For Russian musicians, the Romances of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov have always been a test of their artistic maturity. The very name of the genre carries a great many shades of meaning in Russian, denoting what at times are very varied forms of musical utterance. The vocal chamber works by these two composers, who are usually mentioned in the same breath as luminaries of Russian music, really do exhibit the vast range in artistic expression of their creators.
Here you listen to a recording by the young musicians Lena Belkina and Natalia Sidorenko, who have begun the difficult journey along the road that leads to a perfect blend of tone and the discovery of a personal inflexion in these diminutive, yet complex masterpieces. It is significant that the mezzo-soprano Lena Belkina - for whom Russian, with its awkward intonation, is a mother tongue – lives and works in Austria, Germany, Italy and France. This has given her an awareness that romances by great Russian composers are part of a worldwide musical heritage. There are several themes running through the romances brought together on this programme that pose demanding artistic challenges for their performers. Spring: from tender green leaves that have barely sprouted to luxuriant blooms of flowering lilac, rushing streams and the burble of the nightingale’s song. Night: descending on us with its unexpected warmth, sometimes stifling, sometimes melancholy, giving rise even in the midst of a storm to cradle songs, serenades and dreams of a happy life, which often dissipate on awakening. Love: past and future, lamented and desired, "familiar to everyone and eternally new", as one of the romances puts it. © solo musica
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:06
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Lena Belkina Natalia Sidorenko
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Solo Musica
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2021 Solo Musica (P) 2021 Solo Musica
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