Gretchaninov, Medtner, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov & Taneev: Romances

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Quartz Music
Release Date
July 7, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Alexander Gretchaninov, Nikolai Medtner, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninov, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsak
    • PERFORMER
      Iestyn Morris
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 07, 2023
    • UPC
      880040215523
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      QTZ2155
    • LABEL
      Quartz Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Art Song
    Works ⌄

    1. 6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 2. Utro (Morning)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    2. 10 Romances, Op. 17: No. 1. The Island

      Composer: Sergei Taneyev

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    3. 12 Songs, Op. 21: No. 5. Siren' (Lilacs)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    4. 12 Russian Folksongs, Op. 104: No. 7. Son (Dream)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    5. No. 2. Ostrovok (The Isle)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    6. No. 11. Vesenniye vody (Spring Waters)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

    7. No. 10. V moyey dushe (In my Soul)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

    8. 12 Russian Folksongs, Op. 104: No. 6. Katerina

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    9. 4 Songs, Op. 42: No. 4. Moya balovnitsa (My spoiled darling)

      Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    10. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 4. Slyeza drozhit (A Tear Trembles)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    11. 12 Songs, Op. 14: No. 7. Ne ver' mne, drug (Believe me not, Friend)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    12. 7 Romances, Op. 47: No. 6. Den' li tsarit? (Does the day reign?)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    13. 4 Songs, Op. 42: No. 3. Redeyet oblakov letuchaya gryada (The flying wisps of clouds are thinning, scattering far)

      Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    14. 12 Russian Folksongs, Op. 104: No. 8. Za Lissochkam (Behind the Forest)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    15. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (None but the Lonely Heart)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    16. 12 Russian Folksongs, Op. 104: No. 10. Ya Nigde Drushka ni Vizhu (I See My Friend Nowhere)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    17. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 5. Why?

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    18. 12 Songs, Op. 14: No. 6. Tebya tak lyubyat vse (How Everyone Loves Thee)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    19. No. 6. Roza (The Rose)

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    20. No. 7. Zaklinaniye (The Call, Evocation)

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    21. No. 2. Aus Wilhelm Meister, "An die Turen will ich schleichen"

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    22. No. 11. Gleich und Gleich

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    23. No. 1. Wandrers Nachtlied I

      Composer: Nikolai Medtner

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    24. 2 Mélodies, Op. 15: No. 2. Death

      Composer: Alexander Gretchaninov

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster

    25. 12 Songs, Op. 14: No. 12. Pora ('Tis time)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Iestyn Morris, Nigel Foster


The Romances presented here, are borne out of intense national internal debate, between Western modernity and Eastern nationalism. It is a story of immense personalities, pioneers, revolutionaries, virtuoso pianists, lesser-known heroes and sumptuous revealing poetry that is as relevant today as it was over a century ago. Thanks to the level of fame achieved by their ballets, symphonies and operas, a wide range of composers of Russian origin, who lived between the time of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev have become household names, which has established them a permanent place in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world. However, often overlooked in the West, is the extraordinary contribution that composers in this period made to the world of song. They did nothing short of giving the Russian language a standing in the international musical landscape, by establishing a new canon of Art Song, the Romance