Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky: Romances / Beczala, Deutsch

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Label
PENTATONE
Release Date
August 25, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    • PERFORMER
      Piotr Beczala, Helmut Deutsch
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 25, 2023
    • UPC
      827949086663
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186866
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Art Song
    Works ⌄

    1. Romances (12), Op. 21 (excerpts)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    2. Romances (6), Op. 4

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    3. Romances (12), Op. 14

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    4. Romances (7), Op. 47, No. 6: Does the day reign?

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    5. Romances (12), Op. 60, No. 12: The gentle stars shone for us

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    6. Romances (6), Op. 63 (excerpts)

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    7. Romances (6), Op. 6 (excerpts)

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    8. Romances (6), Op. 16, No. 5: So what?

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    9. Romances & Songs (6), Op. 27, No. 1: At bedtime

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    10. Romances (6), Op. 28, No. 3: What for?

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    11. Romances (6), Op. 38 (excerpts)

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    12. Romances (6), Op. 73

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    13. To forget too soon

      Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)

    14. Romances (6), Op. 8, No. 5: A dream

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Piotr Beczala (Tenor), Helmut Deutsch (Piano)


Star tenor Piotr Beczala presents a selection of romances by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, together with the acclaimed lied accompanist Helmut Deutsch.

The romance was the most popular musical genre in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Russia, practiced by professionals as well as amateurs. Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff both enriched this genre with their lyricism and melodic invention.

Elevated by Deutsch’s splendid accompaniment, Beczala delivers these songs with a great sense for the Slavic idiom and meaning of the words, combined with colorful lyricism and italianità, perfectly fitting the Russian and cosmopolitan musical language of these two masters.

Piotr Beczala is one of the most sought-after tenors of his age, both on the opera and concert stage. His Pentatone debut album Vincerò! has been one of the most successful and critically acclaimed opera recital albums of the last few years. During the 2021 Opus Klassik Awards, Piotr Beczala was crowned as Singer of the Year for this exceptional recording. Pianist Helmut Deutsch is a first-class song accompanist, working together with the greatest vocalists of today. He makes his Pentatone debut.