Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Spring Night / Belkina, Sidorenko

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Solo Musica
Release Date
November 5, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RACHMANINOFF TCHAIKOVKSY
    • PERFORMER
      Belkina, Sidorenko
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 05, 2021
    • UPC
      4260123643812
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SM381
    • LABEL
      Solo Musica
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. 6 Romances, Op. 38: No. 2. To bilo ranneyu vesnoy (It was in the early spring)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    2. 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. Net, tol'ko tot, kto znal (No, only he who knew)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    3. Zabit' tak skoro (To Forget so Soon)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    4. 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 1. Kolïbel'naya pesnya (Lullaby)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    5. 6 Romances, Op. 57: No. 1. Skazhi, o chom v teni vetvey (Tell Me, What in the Shade of the Branches)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    6. 12 Romances, Op. 60: No. 9. Noch' (Night)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    7. 16 Songs for Children, Op. 54: No. 10. Kolibel'naya pesn' y buryu (Lullaby in a Storm)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    8. 6 Romances, Op. 63: No. 6. Serenada (Serenade)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    9. 6 Romances, Op. 73: No. 6. Snova, kak prezhde, odin (Again, as Before, Alone)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    10. 6 Romances, Op. 63: No. 2. Rastvoril ya okno (I opened the window)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    11. 12 Songs, Op. 21: No. 5. Siren' (Lilacs)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    12. 6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 2. Utro (Morning)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    13. No. 2. Ditja! Kak cvetok ty prekrasna (Child, thou art as Beautiful as a Flower)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    14. No. 3. Duma (Brooding)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    15. No. 4. Polyubila ya na pechal' svoyu (I have Grown Fond of Sorrow)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    16. No. 5. Son (The Dream)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    17. No. 1. Ya zhdu tebya (I Wait for Thee)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    18. No. 9. Ona, kak polden', khorosha (She is as Lovely as the Noon)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    19. 15 Songs, Op. 26: No. 12. Noch' pechal'na (Night is Mournful)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko

    20. 12 Songs, Op. 14: No. 11. Vesenniye vodï (The Waters of Spring)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Lena Belkina, Natalia Sidorenko


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. 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 it's 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 disc 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 it's 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.