Utwory na płycie:

• Glinka: Priznaniye (Confession)
• Glinka: Adel'
• Glinka: Ne Poy, Krasavitsa, Pri Mne (Do Not Sing To Me, Fair Maiden)
• Glinka: Ya Pomnyu Chudnoye Mgnoven'ye (I Remember The Wonderful Moment)
• Glinka: Ya Zdes, Inezilya (Here I Am, Iñesilla)
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Redeyet Oblakov Letuchaya Gryada (A Line Of Flying Clouds), Op. 42/3
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Ne Poy, Krasavitsa, Pri Mne (Do Not Sing To Me, Fair Maiden), Op. 51/2
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Chto V Imeni Tebe Moyem? (What Does My Name Mean To You?), Op. 4/1
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Na Kholmakh Gruzii (The Hills Of Georgia), Op. 3/4
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Moy Golos Dlya Tebya (My Voice, Calling You), Op. 7/1
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Ekho, Op. 45/1
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Tï I Vï (You & Thou), Op. 27/3
• Medtner: 7 Stikhotvoreniy Pushkina (7 Pushkin Poems), Op. 29 - #1 Muza (The Muse)
• Medtner: 7 Stikhotvoreniy Pushkina (7 Pushkin Poems), Op. 29 - #6 Roza (The Rose)
• Medtner: 6 Stikhotvoreniy A Pushkina (6 Pushkin Poems), Op. 36 - #3 Lish' Rozï Uvyadayut (When Roses Wither)
• Medtner: 6 Stikhotvoreniy Pushkina (6 Pushkin Poems), Op. 32 - #5 Vals (The Waltz)
• Rubinstein: Pevets (The Singer), Op. 36/7
• Rubinstein: Soirées À St-Petersbourg, Op. 44 - #1a Noch' (Night)
• Tchaikovsky: Pesn' Zemfirï (Zemfira's Song)
• Tchaikovsky: 12 Romansov (12 Romances), Op. 60 - #04 Solovey (The Nightingale)
• Musorgsky: Noch' (Night)
• Musorgsky: Strekotun'ya Beloboka (The Magpie)
• Dargomïzhsky: K Druz'yam (To His Friends)
• Dargomïzhsky: Yunosha I Deva (A Girl & A Boy)
• Shostakovich: 4 Romances, Op. 46 - #2 Yunoshu, Gorku Rïdaya (A Girl, Sobbing Bitterly)
• Rachmaninov: Muza (The Muse), Op. 34/1
• Rachmaninov: Ne Poy, Krasavitsa, Pri Mne (Do Not Sing To Me, Fair Maiden), Op. 4/4
• Cui: 25 Poems By Pushkin, Op. 57 - #17 Tsarskoselskaya Statuya (The Statue At Tsarskoye Selo)
• Cui: 25 Poems By Pushkin, Op. 57 - #11 Tï I Vï (You & Thou)
• Cui: 25 Poems By Pushkin, Op. 57 - #25 Zhelaniye (Desire)
• Vlasov: Fontanu Bakhchisarayskovo Dvortsa (The Fountain In The Courtyard Of Bakhchisaray)

Few Russian composers could resist setting verses by Alexander Pushkin, and his influence on the development of Russian music was indirectly as great as his influence on literature. This collection demonstrates the compelling power of the poet, and the beauty of the music he inspired. It is performed by Joan Rodgers, herself an acknowledged master of Russian repertoire, and Malcolm Martineau.

'A treasure trove of Russian song that will reward repeated listening for years … delivered by a first-rate soprano already with a distinguished track record in the repertoire, themed on the verse of Russia's most favourite poet, is a more than attractive prospect' (Gramophone)

'No non-Russian singer has done more for Russian song than Rodgers … Martineau is an exemplary partner in an attractive programme that fans of Russian song and Rodgers will not want to miss' (Sunday Times)

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Recording details: January 2009; All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London, United Kingdom; Produced by Mark Brown; Engineered by Julian Millard; Release date: October 2009;