Sergueï Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Lieder Part I
00:00 Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
06:29 Oh, do not sing to me, Op. 4, No. 4
11:28 The harvest of sorrow, Op. 4, No. 5
16:18 The Muse, Op. 34, No. 1
20:48 Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5 (for solo piano)
23:08 Dissonance, Op. 34, No. 13
Soprano: Elisabeth Söderström
Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Recorded in 1975-1980
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Rachmaninoff's inspiration was above all lyrical, and with his love of the human voice and sensitivity to verse, it is not surprising that his songs for voice and piano represent a very significant part of his output and a rich contribution to the European song tradition. As we might expect, Rachmaninoff's piano parts are always beautifully written: they are generally straightforward and reflective in the early songs, but rise to a level of great virtuosity in the Opus 14 set, then in the later songs tend to merge with the voice in textures which are almost impressionistic.
"Dissonans" (23:08) with its wayward harmonies and sinister word-painting, is dedicated to the full-toned soprano Félia Litvinne, while "Vocalise" (00:00) a constant stream of wordless melody, justifiably one of Rachmaninov's best-known short compositions, was written specially for the transparent coloratura soprano voice of Antonina Nezhdanova.
Rachmaninoff's songs virtually come to an end in 1916. He found the Bolshevik revolution unacceptable and left Russia at the end of 1917. For the next two decades of voluntary exile, he divided his time between Western Europe and the USA. Financial necessity forced him to concentrate on performing; the long concert tours left him little time for composition, and perhaps the impulse to compose was weaker: of his forty-five opus numbers, only six post-date 1917. He was cut off from the sources of Russian verse, from the singers he had worked so closely with, and above all from the audiences of pre-revolutionary Russia whom he had written for, and who had stimulated him to heights of expression in the medium.
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