3 Ages of the Russian Romance. Vol. 2. For voice and piano

The Compozitor Publishing House • Saint-Petersburg draws your attention to the publication of four volumes “Three Ages of the Russian Romance” for voice and piano. The romances are placed in Russian alphabetic order according to the composers’ surnames.

The genre of romance has been undergoing stylistic evolution in Russia since the 18th century and up to nowadays. Every romance is the kind of special disposition, an attitude to reality, utterly independent of the time and ideological ground. That’s why the non-chronological succession would reveal both contrast, similarity and kinship between vocal and instrumental means of different epochs. 

The genre of romance in Russia has experienced the influence of other genres and styles, being simultaneously accepted as the treasury and forge of intonations and facture discoveries for vocal and symphonic canvases. All the trends, researches and styles inherent in the Russian music are reflected in the romance form — miniature by the length and immeasurable by the
insatiable feelings.

Contents:

M. Glinka. EAGERFUL FIRE IS BURNING MY BLOOD… Verses by A. Pushkin
M. Glinka. DO NOT TEMPT ME IN VAIN. Elegy. Verses by E. Baratynsky
M. Glinka. DOUBT. Verses by N. Kukolnik
M. Glinka. I REMEMBER THE WONDERFUL INSTANT… Verses by A. Pushkin
R. Glier. WE PARTED FOREVER. Verses by D. Ratgauz
R. Glier. OH, DO NOT INTERWINE THE FLOWERS. Verses by D. Ratgauz
R. Glier. ONLY THE DREAM. Verses by D. Ratgauz
A. Grechaninov. OH, YOU, MY LAND… Verses by A. K. Tolstoy
A. Gurilyov. THE BELL IS TEDIOUSLY RINGING. Verses by I. Makarov
A. Gurilyov. I SAID WHILE PARTING. Verses by A. Fet
A. Dargomyzhsky. I FEEL SAD. Verses by M. Lermontov
A. Dargomyzhsky. I SHAN’T TELL ANYBODY. Verses by A. Koltsov
A. Dargomyzhsky. WE PARTED HIGHHEADED. Verses by V. Kurochkin
A. Dyubyuk. BIRDIE. Verses by V. Chuyevsky
A. Dyubyuk. OH, MY HEART, WHY ARE YOU SOBBING! Verses by A. Maikov
Yu. Kochurov. YOUR EYES GLISTEN LIKE HEAVEN VAULT. Verses by M. Lermontov
N. Metner. TO DREAMER. Verses by A. Pushkin
N. Metner. I CAN’T FORGET THE INSTANT SO SWEET… Waltz. Verses by A. Delvig
M. Musorgsky. OH, IF I COULD MEET YOU… Verses by V. Kurochkin
M. Musorgsky. WHAT ARE THE WORDS OF LOVE TO YOU? Verses by A. Ammosov
N. Myaskovsky. TO PORTRAIT. Verses by M. Lermontov
A. Petrov. UNDER THE CARESSING PLUSH PLAID. From the film “Heartrendering Romance”. Verses by M. Tsvetayeva
A. Petrov. ROMANCE ABOUT ROMANCE. From the film “Heartrendering Romance”. Verses by B. Akhmadulina
O. Petrova, A. Petrov. CANDLES ARE SMELTING… From the film “Petersburg Mysteries”. Verses by V. Vysotsky