Michail Glinka Lieder & RomanzenUPC:200 958-366Product Details:Label: Melodia / Eurodisc Format: Vinyl LP, Stereo / Mono compatible Country: USSR Released: 1973 (Original recordings) Genre: Classical Vocal / Art SongProduct FeaturesEvgenij Nesterenko, bass;Evgenij Shenderovich, pianoTwelve songs spanning Glinkas oeuvre (18251850), from early Romantic salon romances to folk-influenced balladsTexts by Pushkin, Metastasio, Golitain, Batatynskij, Rimsky-Korsakov, Kukolnik, Obodovsky, and othersIncludes Glinkas reflections on folk influence (Lieder, die ich als Kind hrte) and excerpts from contemporary commentary on the Russian romance traditionStereo reissues drawn from original Melodia masters; recorded across Moscow studios in December 1973OverviewAs the father of Russian music, Glinka pioneered the transformation of native folk melodies and Western art song traditions into the Russian romance. Evgenij Nesterenkos sonorous bass and Evgenij Shenderovichs refined pianism illuminate Glinkas dramatic rangefrom the youthful sentiment ofVergebens suchst du mich zu rhrenand the mysticalMedia vita in morte sumus, to the folkloric charm ofWie schn ist es bei dir zu seinand the literary epicDie nchtliche Heerschau. Each track reflects Glinkas lifelong devotion to melding national idioms with Romantic expressivity.Track ListingSeite 1Der Toastbecher (1848) Pushkin | 2:19Vergessen sollt ich (1829) Golitain | 2:06Denk an die gttliche Allmacht (1828) Metastasio | 2:19Wie schn ist es bei dir zu sein (1840) P. Ryndin | 2:59Wohin ich den Blick auch lenke (1828) Metastasio | 3:02Vergebens suchst du mich zu rhren (1825) | 3:31Nchtliche Heerschau (1836) Shukowskij | 4:33Seite 2Traute Herbstnacht (1829) Rimsky-Korsakov | 2:20Gestndnis (1840) Pushkin | 3:37An Molly (1840) Kukolnik | 2:12Reiselied (1840) Kukolnik | 2:54Zweifel (1838) Kukolnik | 3:57Finnische Bucht (1850) Obodovsky | 2:12Ich hab verzaubert dich gesehen (1840) Pushkin | 3:31Key CreditsBass:Evgenij NesterenkoPiano:Evgenij ShenderovichProducer: Melodia Studio, USSR (Dec. 1973)BOX #153