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SONGS FOR VOICE AND PIANO RACHMANINOFF |
This complete collection of Rachmaninoff’s songs for voice and piano cornprises all of the music of Opp. 4, 8, 14, 21, 26, 34 and 38—seventy-one songs in a variety of vocal ranges, containing some of the most hauntingly beautiful passages in the literature. The text underlay for most of the songs is in Russian (Cyrillic) and English; one is given with Russian, German and French singing texts; and the complete Op. 38 (six songs) is published with singing texts in all four languages.
Bold in his broad choice of poems to set to music, Rachmaninoff chose the words of no less than thirty-six esteemed poets—from his fellow countrymen Chekhov, Pushkin and Tolstoy to the international works of Goethe, Heine, Hugo and Shelley. Here, the composer’s lyrical gifts are matched and supported by his extraordinaiy sense of the keyboard as an equal partner in the making of an art song.
Unabridged Dover (1998) republication of S. Rachmaninoff Songs with Piano Accompaniment, originally published together as Volume 1(36 songs) and Volume II (35 songs) by A. Gutheil (S. and N. Koussewitzky), Moscow, nd. [1922]. Annotated con tents. List of poets. List of songs according to vocal range. 272pp. 9 3/8 x 12 1/4. Paperbound.
Free Dover Music Catalog (59057-7) available upon request.
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