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The text for the first of "Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets" - "My Lost Youth" - was taken by Georgy Sviridov from the 6th chapter of "The Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogol.
The third chorus - "Son and Father Have Met" - is a tragic civil war scene.
"Poem in Memory of Sergei Esenin" is one of the major compositions of the 20th century written during a memorable period of Russian history, a time of profound changes and transition towards the new era. The poem is highly original, full of innovative discoveries.
Sviridov musically interpreted the greatest poetic works of the 20th century. His compositions for the first time spoke about the fate of the Russian people during the revolution.
Georgy Sviridov
Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian
Poets
1. My Lost Youth (N. Gogol) - 4:05
(Soloist, V. Timonin, tenor)
2. On a Blue Night (S. Esenin) - 4:13
3. Son and Father Have Met (A. Prokofiev) - 4:27
4. The Song's Birth (S. Orlov) - 4:05
5. The Herd of Horses (S. Esenin) - 5:12
The Leningrad M. Glinka Choir
Conductor, V. Chernushenko
6. Georgy Sviridov's Word - 9:17
Poem in Memory of Sergei Esenin
for tenor, choir and orchestra
(Lyrics by S. Esenin)
7. My Neglected Land - 8:17
8. Singing Winter - 4:23
9. The Land With Yellow Nettles - 4:00
10. Threshing-Time - 3:08
11. Summer Solstice Eve - 4:13
12. Summer Solstice Eve (Continuation) - 3:30
13. 1919 - 4:58
14. Peasant Lads - 2:26
15. I'm the Last Poet of Village - 5:08
16. Sky is Like a Ball - 2:34
M. Maslennikov, tenor
Yurlov Russian Choir
Chief Choir Master, R. Pergudova
Leningrad Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Yu. Temirkanov
Total time - 67:11
Cover Painting by Larionov