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For many years Georgy Sviridov had been attracted
by Alexander Blok's poetry. It resulted in amazing versatility of themes
and plots, tremendous scope of feelings expressed in his music after Blok's
lyrics. Our perception of Blok's poetry, no doubt, owes much to Georgy
Sviridov who managed to reveal its nature and convey it through music in
a Russian manner.
Sviridov also discovered for music another great
poet of Russia - Sergei Esenin. "Cast Off Russia" was composed on his poetry.
Esenin's verses were written during the turbulent years of revolution and
struck the composer with their scope, incandescent feelings and passionate
lyrical statement.
Poetical images created a large fresco later
transformed into music by Sviridov. Music enhances Esenin's poetry creating a song, not in a genre form, but as an inherent creative pulse.
Georgy Sviridov
(1915 - 1998)
Romances and Songs. Lyrics by A. Blok
1. Spring - 2:12
2. The Wathercock - 2:37
3. Beyond Forests, Beyond Hills - 3:12
4. Moscow Morning - 1:48
5. Passionate Vows While Parting - 3:46
6. Bride - 3:58
7. Blown by the Wind from Afar - 3:36
8. Lullaby - 2:17
9. Don't Tempt Me, Freedom - 4:09
10. In the Unmoved Hollow - 4:53
11. Tsarina and Her Daughter - 6:10
Cast Off Russia. Lyrics by S. Esenin
12.
Autumn - 2:27
13. I Have Left Paternal Home... - 2:21
14. Open Blue. Gates of Day, Heavenly Guard... - 2:57
15. Silvery Road, Where Are You Leading Me?.. - 2:37
16. Cast Off Russia - 2:17
17. Simonet, Pyotr... Where Are You? Come... - 3:39
18. Where Are You, Where Are You, Paternal Home... - 2:53
19.
There, Beyond the Hills of the Milky Way... - 1:37
20. Blows, Blows the Horn of Death! - 3:01
21. Owl's Autumn Call - 2:23
22. Oh, I Trust, I Trust There is Happiness - 1:59
23. Oh, Motherland, A Happy and Eternal Hour! - 3:29
Total Time - 70:21
Elena Obraztsova, mezzo-soprano
Georgy Sviridov, piano
Makvala Kasrashvili, soprano (8)