Rachmaninoff: Romances Alexander Anisimov & Beata Szalwinska

• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): 12 Romances, Op. 21 (Excerpts):
• 1 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21 (Excerpts): No. 6, Fragment from Musset 02:01
• 2 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21 (Excerpts): No. 12, How Painful for Me 01:44
• At the Gates of the Holy Abode:
• 3 Rachmaninoff: At the Gates of the Holy Abode 02:57
• 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts):
• 4 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 2, He Took All from Me 01:04
• 12 Romances, Op. 21:
• 5 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 8, On the Death of a Linnet (Arr. F. Meinders for Piano) 03:12
• 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts):
• 6 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 12, Night Is Mournful 02:29
• 12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts):
• 7 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts): No. 12, Tis Time! 01:28
• 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts):
• 8 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 3, Let Us Rest 02:08
• 12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts):
• 9 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts): No. 1, I Wait for Thee 01:25
• 15 Romances, Op. 26:
• 10 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26: No. 5, Beloved, Let Us Fly (Arr. F. Meinders for Piano) 02:35
• 12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts):
• 11 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 14 (Excerpts): No. 11, Spring Waters 02:09
• 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts):
• 12 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 1, There Are Many Sounds 02:13
• 13 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 13, When Yesterday We Met 02:42
• 14 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 9, Again I Am Alone 02:07
• 12 Romances, Op. 14:
• 15 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 14: No. 8, Oh, Do Not Grieve! (Arr. F. Meinders for Piano) 03:08
• 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Excerpts):
• 16 Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Excerpts): No. 3, In the Silence of the Secret Night 02:57
• 12 Romances, Op. 21 (Excerpts):
• 17 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21 (Excerpts): No. 11, No Prophet I 01:24
• 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Excerpts):
• 18 Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Excerpts): No. 4, Do Not Sing, My Beauty 04:08
• 19 Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Excerpts): No. 1, Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not! 01:44
• 6 Romances, Op. 38:
• 20 Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 38: No. 3, Daisies (Version for Piano) 02:36
• 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts):
• 21 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 7, To the Children 03:21
• 12 Romances, Op. 21 (Excerpts):
• 22 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21 (Excerpts): No. 7, How Fair This Spot 01:55
• 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Excerpts):
• 23 Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4 (Excerpts): No. 6, How Long, My Friend 02:04
• 6 Romances, Op. 8:
• 24 Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 8: No. 5, The Dream 01:52
• 14 Romances, Op. 34:
• 25 Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. F. Meinders for Piano) 06:39
• 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts):
• 26 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 6, Christ Is Risen 02:25
• 27 Rachmaninoff: 15 Romances, Op. 26 (Excerpts): No. 15, All Things Pass 01:41
• 14 Romances, Op. 34:
• 28 Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 12, What Happiness 02:22
• Total Runtime 01:08:30

Info for Rachmaninoff: Romances

Beata Szalwinska and Alexander Anisimov write of their new release: "Romances Rachmaninoff is a combination of the beauty of vocal lyricism, rich piano parts full of virtuosity, and texts of great Russian poets. Love, happiness, longing, passion, suffering, sadness, everything that human life is filled with. The songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff are a synthesis of an equal dialogue between a voice and a piano, where each of the artists has a possibility of showing their sensitivity and artistic personality, inspiring one another. The beauty of this music is, and was, a source of inspiration, owing to which transcriptions of the songs for solo piano have been created. The record is a declaration of our admiration for Sergei Rachmaninoff's music, which gave us the possibility of expressing our deepest feelings and emotions."

Alexander Anisimov, bass
Beata Szalwinska, piano

Alexander Anisimov
The Russian bass, Alexander Anisimov, a prize winner in the Glinka and Tchaikovsky Competitions, made his debut as a soloist with the Bolshoi Opera in 1990, the same year he completed his studies, singing major roles in Tchaikovsky's lolanta and Glinka's A Life for the Tzar. Two years later he made his international debut at the Paris Opera as the Old Convict in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in a production that also traveled to La Scala, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. He was invited to make his debut with La Scala, Milan as The Grand lnquisitore in a new production by Franco Zefferelli, of Verdi's Don Carlo with Luciano Pavarotti, conducted by Riccardo Muti [EMI CD and video]. He also performed at La Scala as Commendatore at Mozart's Don Giovanni with Muti. Anisimov sang Prince Gremin in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Oneguin at the Chatelet Theater in Paris, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, which became an award-winning CD on the Philips label. His Metropolitan Opera debut took place in 1994, as the Old Convict in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk under the baton of James Conlon. A regular guest at the Metropolitan Opera, Anisimov appeared as Lodovico in the opening night production of Verdi's Otelia with Placido Domingo and Renee Fleming, conducted by James Levine, which was later telecasted over PBS (Deutsche Grammophon CD/DVD}.

Anisimov received the "Performer of the season" award for the title role of Boros Godunov with the Seattle Opera, where he debuted in 2000. Concert performances include Verdi's Requiem with The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Connecticut Orchestra, Vlaamse Opera, Orquestra Sinfonica de Tenerife and The Madrid Philharmonic, Ivan el Terrible (Prokofiev} with Orquestra Sinfonica de Tenerife, Janacek's Glagolitic Mass with The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Davis, and along with scenes from Boris Godunov, at The Festival de Saint-Denis in Paris with Charles Dutoit and L'Orchestre National de France.

He has sung in concerts with the Cliveland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph van Dohnanyi and BBC Proms with Mark Elder, in the Gala concerts in Montreal and Deutsche Oper Berlin AIDS Benefit Gala, in concerts of Shostakovich's Symphony N13 (BabyYar} with Bochumer Symphoniker as well as in recitals in Colmar and Rheingau Festivals, in Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, in Alte Oper Frankfurt. Other concert performances include Oroveso in Bellini's Norma at Carnegie Hall and gala concerts in Germany, Spain, Russia, Canada, United States, South Africa and Japan. Currently, Alexander resides in Luxembourg.

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