Track Listing


Total time: [73:52]

SLOVTSOV IN OPERA

ACOUSTIC RECORDINGS

1. MAYSKAYA NOCH’: Spi, moya krasavitza [Levko’s aria] (Rimsky-Korsakov) 4:08
  Russian Gramophone, 24 October 1913; (2871 ½c) 0222011  
2. SNEGUROCHKA: Polna chudes moguchaya priroda [Tzar Berendy’s aria] (Rimsky-Korsakov) 3:01
  Russian Gramophone, 24 October 1913; (2872c) 0222012  
3. NERO: O pechal i toska (Rubinstein) 4:17
  Artistotipia, ca. 1915; (302) Artistotipia 302  
4. DEMON: Obernuvshis sokolom [Prince Sinodais aria] (Rubinstein) 3:00
  Artistotipia, ca. 1915; (309) Artistotipia 309  
5. LOHENGRIN: Mein lieber Schwan! (Wagner) 4:11
  Metropol, ca. 1915; (2636) 2636  
6. FAUST: Salut! demeure chaste et pure (Gounod) 4:10
  Artistotipia, ca. 1915; (300) Artistotipia 300  
7. WERTHER: Pourquoi me réveiller (Massenet) 2:53
  Artistotipia, ca. 1915; (303) Artistotipia 303  

ELECTRIC RECORDINGS

8. LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES: Je crois entendre encore (Bizet) 3:55
  Mus Trust, ca. 1934; (0570) Mus Trust 0570  
9. RUSALKA: Nevolno k etim grustnym beregam [The Prince’s aria] (Dargomyzhsky) 4:22
  Mus Trust, ca. 1934; (0568) Mus Trust 0568  
10. DUBROWSKI: O, dai mne zabven’e [Vladimir’s aria] (Napravnik) 3:19
  Mus Trust, ca. 1934; (0569) Mus Trust 0569  
11. EUGENE ONEGIN: Kuda, kuda vi udalilis [Lenski’s aria, Act II] (Tchaikovsky) 4:43
  Mus Trust, ca. 1934; (0699) Mus Trust 0699  

SLOVTSOV IN SONG

Acoustic Recordings

12. O, Bozhe, kak khorosh prokhladniy vecher (O God, how beautiful is this cool night) (Amani) 3:18
  Russian Gramophone, 15 September 1913; (5022ae) 222339  
13. Ne govorite mne, on umer (Don’t tell me he died) (Rechkunova) 1:35
  Russian Gramophone, 15 September 1913; (5023ae) 222353  
14. Ya vnov’ odin (Alone again) (Borodin) 3:15
  Russian Gramophone, 25 October 1913; (18026b) 222389  
15. Rastvorilos okno (I opened the window) (Tchaikovsky) 1:52
  Russian Gramophone, 11 September 1913; (4987ae) 222234  
16. Kolybel’naya pesnya (A lullaby) (Tchaikovsky) 3:08
  Pathé, 1912; (22350) 22350  
17. Sred’ shumnogo Bala (Amid a noisy ball) (Tchaikovsky) 2:10
  Pathé, 1912; (22351) 22351  
18. Skroy menya, burnaya noch’ (Hide me, stormy night) (Dargomyzhsky) 2:35
  Russian Gramophone, 11 September 1913; (4989 ae) 222338  
19. Sladko pel dusha solovushka (Sweetly sang the nightingale) (Gliere) 2:39
  Russian Gramophone, 11 September 1913; (4986ae) 222233  
20. Ya opyat’ odinok (I am alone again) op. 26, no. 9 (Rachmaninoff) 2:12
  Russian Gramophone, 25 October 1913; (18024b) 222388  

ELECTRIC RECORDINGS

21. Travushka (Grass) (Varlamov) 2:31
  Mus Trust, ca. 1934; (563) 563  
22. Wiegenlied (Flies)* (Varlamov) 2:42
  Mus Trust, ca. 1934; (565A) 565
*Formerly attributed to Mozart
 
23. Am Meer [no. 12 from Schwanengesang] (Schubert) 3:42
  Mus Trust, ca. 1934; (564) 564  

Accompaniment: Tracks [1-11] accompanied by orchestra; Tracks [12-13, 15-23] accompanied by piano; Track [14] accompanied by piano and violin

Languages: All tracks sung in Russian

 


Producer: Ward Marston

Audio Conservation: Ward Marston

Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi

Marston would like to thank Dennis Brew, Donald Hodgman, Peter Lack, and Andreas Schmauder for their help in producing this issue.