Complete Songs

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1At the Gates of the Cloister
recording of:
2 Songs, TN ii/50: no. 1 "At the Gates of the Holy Abode" in G minor
lyricist:
Михаил Лермонтов (Mikhail Lermontov)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1890)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:06
2Nothing shall I say to you
recording of:
2 Songs, TN ii/50: no. 2 "I Shall Tell You Nothing" in C minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1890)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:53
3Again, you are bestirred
recording of:
Опять встрепенулось ты, сердце, TN ii/51 (Again you are bestirred, my heart)
lyricist:
Николай Греков (Nikolay Grekov, XIX century Russian poet and translator)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1890)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN ii/51)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:13
4April, a festive day!
recording of:
2 Songs, TN ii/52: no. 1 "April, a festive day!" in E-flat major
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1891)
part of:
2 Songs, TN ii/52
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:08
5Dusk was Falling
recording of:
2 Songs, TN ii/52: no. 2 "Twilight has Fallen" in G major
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1891)
part of:
2 Songs, TN ii/52
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:44
6Song of the disenchanted
recording of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53: no. 1 "Song of the Disillusioned" in F minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:04
7The flower died
recording of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53: no. 2 "The Flower has Faded" in A minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:23
8Do you remember the evening
recording of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53: no. 3 "Do You Remember the Evening?" in E major
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:38
9Op.4 No.1, O no, I beg you, do not leave
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 1 "Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not!" (6 Romances, op. 4 no. 1 “Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not!”)
lyricist:
Дмитрий Мережковский (writer, poet, critic, translator, historian, religious philosopher)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1892)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:49
10Op. 4 No.2 Morning
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 2 "Morning" (Morning)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1891 until 1892)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:53
11Op.4 No.3, In the silence of the secret night
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 3 "In the Silence of the Secret Night" (In the Silence of the Secret Night)
lyricist:
Афанасий Фет (Afanasy Fet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1892)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:47
12Op.4 .No.4, Sing not, O lovely one
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 4 "Do Not Sing, My Beauty"
lyricist:
Александр Пушкин (Alexander Pushkin, Russian writer)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1892 until 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:25
13Op. 4 No.5 Oh, my field
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 5 "Oh Thou, my Field" (Oh Thou, My Field)
lyricist:
Алексей К. Толстой (Aleksey Tolstoy, Russian 19th century writer)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:07
14Op.4 No.6, It wasn't long ago, my friend
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 6 "How Long, my Friend" (How Long, My Friend)
lyricist:
Арсений Аркадьевич Голенищев-Кутузов
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:56
15Op.8 No.1, Water Lily
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 1 "The Water Lily"
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:21
16Op. 8. No.2 Child, your beauty is like a flower
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 2 "Child! Thou Art as Beautiful as a Flower"
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:44
17Op. 8 No.3 Thoughts, reflections
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 3 "Brooding"
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:05
18Op. 8 No.4 I fell in love, to my sorrow
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 4 "I Have Grown Fond of Sorrow"
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:23
19Op. 8 No.5 A dream
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 5 "The Dream"
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:26
20Op. 8 No.6 Prayer
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 6 "A Prayer"
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:21
21Op. 14 No.1 I await you
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 1 "I Wait for Thee"
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1894)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:51
22Op. 14 No.2 Small Island
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 2 "The Isle"
lyricist:
Percy Bysshe Shelley
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:15
23Op. 14 No.3 How fleeting are love's delights
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 3 "For Long there has been Little Consolation in Love"
lyricist:
Афанасий Фет (Afanasy Fet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:36
24Op. 14 No.4 I was with her
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 4 "I Was With Her"
lyricist:
Алексей Кольцов (Aleksey Koltsov, XIX century Russian poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:19
25Op. 14 No.5 Summer nights
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 5 "These Summer Nights"
lyricist:
Даниил Ратгауз (poet, author of the words of several well-known romances)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:40
26Op. 14 No.6 You are loved by all
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 6 "How Everyone Loves Thee"
lyricist:
Алексей К. Толстой (Aleksey Tolstoy, Russian 19th century writer)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:10
27Op.14 No.7, Do not believe me, dear friend
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 7 "Believe Me Not, Friend!"
lyricist:
Алексей К. Толстой (Aleksey Tolstoy, Russian 19th century writer)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:39
28Op.14 No.8, Oh, do not grieve
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 8 "Oh, Do Not Grieve!"
lyricist:
Алексей Апухтин (Aleksey Apukhtin, XIX c. poet, prose writer, official)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:59
29Op.14 No.9, She is as beautiful as midday
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 9 "She is as Lovely as the Noon"
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:40
30Op. 14 No.10 In my soul
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 10 "In My Soul"
lyricist:
Николай Минский (Russian poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:38
31Op.14 No.11, Spring torrents
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 11 "Spring Waters"
lyricist:
Фёдор Тютчев (Fyodor Tyutchev, XIX c. poet, lyricist, translator, diplomat and official)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:14
32Op. 14 No.12 It is time!
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 12 "Tis Time!"
lyricist:
Семён Надсон (Semyon Yakovlevich Nadson, XIX century Russian poet and essayist)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:33
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