VA - Tchaikovsky: Romances Complete Collection (2015) [6CD Box Set]

Melodiya presents a complete collection of romances and songs by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky timed to the 175th anniversary of the great Russian composers birth. Chamber vocal music has a very special place in the extensive legacy of a composer who far better known as a symphonist of genius, a creator of operatic and ballet masterpieces, and a prominent master of the concerto genre. It accompanied Tchaikovsky throughout his artistic life, being his lyrical diary and at the same time a creative laboratory where he sought for and found images for his very different works. The six-disc set features all of the composers 103 romances for voice and piano, including rare cycles such as 16 Songs for Children, Op. 54, and 6 romances after French poets, Op. 65. The recordings were made between 1962-90 as part of a grand project of the complete recorded collection of Tchaikovskys works, involving the finest in Soviet-era talent.

Tracks:

Disc 1
1. "My Genius, My Angel, My Friend", op. 1850s (A.A. Fet) 2.05
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1978
2. "Zemfira's Song", op. of the early 1860s (A.S. Pushkin) 1.56
T. Milashkina (soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1969
3. "Midnight", op. early 1860s (unknown author) 2.08
T. Milashkina (soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1969Six Romances, Op. 6 (1869)
4. "Don't believe me, my friend..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 3.56
T. Milashkina (soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1969
5. "Not a word, O my friend..." (A.N. Pleshcheev from M. Hartmann) 2.53
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1969
6. "Both painful and sweet..." (E.P. Rastopchina) 2.23
Z. Dolukhanova (mezzo-soprano), piano - B. Kozel, recorded in 1952
7. "A tear trembles..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 3.51
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1978
8. "Why?" (L.A. Mei from G. Heine) 3.04
S. Lemeshev (tenor), piano - N. Walter, recorded in 1962
9. "No, only the one who knew..." (L.A. Mey from J. Goethe) 3.12
E. Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Chachava, recorded in 1979
10. "To Forget So Soon...", Op. 1870 (A.N. Apukhtin) 3.42
T. Milashkina (soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1969Six Romances, Op. 16 (1872)
11. "Lullaby Song" (A.N. Maikov) 3.45
T. Milashkina (soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1969
12. "Just You Wait!" (N.P. Grekov) 4.08
N. Fomina (soprano), piano - A. Pokrovsky, recorded in 1978
13. "Understand at least once..." (A.A. Fet) 1.55
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1978
14. "Oh, sing that song" (A.N. Pleshcheev from F. Hymens) 3.41
T. Tugarinova (soprano), piano - N. Korolkov, recorded in 1969
15. "So what?" (P.I. Tchaikovsky) 3.02
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978
16. "Modern Greek Song" (A.N. Maikov) 3.59
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969Two Romances, Op. 1873
17. "Take My Heart Away" (A.A. Fet) 2.01
N. Krasnaya (soprano), piano - V. Fedorovtsev, recorded in 1990
18. "Blue Eyes of Spring" (M.I. Mikhailov from G. Heine) 2.30
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978

Disc 2
Six Romances, Op. 25 (1874)
1. "Reconciliation" (N.F. Shcherbina) 5.14
E. Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Chachava, recorded in 1979
2. "As over hot ashes..." (F.I. Tyutchev) 2.02
I. Petrov (bass), piano - S. Stuchevsky, recorded in 1958
3. "Mignon's Song" (F.I. Tyutchev from J. Goethe) 4.28
T. Tugarinova (soprano), piano - N. Korolkov, recorded in 1969
4. "The Canary" (L.A. Mei) 3.32
M. Voytes (soprano), piano - I. Ilya, recorded in 1983
5. "I've never spoken to her..." (L.A. Mey) 3.56
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969
6. "How did you set it up: fool..." (L.A. Mey) 2.16
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969Two Romances, op. 1875
7. "I would like it in a single word..." (L.A. Mei from G. Heine) 2.00
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969
8. "We won't have a long walk..." (N.P. Grekov) 3.10
N. Isakov (mezzo-soprano), piano - E. Brook, recorded in 196
9Six Romances, Op. 27 (1875)
9. "For the Coming Sleep" (N.P. Ogarev) 2.51
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - E. Brook, recorded in 1969
10. "Look: there is a cloud..." (N.P. Grekov) 4.45
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
11. "Don't leave me..." (A.A. Fet) 2.40
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - E. Brook, recorded in 1969
12. "Evening" (L.A. Mei from T.G. Shevchenko) 2.33
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - E. Brook, recorded in 1969
13. "Ali's mother gave birth to me..." (L.A. Mei from A. Mickiewicz) 3.02
N. Fomina (soprano), piano - A. Pokrovsky, recorded in 1978
14. "My Darling" (L.A. Mei from A. Mickiewicz) 1.57
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1978

Disc 3
Six Romances, Op. 28 (1875)
1. "No, I will never name it..." (N.P. Grekov from A. Musset) 2.47
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978
2. "Kings" (L.A. Mei from V. Syrokomlya) 3.58
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1967
3. "Why?" (L.A. Mey) 2.47
S. Lemeshev, piano - B. Kozel, recorded in 1963
4. "He loved me so much..." (unknown author) 2.52
N. Fomina (soprano), piano - A. Pokrovsky, recorded in 1978
5. "No review, no word, no hello..." (A.N. Apukhtin) 2.26
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969
6. "Scary Minute" (P.I. Tchaikovsky) 2.44
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978Six Romances, Op. 38 (1878)
7. "Don Giovanni's Serenade" (A.K. Tolstoy) 2.33
M. Magomayev (baritone), piano - B. Abramovich, recorded in 1972
8. "That was early spring..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 2.35
M. Magomayev (baritone), piano - B. Abramovich, recorded in 1972
9. "In the midst of a noisy ball..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 2.22
M. Magomayev (baritone), piano - B. Abramovich, recorded in 1972
10. "Oh, if you could..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 1.33
I. Petrov (bass), piano - S. Stuchevsky, recorded in 1958
11. "Dead Man's Love" (M.Y. Lermontov) 4.30
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969
12. "Florentine Song" (unknown author) 2.42
S. Lemeshev, piano - B. Kozel, recorded in 1962Seven Romances, Op. 47 (1880)
13. "If only I knew..." (A. K. Tolstoy) 5.05
T. Tugarinova (soprano), piano - N. Korolkov, recorded in 1969
14. "The soul flew quietly through the heavens on high..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 2.52
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978
15. "The twilight has fallen on the earth..." (N.V. Berg from A. Mickiewicz) 4.02
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1969
16. "Fall asleep, sad friend..." (A. K. Tolstoy) 3.48
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - E. Brook, recorded in 1969
17. "I bless you, forests..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 5.08
I. Petrov (bass), piano - S. Stuchevsky, recorded in 1958
18. "Does the day reign..." (A.N. Apukhtin) 3.09
M. Magomayev (baritone), piano - B. Abramovich, recorded in 1972
19. "Was I in the field, but I was not a grass..." (I.Z. Surikov) 6.02
E. Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Chachava, recorded in 1979

Disc 4
Sixteen Songs for Children, Op. 54 (1883)
1. "Grandmother and Granddaughter" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.51
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
2. "Bird" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.41
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
3. "Spring" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.03
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
4. "My Garden" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.18
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
5. "Legend" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.56
I. Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano), piano - I. Guselnikov, recorded in 1986
6. "On the Shore" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 4.17
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
7. "Winter Evening" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 4.53
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
8. "Cuckoo" (A.N. Pleshcheev from H. Gellert) 2.14
I. Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano), piano - I. Guselnikov, recorded in 1986
9. "Spring" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.24
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
10. "Lullaby Song in the Storm" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 3.11
S. Lemeshev, piano - B. Kozel, recorded in 1963
11. "Flower" (A.N. Pleshcheev from L. Ratisbonne) 3.51
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
12. "Winter" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.11
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
13. "Spring Song" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 3.11
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
14. "Autumn" (A.N. Pleshcheev) 6.31
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
15. "Swallow" (I.Z. Surikov from T. Lenartovich) 3.11
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
16. "Children's Song" (K.S. Aksakov) 2.49
G. Pishchaev (tenor), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978

Disc 5
Six Romances, Op. 57 (1884)
1. "Tell me what in the shadow of the branches..." (V.A. Sollogub) 4.48
E. Shumskaya (soprano), piano - N. Korolkov, recorded in 1962
2. "To the yellow fields..." (A.K. Tolstoy) 3.20
E. Serkebayev (baritone), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1973
3. "Don't ask..." (A.S. Strugovshchikov from J. Goethe) 2.55
E. Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Chachava, recorded in 1979
4. "Usni" (D.S. Merezhkovsky) 4.02
T. Tugarinova (soprano), piano - N. Korolkov, recorded in 1969
5. "Death" (D.S. Merezhkovsky) 1.45
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1969
6. "Only You..." (A.N. Pleshcheev from A. Kristen) 2.55
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978Twelve Romances, Op. 60 (1886)
7. "Last Night" (A.S. Khomyakov) 2.53
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978
8. "I won't tell you anything..." (A.A. Fet) 2.49
S. Lemeshev (tenor), piano - N. Walter, recorded in 1962
9. "Oh, if you only knew..." (A.N. Pleshcheev) 2.49
S. Lemeshev (tenor), piano - N. Walter, recorded in 1962
10. "Nightingale" (A.S. Pushkin from V. Stefanovich) 3.25
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1967
11. "Simple words" (P.I. Tchaikovsky) 2.13
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978
12. "Mad Nights" (A.N. Apukhtin) 3.25
S. Lemeshev (tenor), piano - N. Walter, recorded in 1962
13. "The Song of the Gypsy Woman" (Y.P. Polonsky) 2.22
E. Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Chachava, recorded in 1979
14. "I'm sorry!" (N.A. Nekrasov) 3.15
T. Milashkina (soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1969
15. "Night" (Y.P. Polonsky) 4.05
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1969
16. "Outside the Window in the Shadows Flashes" (Y.P. Polonsky) 1.38
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1967
17. "Feat" (A.S. Khomyakov) 4.18
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1967
18. "The meek stars shone for us..." (A.N. Pleshcheev) 4.00
E. Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Chachava, recorded in 1979

Disc 6
Six Romances on Verses by Konstantin Romanov, Op. 63 (1887)
1. "I didn't love you at first..." 2.37
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - E. Brook, recorded in 1969
2. "I dissolved the window..." 2.00
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969
3. "You don't like me..." 2.43
N. Isakova (mezzo-soprano), piano - E. Brook, recorded in 1969
4. "First Date" 1.46
T. Milashkina (soprano), piano - V. Viktorov, recorded in 1969
5. "The lights in the rooms were already extinguished..." 2.45
E. Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), piano - V. Chachava, recorded in 1979
6. "Serenade" 3.16
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978Six Romances, Op. 65 (1888)
7. "Serenade" (E. Turketi, translation by A. Gorchakova) 1.36
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978
8. "Disappointment" (P. Collen, translation by A. Gorchakova) 2.50
I. Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano), piano - I. Guselnikov, recorded in 1978
9. "Serenade" (P. Collen, translation by A. Gorchakova) 3.24
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - S. Zvonareva, recorded in 1978
10. "Let it be winter..." (P. Collen, translation by A. Gorchakova) 2.57
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969
11. "Tears" (A. Blanchcott, translation by A. Gorchakova) 4.02
N. Isakov (mezzo-soprano), piano - A. Bakhchiev, recorded in 1978
12. "The Enchantress" (P. Collin, translation by A. Gorchakova) 1.29
Y. Mazurok (baritone), piano - A. Afanasyeva, recorded in 1969Six Romances on Verses by D.M. Rathaus, Op. 73 (1893)
13. "We were sitting with you..." 2.32
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1969
14. "Night" 3.45
V. Atlantov (tenor), piano - F. Khalilova, recorded in 1971
15. "On this moonlit night..." 1.59
I. Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano), piano - I. Guselnikov, recorded in 1978
16. "The sun has set..." 1.36
K. Lisovsky (tenor), piano - V. Shraibman, recorded in 1967
17. "In the midst of dark days..." 1.55
I. Arkhipova (mezzo-soprano), piano - I. Guselnikov, recorded in 1978
18. "Again, as before, alone" 2.52
V. Atlantov (tenor), piano - F. Khalilova, recorded in 1971