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Rachmaninoff, Sergei 1873 - 1943

12 Romances, Op.21

12 романсов / 12 romansov

Op. 21 Voice, Piano Romantic Composed 1900 32 min 12 movements dedicated to 1. Feodor Chaliapin 3. Nadezhda Ivanovna Zabela-Vrubel' (1868-1913) 4. Yelena Yuryevna Zhukovskaya (1875-1961) 5. A. N. Strekalova 6. Alexandra Andreyevna Liven (?-1914) 7. "N" 8. Olga Andreyevna Trubinkova (1877-1942) 9. Nataliya Nikolayevna Lanting 10. M. A. Ivanova 12. Vladimir Alexandrovich Satin (1881-1944)

Movements

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12 movements
  1. I Судьба – Sud′ba / Fate
  2. II Над свежей могилой – Nad svezhey mogiloy / By the Fresh Grave
  3. III Сумерки – Sumerki / Twilight
  4. IV Они отвечали – Oni otvechali / They Answered
  5. V Сирень – Siren' / Lilacs
  6. VI Отрывок из А. Мюссе – Otryvok iz A. Myusse / Fragment from Musset
  7. VII Здесь хорошо – Zdes′ khorosho / How Fair this Spot
  8. VIII На смерть чижика – Na smert′ chizhika / On the Death of a Linnet
  9. IX Мелодия – Melodiya / Melody
  10. X Пред иконой – Pred ikonoy / Before the Ikon
  11. XI Я не пророк – Ya ne prorok / No Prophet I
  12. XII Как мне больно – Kak mne bol′no / How Painful for Me

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