Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov1844-1908The clouds begin to scatter Op. 42 No. 3:–A flock of passing clouds Op. 42 No. 3
Nicolas Medtner1880-19517 Poems after Pushkin Op. 29:–No. 6 The Rose6 Poems after Pushkin Op. 36:–The Flower Op. 36 No. 2
Sergey Rachmaninov1873-194315 Songs Op. 26:–Before my window No. 1014 Songs Op. 34:–The muse No. 112 Songs Op. 21:–How painful for me No. 12–Fate No. 115 Songs Op. 26:–Night is mournful No. 1212 Songs Op. 21:–They answered No. 4–Lilacs No. 5Letter to K.S. Stanislavsky
OverviewThe opening concert takes a wide overviewof Russian song over the course of a centuryfrom Glinka to Shostakovich, and includes someimportant lesser-known figures among themore familiar names.