In This Moonlit Night Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Album info
Album-Release:
2013
HRA-Release:
03.12.2013
Label: Ondine
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Artist: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1 No. 1. Mi sideli s toboy (We Sat Together) 02:42
- 2 No. 2. Noch' (Night) 04:09
- 3 No. 3. V etu lunnuyu noch' (On this Moonlit Night) 02:02
- 4 No. 4. Zakatilos solntse (The Sun has Set) 01:54
- 5 No. 5. Sred' mrachnikh dney (Amid Sombre Days) 01:51
- 6 No. 6. Snova, kak prezhde, odin (Again, as Before, Alone) 02:54
- 7 No. 1. Lullaby (Kolybel'naja) 05:27
- 8 No. 2. Serenade (Serenada) 05:01
- 9 No. 3. Trepak 05:20
- 10 No. 4. The Field-Marshal (Polkovodec) 06:14
- 11 10 Romances, Op. 17 No. 10. Ljudi spjat (All are Asleep) 03:38
- 12 10 Romances from Ellis's Immortelles, Op. 26 No. 9. Menu'et (Menuet) 04:48
- 13 10 Romances, Op. 17 No. 5. Ne veter veja s vysoty (Not the wind from on high) 02:19
- 14 4 Songs, Op. 32 No. 4. Zimniy put' (The Winter Road) 03:05
- 15 10 Romances from Ellis's Immortelles, Op. 26 No. 6. Stalaktity (Stalactites) 04:24
- 16 10 Romances, Op. 17 No. 9. B'jotsja serdce bespokojnoje (Anxiously beats the heart) 02:14
Info for In This Moonlit Night
This second release of star baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky for Ondine features Russian Lieder by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Taneyev. Dmitri Hvorostovsky is recognized as one of the leading and most charismatic baritones of our time, performing internationally at such opera houses as the New York Met, and partnering regularly with singers Renée Fleming and Jonas Kaufmann. Together with his longstanding duo partner, Estonian pianist Ivari Ilja, they have frequently performed to great critical acclaim.
“Time has preserved his instrument remarkably well; his baritone retains its burnt umber colouring and his almost legendary ability to spin out long phrases on a single breath is still there...Hvorostovsky fans need not hesitate for an instant, but anyone interested in Russian song will want to investigate this inventively programmed, and stylishly performed, recital.” (Opera Britannia)
“Hvorostovsky sings [the Tchaikovsky songs] with passionate expression...Hvorostovsky's elegant approach makes a good case for hearing more [Taneyev]...against the original piano accompaniment [of the Mussorgsky] his command is absolute...with Ivari Ilja's spirited playing, this is one of the finest performances I've heard” (BBC Music Magazine)
“Hvorostovsky was born to sing these songs...he brings to his interpretations a new richness and darkness of timbre, beautifully polished as it always was but enhanced with an even deeper understanding of how to project the subtleties of Mussorgsky's vocal writing...This is a top-choice version of the Songs and Dances of Death and it is rendered even more valuable through being set in the context of equally persuasive performances of Tchaikovsky and Taneyev.” (Gramophone)
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Ivari Ilja, piano
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Booklet for In This Moonlit Night