Russian Arias, Vol. 1

PETER IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

1

Lensky`s arioso from Eugene Onegin (Act II)

2:46

'Where, O where have you gone...'

2

Monsieur Triquet`s song from Eugene Onegin (Act II)

4:59

'Monsieur Triquet, favour us with a couplet...'

3

Lensky`s aria from Eugene Onegin (Act I)

7:04

'I love you, I love you Olga...'

NIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)

4

Song about the Mayor from May Night (Act I finale)

4:24

'Hey there! Boys!'

5

Levko`s song from May Night (ActI)

6:22

'The sun is low, evening is approaching...'

SERGE RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)

6

Pimen's monologue from Boris Godunov

5:12

'Just one last tale...'

PETER IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY

7

Andrey`s aria from Mazeppa (Act III)

9:11

'In bloody battle, on the field of honour...'

ALEXANDER SERGEYEVICH DARGOMYZHSKY (1813-1869)

8

The Prince`s cavatina from Rusalka (Act III)

6:42

'Involuntarily I am drawn...'

NIKOLAY ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV

9

Song of the Hindu Merchant from Sadko (Scene 4)

4:05

'Do not count the diamonds in caves of stone...'

PETER IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY

10

Vakula`s song-arioso from Cherevichki (Act III)

4:13

'Does your heart, maiden...'

MIKHAIL GLINKA (1804-1857)

11

Bayan's second song from Ruslan and Lyudmila (Act I)

4:35

'There is a deserted island...'

ALEXANDER PORFIRYEVICH BORODIN (1833-1887)

12

Vladimir`s cavatina from Prince Igor (Act II)

5:57

'Slowly the day was fading...'

PETER IL'YICH TCHAIKOVSKY

13

Herman's arioso from The Queen of Spades (Act I)

2:36

'I do not know her name...'

14

Herman`s arioso from The Queen of Spades (Act I)

3:10

'Forgive me, divine creature...'

15

Herman's song from The Queen of Spades (Act III)

2:30

What is our life? A game!'

Sergej Larin tenor

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

14 - 17 August 1997