Glinka, Chopin, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Songs for Voice and Piano

Featuring

Anda-Louise Bogza
Galina Aleshkevich
Marcel Javorček
Mikhail Glinka
Frédéric Chopin
Antonín Dvořák

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Album & Artwork

This album features Romantic songs exclusively by Slavic composers, with Russian composers predominating.

Composer Biography

Mikhail Glinka, the first Russian composer recognized in Europe, is considered the creator of the 19th-century Russian compositional style and is sometimes called the 'father of Russian music'.

Composition History

Dvořák's 'Gypsy Melodies' was initially composed to German texts at the publisher Simrock's request, but Dvořák later reworked them into Czech and English versions.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Martinů Hall, Prague, in 2012, with Václav Roubal handling sound engineering, editing, and mastering.

Composer Biography

Sergei Rachmaninoff, a pianist, conductor, and composer, lived a dramatic life, often changing his base due to political upheavals before settling in the USA.

Composition History

Chopin's 17 Polish songs, featured on this album, were written between 1827 and 1847 but were only published posthumously in 1856-57 by his friend Julian Fontana.

Composer Biography

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, one of the most frequently played composers of all time, is known for his symphonies, orchestral works, ballets, and operas like 'Eugene Onegin'.