Great Music of Small Forms

Featuring

Andrey Petrenko
Svetlana Perevalova
Albina Shaikhieva
Diliza Nadyrova
Vladimir Ryzhkov
Maria Romina

Andrey Bilenko
Dmitry Khrapov
Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir
Mikhail Glinka
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Alexander Varlamov
Anton Rubinstein
Alexander Borodin
Mily Balakirev
César Cui
Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin
Anatoly Grigoryevich Novikov
Erast Abaza
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Viktor Kalinnikov
Modest Mussorgsky
Anton Arensky
Anonymous (Traditional)

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Composer Biography

Modest Mussorgsky, a Russian composer, turned to Mikhail Lermontov's poem "Molitva" for consolation after his mother's death in 1865.

Performer Biography

Andrei Petrenko is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir, which performs on this album.

Cultural Impact

The troika, a team of three horses driven abreast, is a Russian cultural icon referenced in traditional coachman's songs, including "Troika" on this album.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in September 2021 at the Grand Hall of Sverdlovsk Philharmonic in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Compositional Technique

Alexander Dargomyzhsky's "A Storm Shrouds the Sky" from the St. Petersburg Serenades is one of the first examples of Russian secular a cappella choral music intended for outdoor performance.

Compositional Technique

Mikhail Glinka, considered the founder of Russian classical music, created songs that were often arranged by other composers, such as Mily Balakirev's barcarolle arrangement of "Venetian Night."