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~ Release by Rachmaninov; Sergei Leiferkus, Howard Shelley (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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112 Songs without Opus: At the gates of the holy cloister
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
2 Songs, TN ii/50: no. 1 “At the Gates of the Holy Abode” in G minor
lyricist:
Михаил Лермонтов (Mikhail Lermontov)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1890)
Sergei Rachmaninov3:08
212 Songs without Opus: I shall tell you nothing
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
2 Songs, TN ii/50: no. 2 “I Shall Tell You Nothing” in C minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1890)
Sergei Rachmaninov1:54
312 Songs without Opus: Song of the disillusioned
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53: no. 1 “Song of the Disillusioned” in F minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
3 Songs, TN ii/53
Sergei Rachmaninov3:04
412 Songs without Opus: Do you remember the evening?
Sergei Rachmaninov2:24
512 Songs without Opus: Were you hiccoughing?
Sergei Rachmaninov1:34
66 Songs, op. 4: I. O, no, I beg you, do not leave
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 1 “Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not!” (6 Romances, op. 4 no. 1 “Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not!”)
lyricist:
Дмитрий Мережковский (writer, poet, critic, translator, historian, religious philosopher)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1892)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Sergei Rachmaninov1:50
76 Songs, op. 4: II. Morning
Sergei Rachmaninov2:00
86 Songs, op. 4: III. In the Silence of the Secret Night
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 3 “In the Silence of the Secret Night” (In the Silence of the Secret Night)
lyricist:
Афанасий Фет (Afanasy Fet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1892)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Sergei Rachmaninov2:47
96 Songs, op. 4: IV. Sing not, O lovely one
Sergei Rachmaninov4:13
106 Songs, op. 8: II. My child, your beauty is that of a flower
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 2 “Child! Thou Art as Beautiful as a Flower”
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Sergei Rachmaninov1:44
116 Songs, op. 8: III. Thoughts, reflections
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 8: no. 3 “Brooding”
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1893)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 8
Sergei Rachmaninov3:05
1212 Songs, op. 14: IV. I was with Her
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 4 "I Was With Her"
lyricist:
Алексей Кольцов (Aleksey Koltsov, XIX century Russian poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Sergei Rachmaninov1:21
1312 Songs, op. 14: VI. You are so loved by all
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 6 "How Everyone Loves Thee"
lyricist:
Алексей К. Толстой (Aleksey Tolstoy, Russian 19th century writer)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Sergei Rachmaninov2:11
1412 Songs, op. 14: IX. She is as beautiful as midday
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 9 "She is as Lovely as the Noon"
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Sergei Rachmaninov2:41
1512 Songs, op. 14: XI. Spring torrents
Sergei Rachmaninov2:05
1612 Songs, op. 14: XII. It is time
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 12 "Tis Time!"
lyricist:
Семён Надсон (Semyon Yakovlevich Nadson, XIX century Russian poet and essayist)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Sergei Rachmaninov1:33
1712 Songs, op. 21: I. Fate
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 21: No. 1 "Fate" in C minor
lyricist:
Алексей Апухтин (Aleksey Apukhtin, XIX c. poet, prose writer, official)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Hall of the Nobility in Moscow, Russia (on 1900-03-22)
quotes music from:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
part of:
12 Romances, op. 21
Sergei Rachmaninov7:15
1812 Songs, op. 21: II. By a fresh grave
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 21: No. 2 "By the Fresh Grave"
lyricist:
Семён Надсон (Semyon Yakovlevich Nadson, XIX century Russian poet and essayist)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1902)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 21
Sergei Rachmaninov1:51
1912 Songs, op. 21: V. Lilacs
Sergei Rachmaninov1:50
2012 Songs, op. 21: VI. Before the icon
Sergei Rachmaninov3:14
2112 Songs, op. 21: XI. I am no prophet
Sergei Rachmaninov1:32
2215 Songs, op. 26: II. All was taken from me
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
contralto vocals:
Maria Popescu
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
15 Romances, op. 26: no. 2 "He Took All from Me" in F-sharp minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1906)
part of:
15 Romances, op. 26
Sergei Rachmaninov1:07
2315 Songs, op. 26: III. We shall rest
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
15 Romances, op. 26: no. 3 "Let Us Rest" in D minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1906)
part of:
15 Romances, op. 26
Sergei Rachmaninov2:16
2415 Songs, op. 26: VI. Christ is risen
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
contralto vocals:
Maria Popescu
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
15 Romances, op. 26: no. 6 "Christ is Risen" in F minor
lyricist:
Дмитрий Мережковский (writer, poet, critic, translator, historian, religious philosopher)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1906)
part of:
15 Romances, op. 26
Sergei Rachmaninov2:49
2515 Songs, op. 26: XIII. Yesterday we met
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
contralto vocals:
Maria Popescu
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
15 Romances, op. 26: no. 13 "When Yesterday We Met" in D minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1906)
part of:
15 Romances, op. 26
Sergei Rachmaninov3:06
2615 Songs, op. 26: XV. All passes
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
15 Romances, op. 26: no. 15 "All Things Pass By" in E-flat minor
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1906)
part of:
15 Romances, op. 26
Sergei Rachmaninov1:49
27Letter to K. S. Stanislavsky
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
engineered at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
“Letter to K.S. Stanislavsky” in E‐flat major, TN ii/56
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1908)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN ii/56)
Sergei Rachmaninov3:17
2814 Songs, op. 34: II. In the soul of each of us
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
engineered at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 2: In the Soul of Each of Us
lyricist:
Аполлон Аполлонович Коринфский
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
part of:
14 Romances, op. 34
Sergei Rachmaninov2:18
2914 Songs, op. 34: VI. The raising of Lazarus
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
baritone vocals:
Сергей Лейферкус (Sergei Leiferkus, baritone)
engineered at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 6: The Raising of Lazarus
lyricist:
Алексей Хомяков (Russian poet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
part of:
14 Romances, op. 34
Sergei Rachmaninov2:18
3014 Songs, op. 34: IX. You knew him
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
contralto vocals:
Maria Popescu
engineered at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 9: You Knew Him
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
part of:
14 Romances, op. 34
Sergei Rachmaninov2:16
3114 Songs, op. 34: XI. The herald
Sergei Rachmaninov2:57
32From the Gospel of John
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Joan Rodgers (soprano)
engineered at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-25 until 1995-01-31)
recording of:
“From the Gospel of St John” in A minor, TN ii/57
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1915)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN ii/57)
Sergei Rachmaninov1:27