DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY
I met you, my love
Old Russian Romances
Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Style of Five
"My father has been the strongest influence in my musical life. As far back as I remember, I loved to listen to him sing and play the piano, especially his favorites, the old Russian Romances. Recording this program is my tribute to his love and devotion - to music and to me. I dedicate this album to my father, Alexander Hvorostovsky." - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Continuing his celebrated recordings for Delos International, Dmitri Horostovsky brings the beauty of Russian Romances to his global audience. These Romances - much-beloved Russian-style songs - have their roots in the 19th century and are widely performed and cherished in all corners of Russia, and the former Soviet Empire. With a long tradition of home, school and stage performances, the Russian Romance typically tells the story of love - passionate, unhappy, heartbreaking, usually set against the vast beauty of the Russian landscape. Melodious and often featuring lyrics by the very best period poets (Tolstoy, Pushkin, Turgenev on this recording) these Romances offer a unique opportunity for the listener to experience the intense emotional beauty of these works.
The program includes I Met You, My Love (Ya fstretil vas) / No, It's Not You I Love So Fervently (Net, ne tebia tak pilko ya liubliu) / Only Once (Tol'ko raz) / Bright Is the Night (Noch svetla) / I Remember the Charming Sound of the Waltz (Ya pomniu val'sa zvuk prelestniy) / O, If Only I Could Express in Sounds (O, yesli b mog virazit' v zvuke) / Do Not Awaken Memories (Ne probuzhday vospominaniy) / The Coachman's Song (Pesn' yamshchika) / In the Wide Open Field (V pole shirokom) / The Lonely Coach Bell Rings (Odnozvuchno gremit kolokol'chik) / Misty Morning (Utro tumannoye) / But I Love You, Nevertheless (No ya Vas fsio-taki liubliu) / The Troika Speeds, the Troika Gallops (Troyka mchitsa, troyka skachet) / The Autumn Wind Moans Mournfully (Zhalobno stonet veter osenniy) / At That Fateful Hour (V chas rokovoy) / I Loved You (Ya Vas liubil) / The Weeping Willows Slumber (Dremliut plakuchiye ivi) / You Cannot Understand (Vam ne poniat') / Shine, Shine, My Star (Gori, gori, moya zvezda). All arrangements are by Evgeny Stetsyuk.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky's affiliation with this music goes back to his childhood. As his father is a devotee and experienced performer of Russian Romances, Dmitri grew up listening to these works being performed by his father (who attended the recording sessions for the disc) as well as to numerous recordings and radio broadcasts. Under the baton of Maestro Constantine Orbelian, Russian Romances, offers new arrangements of these traditional treasures and combines a classical chamber orchestra with the traditional Russian instruments balalaika and bayan.
Total Time: 61:23