Rachmaninoff: Zdes' khorosho ('How Fair This Spot'), Op.21, No.7

Saxophone - Valentin Kovalev
Piano - Xiaohui Yang
Zdes' khorosho (Russian Lyrics)
Здесь хорошо…
Взгляни, вдали огнем
Горит река;
Цветным ковром луга легли,
Белеют облака.
Здесь нет людей…
Здесь тишина…
Здесь только Бог да я.
Цветы, да старая сосна,
Да ты, мечта моя!
How Fair This Spot (English Translation)
All is well here...
Look, in the distance
The river glows like a fire;
The meadows are like a colourful carpet,
And there is the whiteness of clouds.
There is nobody here.
All is quiet…
Here I am alone with God.
And the flowers, and the old pine,
And you, my dream…

[@marinakovaleva2940]

Невероятно Красиво!
Браво👏👏👏
Спасибо, Валентин, за музыку, которую ты нам даришь🙏💕

[@notizu6969]

Wonderful! Who’s the arranger of the piece?

[@thierryroullier8401]

Toujours ce son incroyable.

[@elvira-rakhmanova]

👏👏👏 Bravo!

[@bythewei1245]

Nice sound 🎷🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@eliecermartinez2280]

amazing!

[@tysmusic1125]

Hello Valentin! I’m a huge fan and wanted to ask you a question. I am an aspiring saxophonist in college and I was wondering how you support the lifestyle you live, financially?

[@jakebickham123]

I believe he has many performances and music and arts grants. he also does lessons and a premium instagram which is pretty good.

[@jasonmartinez6419]

All about networking too my friend. Trust me. My conductors and private instructors have great net working.

[@jacobglatczak6658]

Late response to this, but I actually got to meet Valentin at a recital/masterclass at a nearby university to mine. He told us that he makes it between his RUclips/Instagram content but also by performing at various uni's and gigs across the world. I suppose he made it work by winning so many saxophone/concerto competitions (and studying at the Paris Conservatory) to really put his name out there prior to traveling. I hope that helps!

[@tysmusic1125]

@@jacobglatczak6658 thank you