I. Over the stream, the swift stream 4:23 II. Ah, Vanka, you are dashing 10:47 III. My cheeks, so white, so rosy! State Symphony Capella of Russia - Valery Polyansky
I remember making this recording, in a huge gymnasium. We had to sit absolutely still because the bleachers squeaked whenever we moved. Every time I hear it, I am awed by what we could do!
As with "The Bells" I am in awe of this music. The haunting beauty of the melodies is so profound only a genius like Rachmaninov could create such a treasure, a gift to mankind.
A gem indeed. As much as I love the music of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovitch and Prokofiev I'm inclined to think that Rachmaninov is my favourite of all the Russian masters. As you say about the 3rd song here, there is a particular haunting quality to much of his music that somehow transcends everything else.
Thank you for posting! Devine orchestration and choral work! A hidden gem from Rachmaninov. Three parts form a concerto of sorts (the theme - lyrical part - fast-paced part). Stravinsky would've sold it as a concerto or a ballet on a theme of Mussorgsky, get hype from the scandal and receive praise from highbrow critics)). Rachmaninov could not market it that well)
This is Vasily Surikov, an older contemporary of Rachmaninov, a member of the Wanderers ("Peredvizhniki") movement. The picture is called "Morning of the Streltsy Execution"
Where is the phrase, "Bы мои"? Anyway, standard Russian reduces non-accented "o." Stravinsky plays with reduction of "o" in regional dialects in Свадьба (Le Noces)
@@bencostello7435 The third song - belilitsi rumianitsy vy mOee’ BUT this is sung “mâ-ee”. It’s just a pronounciative curiosity of the Russian language. The Russian ‘O’ sound is pronounced as ‘A’, except for some Siberian and Ukrainian dialects where the O is explicitly pronounced as O.
I think he went to Switzerland first. The painting is "The Morning of the Streltsky Execution" (1699-1700's timeframe) and Rachmaninnov left around the 1917 time frame(Blshvk. Revolution)... I think....
Read about the Bolshevik Revolution, most profound revolutionary period after the French Revolution. Rachmaninoff lost his home to the Bolsheviks, it was burnt. He was from the old aristocracy and aristocrats were gone after.
@TheVaughan5 Of course he hated it because he was an aristocrat and the Soviet government was a workers and peasants government. He ran to America with his cousin wife because he feared the working class of Russia. That’s how it is.
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So, if I understood it correctly, the third song is regarding someone about to beat his wife?
So what, not a Rachmaninoff fan? What's the point of joking about "Rach"? Rachmaninoff was a big fan of Art Tatum, the great jazz pianist. A closed mind is like a parachute, only functions when open.
I remember making this recording, in a huge gymnasium. We had to sit absolutely still because the bleachers squeaked whenever we moved. Every time I hear it, I am awed by what we could do!
As with "The Bells" I am in awe of this music. The haunting beauty of the melodies is so profound only a genius like Rachmaninov could create such a treasure, a gift to mankind.
Op.41. A gem from Sergei Rachmaninov. The 3rd song has for me, a haunting quality to it. First heard years ago, and never forgotten.
A gem indeed. As much as I love the music of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovitch and Prokofiev I'm inclined to think that Rachmaninov is my favourite of all the Russian masters. As you say about the 3rd song here, there is a particular haunting quality to much of his music that somehow transcends everything else.
The 3 Russian songs are arrangements of traditional folk songs one of which he got from an old gypsy woman.
Thank you for posting!
Devine orchestration and choral work! A hidden gem from Rachmaninov. Three parts form a concerto of sorts (the theme - lyrical part - fast-paced part). Stravinsky would've sold it as a concerto or a ballet on a theme of Mussorgsky, get hype from the scandal and receive praise from highbrow critics)). Rachmaninov could not market it that well)
interesting theory ! and I think you are probably right:-)
Merci pour cette merveille
Es magnífico!!
Racmaniov is amazing!
Excellent.
Hi ! The State Symphony Capella of Russia directed by Valery Polyansky
Great music by Rachmaninoff! Who are the performers?
The State Symphony Capella of Russia directed by Valery Polyansky.
10:47 Белилицы, румяницы, вы мои
Good painting. Who did it?
Thanks
This is Vasily Surikov, an older contemporary of Rachmaninov, a member of the Wanderers ("Peredvizhniki") movement. The picture is called "Morning of the Streltsy Execution"
Did this music represent the people of Russia
My question in English (sorry): How should the unaccentuated 'o's be sung (eg. BЫ MOИ at the end of the first line: 'vî mâ-ee' or 'vî mo-ee'?
Where is the phrase, "Bы мои"? Anyway, standard Russian reduces non-accented "o." Stravinsky plays with reduction of "o" in regional dialects in Свадьба (Le Noces)
@@bencostello7435 The third song - belilitsi rumianitsy vy mOee’ BUT this is sung “mâ-ee”. It’s just a pronounciative curiosity of the Russian language. The Russian ‘O’ sound is pronounced as ‘A’, except for some Siberian and Ukrainian dialects where the O is explicitly pronounced as O.
We're these the people of Russia? Did the Russian people like Rachmaninoff, and why did he have to go to America.
I think it was obvious why he left Russia, to escape the tyranny of the new Communist regime which he hated.
Rachmaninoff was from a noble family and would've faced violence from the revolutionaries.
I think he went to Switzerland first. The painting is "The Morning of the Streltsky Execution" (1699-1700's timeframe) and Rachmaninnov left around the 1917 time frame(Blshvk. Revolution)... I think....
Read about the Bolshevik Revolution, most profound revolutionary period after the French Revolution. Rachmaninoff lost his home to the Bolsheviks, it was burnt. He was from the old aristocracy and aristocrats were gone after.
@TheVaughan5 Of course he hated it because he was an aristocrat and the Soviet government was a workers and peasants government. He ran to America with his cousin wife because he feared the working class of Russia. That’s how it is.
So, if I understood it correctly, the third song is regarding someone about to beat his wife?
Yes, however told from wife’s perspective
C BC: Comment doit on chanter les 'o' non accentués: 'o' ouvert ou 'a'?
Les "o" non accentués en russe se prononcent comme des "a" plutôt atones.
I never really listened to Rachmaninov, but I'm joking the tribe of "Rach" fans.
Just listen to the 2 gems that are the Vespers and the Liturgy of St John Chrysostome
So what, not a Rachmaninoff fan? What's the point of joking about "Rach"? Rachmaninoff was a big fan of Art Tatum, the great jazz pianist. A closed mind is like a parachute, only functions when open.