6 Romances, Op.4 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)
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1. Oh, stay, my love, forsake me not! (Bass)
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2. Morning (Mezzo-soprano)
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3. Silence of the Secret Night (Bass)
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Pavel Alexandrovich Lamm (1882-1951)
Zarui Apetovna Apetian
Rakhmaninov: Romansi - Polnoe Sobrannie
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1957). Plate M. 26012 Г.
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Words in Russian only
Voice specifications are based on the complete Rachmaninov Song cycle on the Chandos label
Oh, stay, my love forsake me not! (Mezzo/Baritone)
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Morning (Contralto/Bass)
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Edward Agate (1880-1940), translator
S. Rachmaninoff, Songs with Piano Accompaniment
Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d. [ca.1922]
Reprint - Mineola: Dover Publications, 1998
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With English Lyrics
5. Oh Thou, my Field
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Lina Esbeer, German translation
Edith Sanford Tillotson, English translation
New York: The University Society, 1917. Plate 1094-4
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Commercial Recordings
| Title | Artists |
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| Rachmaninoff for Romance: Passionate Music For Love and Desire | Edo de Waart, Neeme Järvi, Valery Gergiev, ... |
| [Vinyl Lp Russian Art Songs [Vanguard 71115] Erik Werba] | None given |
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General Information
| Work Title | 6 Romances |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | 6 романсов (6 romansov) |
| Composer | Rachmaninoff, Sergei |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.4 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 6 |
| Average Duration | 17 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1890–93 |
| Librettist | No.1 — Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhovsky (1866–1941) No.2 — M. Yanov No.3 — Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet (1820–1892) No.4 — Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799–1837) No.5 — Alexey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817–1875) No.6 — Arseny Arkad'yevich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848–1913) |
| Language | Russian |
| Dedication | No.1 — Anna Alexandrovna Podyzhenskaya No.2 — Yury Sergeyevich Sakhnovsky (1866–1930) No.3 — Vera Dmitriyevna Skalon (1875–1909) No.4 — Nataliya Alexandrovna Rakhmaninova No.5 — E. N. Lysikova No.6 — Olga Andreyevna Golenishchev-Kutuzova |
| Genre | Song cycle |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voice + Piano |
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Section Listing
- Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not! / О, нет, молю, не уходи! (O net, molyu, ne ukhodi!)
Con Allegro (D minor) - Morning / Утро (Utro)
Moderato (F major) - In the Silence of the Secret Night / В молчаньи ночи тайной (V molchan′i nochi taynoy)
Lento (D major) - Do Not Sing, My Beauty / Не пой, красавица (Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne)
Allegretto (A minor) - Oh Thou, my Field / Уж ты, нива моя (Uzh ty, niva moya)
Lento (D minor) - How Long, my Friend / Давно ль, мой друг (Davno l′, moy drug)
Andante tranquillo(G minor)


