| Work Title
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6 Romances on Verses by English Poets
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| Alternative. Title
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Six Romances on Verses by W. Raleigh, R. Burns and W. Shakespeare
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| Composer
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Shostakovich, Dmitry
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.62
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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6 romances:
- Сыну
- В полях под снегом и дождем...
- Макферсон перед казнью
- Дженни
- Сонет LXVI
- Королевский поход
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1942
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| First Performance.
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1942/11/04 in Kuibyshev [Nos.2-4]
- Alexander Baturin (bass), Dmitry Shostakovich (piano)
1943/06/06 in Moscow, Moscow Conservatory (Small Hall) [full cycle]
- Efrem Flaks (bass), Dmitry Shostakovich (piano)
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| First Publication.
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1943 - Muzfond
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| Librettist
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see below
- 1. Walter Raleigh (ca.1554–1618) [*]
- 2-4. Robert Burns (1759–1796) [**]
- 5. William Shakespeare (1564–1616) [*]
- 6. Traditional [**]
- [*] translated by Boris Pasternak (1890–1960)
- [**] translated by Samuil Marshak (1887–1964)
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| Language
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Russian
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| Dedication
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see below
- Levon Atovmyan (1901–1973)
- Nina Shostakovich (1908–1954)
- Isaak Glikman (1911–2003)
- Yuri Sviridov (1915–1998)
- Ivan Sollertinsky (1902–1944)
- Vissarion Shebalin (1902–1963)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Modern
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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bass, piano
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| Related Works
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6 Romances on Verses by English Poets, Op.140 (arrangement for bass and orchestra)
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| External Links
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DSCH
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