Rachmaninov: Songs - Julia Sitkovetsky, Roger Vignoles

Rachmaninov’s songs all date from the first half of his artistic life, before he left post-revolutionary Russia. They are exquisite, and this recital from Julia Sitkovetsky and Roger Vignoles includes some of the finest, culminating with the much-loved Vocalise.   6 Songs Op 38[15'21]1Noch'yu v sadu u menya 'In my garden at night'[1'44]2K ney 'To her'  Travï odetï perlami 'Pearls adorn the grass'[2'38]3Margaritki 'Daisies'  O, posmotri! kak mnogo margaritok 'Oh, see how many daisies'[2'12]4Krïsolov 'Pied piper'  Ya na dudochke igrayu 'I play a reed-pipe'[2'58]5Son 'A dream'  V mire net nichego 'There is nothing'[3'24]6A-u!  Tvoy nezhnïy smekh 'Your tender laughter'[2'25]7Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne 'Do not sing to me, fair maiden'  (No 4 of 6 Songs, Op 4)[4'23]8Uzh tï, niva moya 'O you, my grain-field'  (No 5 of 6 Songs, Op 4)[3'54]9Davno-l', moy drug 'How long, my friend'  (No 6 of 6 Songs, Op 4)[2'05]10Duma 'Brooding'  Prokhodyat dni 'The days pass'  (No 3 of 6 Songs, Op 8)[3'26]11So