Rachmaninoff's complete songs : a companion with texts and translations /

Sergei Rachmaninoff--the last great Russian romantic and arguably the finest pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries--wrote 83 songs, which are performed and beloved throughout the world. Like German Lieder and French mélodies, the songs were composed for one singer, accompanied by a piano...

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Main Author: Sylvester, Richard D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2014.
©2014
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781461957676
1461957672
9780253012593
0253012597
0253353394
9780253353399
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • A Note on Dates and Spelling
  • 1. Early Years (1873-1892)
  • Nine Unpublished Songs (1890-1899)
  • 2. First Published Songs, Opus 4 (1893)
  • Songs 10-15
  • 3. Six Romances, Opus 8 (1896)
  • Songs 16-21
  • 4. Twelve Romances, Opus 14 (1896)
  • Songs 22-33
  • 5. Twelve Romances, Opus 21 (1902)
  • Songs 34-45
  • Song 46, Without Opus (1900)
  • 6. Fifteen Romances, Opus 26 (1906)
  • Songs 47-61
  • Song 62, Without Opus (1900)
  • 7. Fourteen Romances, Opus 34 (1912-1915)
  • Songs 63-76
  • Song 77, Without Opus (1914)
  • 8. Six Poems, Opus 38 (1916)
  • Songs 78-83
  • 9. After Russia (1917-1943)
  • Two Unpublished Songs (1916)
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Singers
  • Index of Song Titles in Russian
  • Index of Song Titles in English
  • Index of Names