Persian Love Songs Hamish McLaren & Matthew Jorysz

• Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894): 12 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, Op. 34 "Persian Songs" (Excerpts):
• 1 Rubinstein: 12 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, Op. 34 "Persian Songs" (Excerpts): No. 1, Nicht mit Engeln in blauen Himmelszelt 04:47
• 2 Rubinstein: 12 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, Op. 34 "Persian Songs" (Excerpts): No. 2, Mein Herz schmückt sich mit Dir 02:33
• 3 Rubinstein: 12 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, Op. 34 "Persian Songs" (Excerpts): No. 4, Es hat die Rose sich beklagt 02:07
• 4 Rubinstein: 12 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, Op. 34 "Persian Songs" (Excerpts): No. 8, Neig’ schöne Knospe 02:58
• 5 Rubinstein: 12 Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy, Op. 34 "Persian Songs" (Excerpts): No. 10, Die helle Sonne leuchtet 03:04
• Total Runtime 15:29

Info for Persian Love Songs

Russia’s rich tradition of art song was rooted in the genteel drawing-room and salon culture of the early 19th century. Gradually these modest lyrical “romances” set their sights higher to embrace dramatic and philosophical themes, but never lost their intimacy and their ties to the treasured lines of favourite poets. This selection explores some fascinating, but less-trodden paths through this repertoire, inspired principally by the theme of distant lands. Dreams of travel, romantic landscapes, love and loss, and ruminations on life and death – these motifs appeared at the height of Imperial Russia, and their appeal endured even amidst the paroxysms of Stalin’s rule. In this recital, Alexander Borodin (1833-1887), a celebrated chemistry professor and part-time composer from St Petersburg meets Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915), a formidable Moscow professor of composition from the next generation; Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) stands alongside another major symphonist, his Moscow colleague Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950), and Shostakovich’s student Boris Tchaikovsky (1925-1996), a prodigy widely known for his film music, passes the baton to Elena Firsova, a post-Soviet émigré to England and a distinctive lyrical voice of today. ...

"A huge range of musical discoveries is offered by this recital – but be warned, it is a long, dark journey...McLaren’s rich and sombre voice is perfectly suited to this heart-on-sleeve pathos." (BBC Music Magazine)

Hamish McLaren, countertenor
Matthew Jorysz, piano
Nathalie Green-Buckley, viola
Claudia Fuller, violin
Ben Michaels, cello

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