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"Secrets of the Russian soul"
Honored Artist of Russia Svetlana Berezhnaya (organ, piano)
Presents "Secrets of the Russian Soul"
About
Russian Russian composers' music is extraordinary, unlike anything else, melodious and fabulous, sad and fervent, mysterious, like the Russian soul itself. The lyrical compositions of P. I. Tchaikovsky, the bright "Pictures from the Exhibition" by M.P. Mussorgsky, the wild "Troika" by G. Sviridov, the thrillingly penetrating "Fantasy for Organ and Metronome" by O. Yanchenko, instrumental music by S. Rachmaninov and D. Shostakovich performed by the Honored Artist of Russia Svetlana Berezhnaya (piano organ) will help to comprehend its breadth and versatility.
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Compositions
Composers
P.I. Tchaikovsky, cycle "Seasons", Op.37:
- January – "By the fireside"
- February – "Maslenitsa"
- March – "Song of the lark"
- April – "Snowdrop"
- May – "White Nights"
- June – "Barcarola"
- July – "Song of the mower"
- August – "Harvest"
- September – "Hunting"
- October – "Autumn song"
- November – "On the troika"
- December – "Yuletide"
S.V.Rachmaninov
- "Vocalise" Op. 34, No. 14
- Prelude in G Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
- Prelude in D Major Op. 23, No. 4
- "The Musical Moment" Op. 16, No. 3
- Prelude in C sharp minor "The Bells of Moscow" Op. 3, No. 2 (dedicated to A. Arensky)
D.D.Shostakovich - 4 lyrical pieces from the cycle "Dancing dolls":
- "Lyrical waltz"
- "Polka"
- "Waltz-joke"
- "Romance" (transcription for organ by S. Berezhnaya)
P.I.Tchaikovsky - Fragments from the ballet "The Nutcracker"
- "Dance of the shepherds"
- "Arabic dance.Coffee"
- "Spanish dance. Chocolate"
- "Dance of the Fairy Dragee" (transcription for organ by S. Berezhnaya)
M.P.Mussorgsky - Two pieces from the cycle "Pictures from the exhibition"
- "Baba Yaga. Hut on chicken legs"
- "Heroic gates in the capital city in Kiev" (transcription for S. Berezhnaya organ)
