 | from Russian Songs (CDA67355) 1 Ekha 'Echo' [2'50] 15 minutes 12 seconds 6 tracks2 Ya dumal, serdtse pozabïlo 'My heart, I fancied it was over' [1'32] 3 Angel [2'13] 4 Solovey i roza 'The nightingale and the rose' [3'51] 5 Epigramma 'Epigram' [0'46] 6 Stikhi, sochinennïye noch'yu vo vremya bessonnitsï 'Lines written during a sleepless night' [4'00] ‘Joan Rodgers's live recitals of Russian song, and her earlier Tchaikovsky album for Hyperion, set up huge expectations for this disc of four song cycles which have become classics of the repertoire. ... ‘This is Hyperion at its best: a pair of fine artists exploring a less-than-familiar corner of the repertoire. More please!’ (International Record Review) ‘This wonderful collection of four of the greatest song cycles and sets to Russian texts finds Rodgers in compelling form. The voice remains fresh and pristine enough for the childlike tones of the fa ... |