Russian Romance (Maxim Rubtsov & Sergei Kvitko)
Maxim Rubtsov, principal flutist of the Russian National Orchestra (conducted by Mikhail Pletnev) and pianist-producer Sergei Kvitko perform a collection of Russian miniatures
Maxim Rubtsov, principal flutist of the Russian National Orchestra (conducted by Mikhail Pletnev) and pianist-producer Sergei Kvitko perform a collection of Russian miniatures ranging from arrangements of beloved romances by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glinka to transcriptions for piccolo of humorous character pieces by Lyadov; from well-known masterworks such as Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise to the first ever recordings of selections from Songs of Moscow Gypsies, music collection preserved in the Russian Imperial Collection of the U. S. Library of Congress; from sadness and despair of Tchaikovsky’s Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass to the virtuoso buzz of possibly the worlds fastest Bumblebee that zooms through in about 55 seconds.
1. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 6:04
2. Alexander Griboyedov (1795-1829) Waltz No. 2 1:16
3. Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) Pastorale, from Three Miniatures for Piano, Op. 42 2:52
4. Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) The Lark 2:55
5. Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Impromptu 4:25
6. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Italian Polka 2:00
7. Alexander Gretchaninoff (1864-1956) Lullaby, Op. 1, No. 5 1:35
8. Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) Mazurka 1:18
9. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Song of the Queen of Shamakhan from the opera The Golden Cockerel 3:00
10. Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956) Waltz, from the ballet The Bronze Horseman 2:13
11. Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915) Stalactites, Op. 26, No. 6 4:32
12. Anatoly Lyadov (1855-1914) Dance of the Mosquito (1911) 0:51
13. Anatoly Lyadov (1855-1914) The Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32 2:00
14. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Lilac 1:28
15. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Aria of the Snow Maiden, from the opera Тhe Snow Maiden 1:15
16. Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass? 5:30
17. Alexander Alyabiev (1787-1851) The Nightingale 3:16
18. Author Unknown You Won’t Believe How Sweet You Are, from Songs of Moscow Gypsies (Vol 31), 1855... 1:40
19. M. Gorshkov Why Is It? from Songs of Moscow Gypsies (Vol 31), 1855 1:52
20. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Passing Line of Clouds Grows Thinner, Op. 42, No. 3 3:28
21. Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Melody, Op. 42, No. 3 3:03
22. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Flight of the Bumblebee from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan 0:58
