Do not believe, my Friend Op.6 No.1 (trio: voice, cello, piano)
3:42
6.
Why dud I dream of you? Op.28 No.3 (trio)
3:15
7.
None but the lonely heart Op.6 No.6 (cello, piano)
2:52
8.
Tell me, what in the shade of branches Op.57 No.1 (quartet)
3:44
9.
A soul quietly flew to the heavens Op.47 No.2 (trio)
3:11
10.
Take my heart away TH96 (quartet)
2:30
11.
Amid the noise of the ball Op.38 No.3 (cello, piano)
2:08
12.
Méditation Op.72 No.5 (piano solo)
5:12
13.
We were sitting with you Op.73 No.1 (quartet)
2:38
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
14.
Before my window Op.26 No.10 (quartet
2:10
15.
The Isle Op.14 No.2 (trio)
1:57
16.
April! (violin, piano - arranged by K. Mostras)
2:44
17.
They Answered Op.21 No.4 (trio)
1:53
18.
Do not sing, my beauty Op.4 No.4 (quartet)
4:18
19.
Gypsies' Dance from Aleko (violin, piano - arranged by S.Dushkin)
4:37
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
20.
Cradle song in a storn Op.54 No.1 (cello, piano)
2:21
21.
Valse in F sharp minor, Op.40 No.9 (piano solo)
4:30
22.
It was in early spring Op.38 No.2 (quartet)
2:58
23.
On this moonlit night Op.73 No.3 (quartet)
2:01
24.
The Sunset Op.73 No.4 (quartet)
1:52
25.
In the glare of day, or the silence of night Op.47 No.6 (quartet)
3:52
Total time: 77:23
Except where indicated, all tracks are arranged by Gamma Majoris
Solo:Anastasia Prokofievasoprano
Solo:Yulia Chaplinapiano
Solo:Ksenia Berezinaviolin
Solo:Alisa Liubarskayacello
Notes
Gamma Majoris is a London-based ensemble created by 4 established soloists: Ksenia Berezina (violin), Yulia Chaplina (piano), Alisa Liubarskaya (cello) and Anastasia Prokofieva (soprano). The ensemble’s name derives from the star Gamma Ursae Majoris and the term for 'major scale' in Russian musical terms. The debut release by this ensemble presents music by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov in arrangements by the ensemble. 'The idea of arranging Russian songs emerged spontaneously from a rehearsal one day. What would happen if we added lyrical string instruments to complement the soaring melodies and polyphonic and complex accompaniments of songs by the great Russian composers? To our delight, it worked beautifully.' The songs cover a wide emotional range, from dark and dramatic, to tender and the overall concept chimes with the idea of late-nineteenth domestic music-making, with the Tchaikovsky settings of texts by Russian poets including Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Rachmaninov also using translations of Shelley and Hugo.
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