Shostakovich - From Jewish Folk Poetry / Shaporin • Ippolitov-Ivanov • Kabalevsky - Songs (Dolukhanova • Dorliak et al.) - 1994
Shostakovich - From Jewish Folk Poetry / Shaporin • Ippolitov-Ivanov • Kabalevsky - Songs (Dolukhanova • Rorliak et al.)
Classical | EAC | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 1CD, 281,5 MB
Label: Russian Disc | Catalog Number: RD CD 15 015 | TT: 57'33''
Classical | EAC | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Covers | 1CD, 281,5 MB
Label: Russian Disc | Catalog Number: RD CD 15 015 | TT: 57'33''
The summer of 1948 was spent by the Shostakoviches in Komarovo, a recreational area in the suburbs of Leningrad. In the bookstore in the train station, where Shostakovich had dropped in to buy something to read on the trip, he saw a collection of poems entitled "Jewish Folk Songs". The composer's interest in Jewish art was long-standing. He was familiar with Jewish folklore through a friend of his youth, S.Gershov, a pupil of Marc Chagall. Some modal attributes of Jewish folk melodies appeared in the composer's various compositions to convey sorrow and suffering.
In the book Shostakovich's attention was caught by the short, economic and colorful scenes which were reminiscent of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Excibition" in terms of artistic expression and Dostoevsky's "Poor People" in terms of comparisson. The poems chosen by the composer were touching narratives about love and the poverty of the destitute who have reconciled themselves with their lot.
The ugly, hideous face of poverty and hopeless despair - alive and horrible in its vividness with trthful and identifiable characters. Some of the poems were edited by the composer and twice he corrected and altered the original text.
In the cycle's composition Shostakovich did not follow the logical structure existing in the collection of poems. He had his own logic for scenes, characters and their sequence which was dictated by the musical structure and the integrity of the musical form. The first three songs are dedicated to childhood. The following three songs deal with the misfortunes of love, the seventh and eighth speak of grinding poverty. As for the finale, it took Shostakovich some time to compile it until he made up his mind to use some lyrical poems from the "Soviet Songs" section.
While composing this cycle, Shostakovich never turned to the folk recordings of Jewish music whose history in Russia is deep and rich. While working on it, he succeeded in penetrating into the songfulness of Jewish speech as such with surprising keenness, abouting as it does with exclamations on long notes in the form of an emotional refrain. The specifically slow, dancelike character of song melodies, the role of the lament, insistent chromatic paths and their various modifications, the rythm of gestures always accompanying speech - all these have acquired here the features of Shostakovich's style.
It took the composer nearly three months to complete the work. The premiere preformance took plave in Leningrad on January 15, 1955 with the composer at the piano and singers Zara Dolukhanova, Nina Dorliak and Alexander Maslennikov. Dolukhanoa recalls: "We rehearsed with Shostakovich at his apartment. He was fussy, nervous and made an impression of a person living in a different dimension. His remarks concerned tempos and, to lesser extent, the correlation of voices. He did not go deeply into the specific aspects of singing. Love, fear, worship - those were the feelings that we experienced. The success of the premiere was tremendous."
Tracklist:
D.Shostakovich - From Jewish Folk Poetry:
[1] I. Lament for a dead child
[2] II. The thoughtful mother and aunt
[3] III. Lullaby
[4] IV. Before a long partying
[5] V. A warning
[6] VI. The abandoned father
[7] VII. The song of misery
[8] VIII. Winter
[9] IX. A good life
[10] X. The young girl's song
[11] XI. Happiness
Y.Shaporin - Romances:
[12] Your languid southern voice
[13] Everywhere above forests and fields
[14] Remember the day
[15] The night breathed coolness
[16] Amidst the world
[17] Russian song
M.Ippolitov-Ivanov - 4 Poems of Rabindranath Tagore:
[18] I. Arms are drawn to arms
[19] II. Don't leave without saying farewell
[20] III. Oh my friend here is a flower
[21] IV. Little yellow bird
D.Kabalevsky - 6 Joyful Songs:
[22] I. The cheerful king
[23] II. If rivers and lakes would flow together
[24] III. A little boat
[25] IV. Story of a little old lady
[26] V. Nail and horseshoe
[27] VI. The key of the kingdom
Performers:
Zara Dolukhanova - mezzo-soprano
Nina Dorliak - soprano | Alexander Maslennikov - tenor | Dmitry Shostakovich - piano [1-11]
Berta Kozel - piano [12-21]
Nina Svetlanova - piano [22-27]
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