12 Romances, Op.14 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

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Publisher. Info. Complete Songs for Voice and Piano (pp.39-78)
Moscow: Gutheil, 1922.
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12 more: 1. I Wait for Thee (Soprano) • 2. The Isle (Soprano) • 3. For Long There has been Little Consolation in Love / (Mezzo-soprano) • 4. I Was with Her (Bass) • 5. These Summer Nights (Tenor) • 6. How Everyone Loves Thee (Bass) • 7. Believe Me Not, Friend (Soprano) • 8. Oh, do not Grieve (Mezzo-soprano) • 9. She is as Lovely as the Noon (Bass) • 10. In My Soul (Mezzo-soprano) • 11. Spring Waters (Soprano) • 12. ’Tis time (Bass)

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Editor Pavel Lamm (1882–1951)
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Publisher. Info. Rakhmaninov: Romansi – Polnoe Sobrannie
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1957). Plate M. 26012 Г.
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Voice specifications are based on the complete Rachmaninov Song cycle on the Chandos label
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Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1922. Plate 22591-2.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

These Summer Nights (No.5)

For Piano (Shefer)

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Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate A. 9433 G.
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General Information

Work Title 12 Romances
Alternative. Title 12 романсов (12 romansov)
Composer Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.14
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ISR 52
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 romances:
  1. I Wait for Thee / Я жду тебя (Ya zhdu tebya)
    Largo (F major)
  2. The Isle / Островок (Ostrovok)
    Lento (G major)
  3. For Long there has been Little Consolation in Love / Давно в любви отради мало
    (Davno v lyubvi otrady malo)
    Allegro (F minor)
  4. I Was With Her / Я был у ней (Ya byl u ney)
    Vivente (E major)
  5. These Summer Nights / Эти летние ночи (Eti letniye nochi)
    Allegro (E major)
  6. How Everyone Loves Thee / Тебя так любят все (Tebya tak lyubyat vse)
    Moderato (G minor)
  7. Believe Me Not, Friend! / Не верь мне, друг! (Ne ver′ mne, drug!)
    Allegro moderato (C major)
  8. Oh, Do Not Grieve! / О, не грусти! (O ne grusti)
    Andante (F minor)
  9. She is as Lovely as the Noon / Она, как полдень, хороша (Ona, kak polden′, khorosha)
    Lento (E major)
  10. In My Soul / В моей душе (V moyey dushe)
    Lento (D major)
  11. Spring Waters / Весенние воды (Vesenniye vody)
    Allegro vivace (E major)
  12. Tis Time! / Пора! (Pora!)
    Allegro appassionato (E minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1894–96
First Publication. 1896
Librettist Various:
1. Mariya Davydova (1863–?)
2. Konstantin Balmont (1867–1942), after Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
3. Afanasy Fet (1820–1892)
4. Aleksey Koltsov (1809–1842)
5. Daniil Rathaus (1869–1937)
6-7. Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
8. Aleksey Apukhtin (1840–1893)
9, 10. Nikolay Minsky (1855–1937)
11. Fyodor Tyutchev (1803–1873)
12. Semyon Nadson (1862–1887)
Language Russian
Dedication Various:
  1. Lyudmila Skalon (1874–1962)
  2. Sofiya Satina (1879–1975)
  3. Zoya Pribytkova (1892–1962)
  4. Yury Sakhnovsky (1866–1930)
  5. Mariya Gutheil
  6. A. N. Ivanovsky
  7. Anna Zhukovskaya
  8. Nadezhda Aleksandrova
  9. Yelizaveta Lavrovskaya (1845–1919)
  10. Yelizaveta Lavrovskaya (1845–1919)
  11. Anna Ornatskaya (d.1927)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 23 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano
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