15 Romances, Op.26 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

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Editor Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951)
Natalie Koussevitzky (1880-1942)
Publisher. Info. Complete Songs for Voice and Piano (pp.127-76)
Moscow: Gutheil, 1922.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications Inc., 1998.
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Misc. Notes Op. 26 No. 7 Russian text by Aleksey Khomyakov was later bowdlerized in Soviet editions, including the 1957 Lamm/Apetian Polnoe Sobrannie below
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14 more: 2. He Took All from Me • 3. Let Us Rest • 4. Two Partings • 5. Beloved, Let Us Fly • 6. Christ is Risen • 7. To the Children • 8. I Beg for Mercy • 9. Again I Am Alone • 10. Before My Window • 11. The Fountain • 12. Night is Mournful • 13. When Yesterday We Met • 14. The Ring • 15. All Things Pass

Editor Pavel Lamm (1882–1951)
Zarui Apetovna Apetian (1910-1990)
Publisher. Info. Rakhmaninov: Romansi - Polnoe Sobrannie
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1957). Plate M. 26012 Г.
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Misc. Notes Texts in Russian only.
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Editor Ognjen Milivojša
Publisher. Info. Ognjen Milivojša
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Misc. Notes Typeset in Sibelius 6 based on Muzgiz score above.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Christ Is Risen (No.6)

For Salon Orchestra (Leonardi)
Arranger Leonidas Leonardi (1901-1967)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1923. Plate 10357.
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Misc. Notes Piano score and parts (cello solo, violins, viola, cello and double bass). Ad lib. instrument: Harmonium
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For Organ (Gaul)
Arranger Harvey B. Gaul (1881-1945)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1946. Plate 41348.
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All Things Pass (No.15)

For Soprano, Violin, Cello and Piano (Rogal-Lewizkij)
Arranger Dmitrij Rogal-Lewizkij (1898-1962)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1958. Plate М. 26882 Г.
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For Piano (Shefer)
Editor Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate A. 9429 G.
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General Information

Work Title 15 Romances
Alternative. Title 15 романсов (15 romansov)
Composer Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.26
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ISR 54
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 15 songs:
  1. There are Many Sounds / Есть много звуков (Yest′ mnogo zvukov)
    Adagio (D major)
  2. He Took All from Me / Всё отнял у меня (Vsyo otnyal u menya)
    Tempo Moderato (F minor)
  3. Let Us Rest / Мы отдохнём (My otdokhnyom)
    Lento (D minor)
  4. Two Partings / Два прощанья (Dva proshchaniya)
    Moderato (C minor)
  5. Beloved, Let Us Fly / Покинем, милая (Pokinem, milaya)
    Moderato (A major)
  6. Christ Is Risen / Христос воскрес (Khristos voskres)
    Moderato (F minor)
  7. To The Children / К детям (K detyam)
    Lento (F major)
  8. I Beg for Mercy! / Пощады я молю! (Poshchady ya molyu!)
    Allegro con fuoco (A minor)
  9. Again I am Alone / Я опять одинок (Ya opyat′ odinok)
    Allegro (D minor)
  10. Before my Window / У моего окна (U moyego okna)
    Lento (A major)
  11. The Fountain / Фонтан (Fontan)
    Maestoso (D major)
  12. Night is Mournful / Ночь печальна (Noch′ pechal′na)
    Largo (B minor)
  13. When Yesterday We Met / Вчера мы встретились (Vchera my vstretilis′ )
    Moderato (D minor)
  14. The Ring / Кольцо (Kol′tso)
    Allegro (B minor)
  15. All Things Pass / Проходит всё (Prokhodit vsyo)
    Adagio (E minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1906
Librettist Various:
  1. Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875)
  2. Fyodor Tyutchev (1803–1873)
  3. Anton Chekhov (1860–1904)
  4. Aleksey Koltsov (1809–1842
  5. Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov (1848–1913)
  6. Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1866–1941)
  7. Aleksey Khomyakov (1804–1860)
  8. Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1866–1941)
  9. Ivan Bunin (1870–1953), after Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861)
  10. Glafira Galina (1873–1942)
  11. Fyodor Tyutchev (1803–1873)
  12. Ivan Bunin (1870–1953)
  13. Yakov Polonsky (1819–1898)
  14. Aleksey Koltsov (1809–1842)
  15. Daniil Rathaus (1869–1937)
Language Russian
Dedication Arkady Kerzin (1856–1914) and Mariya Kerzina (1864–1926)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 35 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, piano (except No.4 — Soprano and Baritone + Piano)
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