One for Rachmaninov
UncategorizedIt’s his birthday. 150 today.
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That voice. That repertoire. Just fills me with such sadness at what Russia can be, yet is. Why, oh why…?
Ditto. Not to mention seeing the gorgeous Dmitri again. Don’t forget that Russia is ruled undemocratically by a vicious, unelected autocrat. And for hundreds of years prior to that they lived under the Tsars and had no political autonomy.
Happy birthday SVR and memory eternal. DAH belongs in the pantheon alongside Ruffo, Warren, and Merrill. Memory eternal.
It’s not just his voice that I miss, but his huge and ever-present smile.
I don’t listen to a lot of Rachmaninov but I desperately miss Hvorostoski – the finest Verdi baritone since at least Bruson and taken from us cruelly young. His performances in Rigoletto and Traviata were, for me, definitive.
Listen to his Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky songs. Vocal and musical heaven. I especially love the early recordings, on Phillips…
https://open.spotify.com/album/3JjXjgt8butGf5TGHwixGH?si=i8NXg_P9TZ-1qDb4m-Vdxw
I do so miss this Russian singer!!
Here’s another stunning recording of the same area from one of those great singers of Soviet era, whose voice and artistry remains unforgettable for those who – like myself – grew up with stuff like this being broadcast on radio and TV in the former Soviet Union:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpbl6nVRDsQ
And one more clip, fairly recent, to celebrate Rachmaninov and to celebrate the spring – with the help of the eternally-young Rene Fleming and Evgeny Kissin 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YPTm4_v0m8
I believe he was born in 1962 !! Hardly 150 in 2023
Greater than Tchaikovsky.