[AZamericonnie]

Good evening DJ's & Thank you!

*The House Is A Rockin'*

[Publius]

It’s time for Sergei Rachmaninov: The Journey to a First Symphony. He left the Moscow Conservatory in 1892 at age 19 to make his way in the world. He taught, composed and conducted, finding a way to make money in a tsarist Russia that was slowly falling apart at the seams.

During his life, Sergei wrote a lot of art songs, or lieder, as they are known in German, much like Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf. These are settings of poetry, where Sergei was responsible for the melody. In 1893, Sergei published a group of six songs as his Opus 4.

I actually managed to find some videos with translations! These videos offer both Russian and English lyrics when you expand the area beneath the video. This is a voyage of discovery for me, and I’m starting to appreciate Sergei’s gift for writing for voice.

These are videos of Dmitri Hvorostovsky in his early years, before his voice matured. The Russians are turning out some great singers!

”In the Silence of the Secret Night”, Op. 4/3

”Sing Not, O Lovely One”, Op. 4/4

[luvie]

LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!!
Thanks for your hard work!

GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin; drumbo; StarCMC; EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa; acad1228; LibertyValance; Sir Francis Dashwood; Cindy; Starwise; 50mm; gomez; iron munro; publius (and me)
YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!!
God bless our troops!!!

Thanks for a great thread
and all your hard work, Connie!

[STARWISE]

Tunes, Prayers & Gratitude For Our Amazing Vets, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Coasties, Allies, Families & Contractors

Earth, Wind & Fire ~~ Can't Hide Love

Al Jarreau ~~ Rainbow In Your Eyes

Al Jarreau keeps career going by looking back, moving forward (at age 72 -- (Deargawd .. I now feel ancient: I remember when he first performed magnificently on Carson and he looked and sang LIKE THIS, and I was hooked, apparently EONS ago! WHERE? Where does the time go??)

Al Jarreau ~~ Take Five

Alan Parsons Project ~~ I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You

Brian Culbertson ~~ Do You Really Love Me

George Benson ~~ Nature Boy