Tchaikovsky - 6 Romances, Op. 16

Описание: Tchaikovsky's Six Romances (Шесть романсов), Op. 16 (TH 95 ; ČW 218-223), were written in Moscow in December 1872 and January 1873. In letters to his father of 22 November/4 December and 9/21 December, Tchaikovsky reported that he was going to relax after completing his second symphony. and not write anything further. But on 10/22 December he told Modest Tchaikovsky: "Now I am forced to rest by the absence of any inspiration or inclination to compose; I did try to write some romances, but somehow they all came out badly, and I couldn't find words that I liked. If you aren't particularly busy, could you send me a list of suitable verses? I've filled a whole ream of paper with verses, but they are all so terrible that not one of them is suitable to set to music". It seems that in December, not having found an appropriate text, Tchaikovsky wrote the words himself for the romance So What? (No. 5).

🇷🇺 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Six Romances, Op. 16 (1872-73)

00:00 Cradle Song: Andantino (A-flat minor)
04:33 Wait!: Moderato assai (A minor–A major)
09:03 Accept Just Once: Allegro non tanto (C minor)
11:06 O, Sing That Song: Allegro moderato (G major)
14:02 So What?: Allegretto (F-sharp minor)
17:14 Modern Greek Song: Moderato lugubre (E-flat minor)

Performers:
Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, soprano
Ljuba Orfenova, piano