12 Romances, Op.14 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

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Editor Serge Koussevitzky (1874–1951)
Natalie Koussevitzky (1880–1942)
Language Russian / English
Translator Edward Agate (1880–1940), English text
Publisher. Info. Complete Songs for Voice and Piano (pp.39-78)
Moscow: Gutheil, 1922.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications Inc., 1998.
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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)

Editor Pavel Lamm (1882–1951)
Zarui Apetovna Apetian
Language Russian
Publisher. Info. Rakhmaninov: Romansi – Polnoe Sobrannie
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1957). Plate M. 26012 Г.
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Misc. Notes Russian texts only
Voice specifications are based on the complete Rachmaninov Song cycle on the Chandos label
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Language English / German
Translator Grover Ackley Brower (b. 1884), English text
Lina Esbeer (fl.1892-1928), German text
Publisher. Info. New York: University Society, 1917. Plate 1076.
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Language English / Russian
Translator Geraldine Farrar (1882–1967), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1922. Plate 22591-2.
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Editor Juha Hakulinen
Language Russian / English transliteration
Publisher. Info. Bells Publishing Oy (Ltd)
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Editor Marina Gorodetskaya (b. 1938)
Language Russian
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1986. Plate 13134.
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Editor dzole320
Language Russian
Publisher. Info. dzole320
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Editor Joshua Nichols (b. 1989)
Language Russian
Publisher. Info. Joshua Nichols, 2019.
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Misc. Notes Re-engraved from the original plate, updated language, and adjusted visual idiosyncracies.
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These Summer Nights (No.5)

For Piano (Shefer)
Arranger Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate A. 9433 G.
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Work Title 12 Romances
Alternative. Title 12 романсов (12 romansov)
Composer Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.14
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. 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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