Rachmaninoff - Lilacs - Сирень - Oksana Lepska

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Oksana Lepska (21) performs Russian romance «Lilacs» (Siren'). Lilacs, song for voice & piano, Op. 21/5 written by Russian composer Sergey Rachmaninov (Rachmaninoff), lyrics by Ekaterina Beketova. Piano Julia Sinani. Video was made 17.12.2016 from the solo-concert "Winter dreams" Riga Latvia.

Rachmaninoff / Beketova: Lilacs (Op. 21, No. 5)
Lilacs (Siren) was composed by Sergei Rachmaninov in April 1902, along with ten other songs that were then combined with an earlier piece, Fate (1900), into the opus 21 set of 12 Songs published by Guthiel in December 1902. Rachmaninov was married to Nathalie Satin in April 1902 and wrote this set largely to help pay for their honeymoon, which lasted until August. In June, Rachmaninov wrote to his friend Nikita Morozov, "these songs were written in a hurry and are quite unfinished and unbeautiful. But they'll almost have to stay this way, as I don't have time to tinker with them further. It would be nice to get done with all this dirty work by the July 1st so I can get to work on something new."
Unlike the other members of the set, Rachmaninov did not feel Lilacs to be "dirty work." The poem is by Ekatrina Beketova, an eighteenth-century Russian poet; it describes bunches of lilac flowers as "where happiness lives." Indeed, Rachmaninov's setting of this text is radiant and sunny, quite a contrast to the brooding melancholy that marks his vocal music of the 1890s. Lilacs quickly became popular and a regular feature of Rachmaninov's solo recitals, at which it was hardly uncommon for a singer or even other instrumentalists to be present for a number or two. The earliest recording of the song appears to have been made about 1921 by Russian bass-baritone Dmitri Smirnoff, with a youngGerald Moore presiding as accompanist.
Around 1908, Rachmaninov began to receive bouquets of lilacs at his performances from an anonymous admirer. The lilacs arrived, like clockwork, to every concert or recital Rachmaninov gave, no matter where he was appearing in the world, through 1918. That year, Madame Felka Rousseau of Russia identified herself to Rachmaninov as the mysterious donor of the lilacs. She stated that she would've preferred to have remained anonymous, but was curious as to why so much time had gone by since Rachmaninov had appeared in Russia. Rachmaninov explained that as long as the current political situation remained as it was in Russia, it was unlikely that he would be able to return at all. Soon after that, the lilacs stopped coming.
Lilacs was one of only two of Rachmaninov's own songs that he adapted into solo piano transcriptions. Rachmaninov made the arrangement around 1913 and often used it as an encore piece. He recorded it three times, the first such recordings being made for Victor in 1920, the second as an Ampico piano roll sometime in the 1920s, and the last time at his final recording session held at the RCA studio in Hollywood on February 6, 1942. This last version would not be released until long after Rachmaninov's death.
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Beautiful song. I am 67 . Heard it for the first time at 16 . Not understanding why I broke out in tears as had never heard anything as beautiful.

relatosymemorias
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I fell in love with this song years ago when I heard on a record Jussi Bjoerling sing it. Gorgeous song. Oksana Lepska sings it beautifully.

cindiwaters
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The Fragrance of a Lilac Blossom guides our imagination to a delicate, ethereal moment. Your voice with the piano accompaniment does the same. Thank you for this springtime gift.🕊

oknizhoni
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In the morning, at Dawn
Through the dew-clad grass
I shall walk, breathing in the freshness of morning
And to the fragrant shade
Where lilacs cluster
I shall go in search of my happiness…

In life there is but happiness
That I am fated to find
And that happiness lives in the lilacs
On their green branches
In their fragrant clusters
My poor happiness blooms…

patrickstocks
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Очень красивый тембр голоса!
Прекрасное исполнение!
Я многих певиц слушала., , но ваш голос заворожил меня!❤

tatjanagettich
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At 1:14 the tears sprang to my eyes. So breathtakingly beautiful. I needed these moments of bliss in my day today:)

kanelomurali
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This is so deeply moving, thank you! 🌹

annalievanrooyen
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A beautiful song, beautifully sung! Thank you for the information about Rachmaninov and this song. A friend of mine played this as a piano piece at an international piano competition a few years ago and I loved the piano version but I didn't know until now that it was also a song.

john-whitehead
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Чудесное исполнение! Спасибо, Оксана и Юлия!

antonsavin
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An exquisite performance and what a gorgeous voice! Brava!

AmirahJoy
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Your voice is more and more beautiful.

chinois
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Браво!! Ваше исполнение прекрасно! очень люблю этот романс, мы пели в училище хоровую обработку, такая красота! Спасибо Вам!!

Elenamusic
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Thank you for uploading this!! I'm singing this for a solo competition and I really needed help with the Russian, so thank you!

angikurian
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Poutru, na zare,
Po rasistoj trave,
Ya pajdu svezhym utrom dyshat’;
I v dushystuyu ten’,
Gde tesnitsya siren’,
Ya pojdu svoyo shchast’ye iskat’...

V zhizni shchast’ye odno
Mne najti suzhdeno,
I to shchast’ye v sireni zhyvyot;
Na zelyonykh vetvyakh,
Na dushistykh kistyakh
Moyo bednoe shchast’ye tsvetyot...

In the morning, at dawn,
Through the dew-clad grass,
I shall walk, breathing in the freshness of morning;
And to the fragrant shade,
Where lilacs cluster,
I shall go in search of happiness…

In life there is but one happiness
That I am fated to find,
And that happiness dwells in the lilacs;
On their green branches,
In their fragrant clusters
My poor happiness blooms…

ViniciusBapty
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Gorgeous, full-bodied rendering of this gem. Thank you!👍

Poeme
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Мы позабыли в простоте своей
Язык нежнейших чувств...
Одна Рахманинова трель,
Звенит, звенит, звенит апрель,
Последний снега хруст...
harmony of sound and sense...

izbushkanafanyavinol
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Милая, нежная, девушка словно цветочек сирени.

gregoryno
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Греми, греми как ураган, моей души живой орган !

izbushkanafanyavinol
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Ношу печать я на руке Гермеса Трисмегиста
И потому звучат во мне лишь верхнего регистра...
Закаты и восходы Куинджи !
Вот розовый, зеленоватый, жёлтый...
Пастельные тона и звуки и стихи
Все это наша жизнь,
да, наша, nostra !...
написала 10:40- 42 , утро
19-е декабря 2017 года.
A.Vinol'
(был на канале эл.журнал
Life ) и я от нечего делать ответила на несколько тестов,
и они назвали меня "мастером
цивилизации" и пригласили
меня на какую-то худож.выставку, не помню какую; я тогда не придала этому значения, чтобы мне сдвинуться..с места - это ...
tante belle cose e salute...
День Святого Николая

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