Rachmaninoff's Complete Songs: A Companion with Texts and Translations

by Richard D. Sylvester, Annabeth Albert, Vladimir Ashkenazy, et al.

Sergei Rachmaninoff--the last great Russian romantic and arguably the finest pianist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries--wrote 83 songs, which are performed and beloved throughout the world. Like German Lieder and French m?lodies, the songs were composed for one singer, accompanied by a piano. In this complete collection, Richard D. Sylvester provides English translations of the songs, along with accurate transliterations of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253353394
• ISBN13: 9780253353399
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"