Russian Songs and Arias

Vocaliz (Vocalise), op. 34, no. 14

The Queen of Spades, Act 1, Scene 2: “Otkuda eti slyozï” (Why do you flow, my tears?)

The Tsar’s Bride, Act 2: V Novgorode (In Novgorod)

The Tsar’s Bride, Act 4: Ivan Sergeich (Ivan Sergeyevich)

“Ne poy krasavitsa” (Do not sing to me, my beauty), op. 4, no. 4

Francesca da Rimini, Scene 2: “O, ne rïday, moy Paolo, ne nado” (Oh, do not weep, my Paolo)

The Queen of Spades, Act 3, Scene 2: “Uzh polnoch’ blizitsya… Akh, istomilas’ ya” (Midnight is near… I am tired)

“Kabï znala ya” (Had I known), op. 47, no. 1

“Ya li v pole da ne travushka bïla?” (Was I not a blade of grass in the field?), op. 47, no. 7

Eugene Onegin, Act 1, Scene 2: Letter Scene. “Puskay pogibnu ya” (Even if it means I perish)