Romances / Mélodies russes pour contreténor et piano

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The romances presented here were born from an intense national internal debate between Western modernity and Eastern nationalism. It is a story of immense personalities, pioneers, revolutionaries, virtuoso pianists, lesser-known heroes, and sumptuous revealing poetry that is as relevant today as it was more than a century ago. Thanks to the level of fame achieved by their ballets, symphonies, and operas, a wide range of composers of Russian origin, who lived between the time of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, have become household names, establishing a permanent place for themselves in the operas and concert halls around the world. However, often overlooked in the West, is the extraordinary contribution that composers from this period made to the world of song. They did nothing less than give the Russian language a place in the international musical landscape by establishing a new canon of art song, the romance.