Aria Pales : from Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd / J.S. Bach (A. Korneyev, A. Poplavsky, flutes ; N. Oksentyan, organ) (4:10) -- Dignare : aria from Dettingen Te Deum / G.F. Handel (2:20) -- Ave Maria / D. Caccini (N. Slavina, harp ; N. Oksentyan, organ) (4:11) -- Serenade / F. Schubert ; translated by N. Ogareva (E. Shenderovich, piano) (4:11) -- Aria of Leonora in Act IV : from La forza del destino / G. Verdi (5:44) -- Cavatina of Leonora : from Il trovatore / G. Verdi (5:13) -- Tosca's prayer in Act II : from Tosca / G. Puccini (3:15) -- Aria by Lauretta : from Gianni Schicchi / G. Puccini (4:29) -- Monologue by Cio-Cio-San in Act II : from Madama Butterfly / G. Puccini (2:12) -- Aria by Liu in Act III : from Turandot / G. Puccini (2:37) -- Aria by Margherita : from Mefistofele / A. Boito (5:09) -- Cradle song : from Jocelyn / B. Godard (N. Oksentyan, organ) (6:26) -- Fog / O. Respighi (N. Oksentyan, organ) (4:10) -- Time of the lilac / E. Chausson ; translated by N. Rozhdestvenskaya (E. Shenderovich, piano) (live recording) (3:30) -- Butterflies / E. Chausson ; translated by E. Katulskaya (E. Shenderovich, piano) (live recording) (1:09) -- Don't think of me / E. Shorilli (3:34).
Note
Opera excerpts and songs ; the 1st track is from a cantata.
Tracks 8 and 9 are reversed on the container track listings.
Language (note)
Sung in German (track 1), Latin (2-3), Russian (4, 12, 14-15) or Italian (remainder), the Russian tracks translated from the original German, English or French.
Maria Bieshu, soprano ; supporting instrumentalists ; Symphonic Orchestra of the State Academic Grand Theater of the USSR, conducted by Boris Halkin (tracks 5 & 8) or Mark Ermler (7) ; Symphonic Orchestra of the State Small Theater of the USSR, conducted by Yuri Simonov (6, 9-11) ; Variety-Symphonic Orchestra of the All-Union Radio and TV, conducted by Alexander Petukhov (16).
Event
Recorded Moscow 1968-1987.
Language
Sung in German (track 1), Latin (2-3), Russian (4, 12, 14-15) or Italian (remainder), the Russian tracks translated from the original German, English or French.