Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky: Romances (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky: Romances (2023)
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Star tenor Piotr Beczala presents a selection of romances by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, together with the acclaimed lied accompanist Helmut Deutsch. The romance was the most popular musical genre in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Russia, practised by professionals as well as amateurs. Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff both enriched this genre with their lyricism and melodic invention. Elevated by Deutsch’s splendid accompaniment, Beczala delivers these songs with a great sense for the Slavic idiom and meaning of the words, combined with colourful lyricism and italianità, perfectly fitting the Russian and cosmopolitan musical language of these two masters.

Piotr Beczala is one of the most sought-after tenors of his age, both on the opera and concert stage. His Pentatone debut album Vincerò! has been one of the most successful and critically acclaimed opera recital albums of the last few years. During the 2021 Opus Klassik Awards, Piotr Beczala was crowned as Singer of the Year for this exceptional recording. Pianist Helmut Deutsch is a first-class song accompanist, working together with the greatest vocalists of today. He makes his Pentatone debut.

Tracklist:
1. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21, ISR 53: No. 4, They Answered (01:48)
2. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21, ISR 53: No. 5, Lilacs (02:00)
3. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21, ISR 53: No. 7, How Fair This Spot (02:12)
4. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4, ISR 50: No. 1, Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not! (02:10)
5. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4, ISR 50: No. 2, Morning (02:07)
6. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4, ISR 50: No. 3, In the Silence of the Secret Night (02:52)
7. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4, ISR 50: No. 4, Do Not Sing, My Beauty (04:34)
8. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4, ISR 50: No. 5, Oh You, my Field (03:53)
9. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 4, ISR 50: No. 6, How Long, my Friend (02:02)
10. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 14, ISR 52: No. 1, I Wait for Thee (01:52)
11. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 14, ISR 52: No. 7, Believe Me Not, Friend! (01:51)
12. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 14, ISR 52: No. 11, Spring Waters (02:19)
13. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 7 Romances, Op. 47, TH 103: No. 6, Does the Day Reign? (03:28)
14. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 12 Romances, Op.60, TH 106: No. 12, The Gentle Stars Shone For Us (03:07)
15. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 63, TH 107: No. 5, The Fires in the Rooms Were Already Out (02:49)
16. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 63, TH 107: No. 6, O Child! Beneath Your Window (03:25)
17. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 6, TH 93: No. 5, Why? (02:48)
18. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 6, TH 93: No. 6, None but the Lonely Heart (02:50)
19. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 16, TH 95: No. 5, So What? (03:06)
20. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances & Songs, Op. 27, TH 98: No. 1 At Bedtime (03:22)
21. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 28, TH 99: No. 3, What For? (02:37)
22. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 38, TH 101: No. 2, It Was in the Early Spring (03:01)
23. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 38, TH 101: No. 3, Amid the Roaring Ball (02:15)
24. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109: No. 1, We Sat Together (02:27)
25. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109: No. 2, Night (03:24)
26. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109: No. 3, In This Moonlit Night (01:53)
27. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109: No. 4, The Sun Has Set (01:52)
28. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109: No. 5, Amid Sombre Days (01:51)
29. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109: No. 6, Again, As Before, Alone (02:18)
30. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Tchaikovsky: To Forget So Soon, TH 94 (03:07)
31. Piotr Beczala & Helmut Deutsch – Rachmaninoff: 6 Romances, Op. 8, ISR 51: No. 5, A Dream (01:27)

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