Shostakovich: Vocal Cycles, Opp. 79a & 143a, & 7 Finnish Folk Songs

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'From Jewish Folk Poetry'., Op. 79(a). Song cycle for soprano, contralto and tenor soloists and orchestra.

• Lament for a Dead Infant. Translated by T. Spendiarova.
• The Loving Mother and Aunt. Translated by A. Globa.
• Lullaby. Translated by V. Zvyagintseva.
• Before a Long Separation. Translated by A. Globa.
• Warning. Translated by N. Ushakov.
• The Abandoned Father. Translated by S. Mar.
• Song of Misery. Words by B. Shafir. Translated by B. Semenov.
• Winter. Translated by B. Semenov.
• The Good Life. Translated by S. Olender.
• Song of the Young Girl. Translated by S. Olender.
• Happiness. Translated by L. Dligach.

Six Songs on Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva., Op. 143(a). for contralto soloist and chamber orchestra.

• My Poetry.
• Whence Comes This Tenderness?
• Hamlet's Dialogue with His Conscience.
• The Poet and the Tsar.
• No, Sounded the Drum.
• To Anna Akhmatova.

Seven Adaptations of Finnish Folk Songs (Suite on Finnish Themes) for soloists (soprano and tenor) and chamber orchestra. Sans, Op.

• Introduction.
• Taivas on sininen. Russian text by M. Iakubov.
• Kullan ylistys.
• Tämän kylän tytöt ovat. Russian text by M. Iakubov.
• Mansikka on punanen marja. Russian text by M. Iakubov.
• Jos mie saisin. Russian text by M. Iakubov.
• Minan kultan kaunis on. Translated by N. Borovko-Lange and V. Garlitsky.