Russian operatic arias for bass : 19th and 20th-century repertoire complete with translations and guidance on pronunciation /
Fanning, David(David J.)
Wells, Alexander.
London Edition Peters,
c2005.
Pref. in English, French and German; List of sources and critical remarks in English.
A life for the Tsar. Chui︠u︡t pravdy! = Truth is dawning / Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka -- Ruslan and Lyudmila. Blizok uzh chas torzhestva moego = Soon shall I glory in victory's hour / Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka -- Rusalka. Okh, toto vse vy, devki molodye = You're all alike / Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky -- Judith. Pustʹ ėti babʹi pesni tam poi︠u︡t = Gentle concubines of Babylon / Alexander Nikolayevich Serov -- Prince Igor. Greshno taitʹ = Preserve me from the melancholy life / Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin -- Boris Godunov. Eshchë odno poslednee skazanʹe = One final page / Modest Petrovich Musorgsky -- Boris Godunov. Kak vo gorode bylo vo Kazani = Way back when in Kazan / Modest Petrovich Musorgsky -- Boris Godunov. Dostig i︠a︡ vysscheĭ vlasti = I've scaled the peak of power / Modest Petrovich Musorgsky -- Boris Godunov. Oĭ! Dushno! = Ah! Mercy! / Modest Petrovich Musorgsky -- Yevgeny Onegin. Li︠u︡bvi vse vozrasty pokorny = Love wields her life-enriching power / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Iolanta. Chto skazhet on? = What will he say? / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Sadko. O skaly groznye = Oh grey the cliff confronts the roaring of the ocean / Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov -- The Tsar's bride. Zabylasi︠a︡ = She sleeps in peace / Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov -- War and peace. Kogda zhe, kogda = Surrender? / Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev.
Operas
Songs (Low voice) with piano.