Russian Light

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The Rachmaninov songs suit that lower register particularly well; the famous Vocalise is luxuriantly attractive, and Don’t Sing, My Beauty sensuously nostalgic…she closes with two songs from... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 9th Jun 2017
Catalogue No: 88985352232
Label: Sony
Length: 54 minutes

Presto Editor's Choice

June 2017
Opus Klassik Awards

2018

Winner - Solo Recording (Opera Arias)

Excerpt, Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Lyudmila's Cavatina, "Grustno mne, roditel' dorogoy!"

Track length7:58

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Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: Le Coq d'Or

Work length5:21

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

The Golden Cockerel: Hymn to the Sun, "Otvet' mne, zorkoye svetilo!"

Track length5:21

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Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden)

Work length3:43

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

The Snow Maiden: Snow Maiden's Aria, "S podruzhkami po yagodu khodit"

Track length3:43

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Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: Sadko (opera)

Work length4:17

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Sadko: Volkhova's Lullaby, "Son po berezhku khodil"

Track length4:17

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Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride

Work length5:42

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

The Tsar's Bride: Marfa's Aria, "Ivan Sergeich, khochesh', v sad poydyom"

Track length5:42

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Rimsky Korsakov: Plenivshis rozoj, solovey, Op. 2 No. 2

Work length3:18

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Rachmaninoff: Eshchyo v polyakh beleyet sneg, Op. 14, No. 11

Work length2:17

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

Work length6:09

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Rachmaninoff: Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne, Op. 4 No. 4

Work length4:39

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Rachmaninoff: How fair this spot, Op. 21 No. 7

Work length2:32

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Stravinsky: The Nightingale: Nightingale's Song, "Akh! Serdce dobroye"

Work length3:49

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Excerpt, Shostakovich: Moscow-Cheryomushki, Op. 105

Work length2:41

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Lidochka's Song, "Ya v shkolu kogda-to khodila"

Track length2:41

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Excerpt, Shostakovich: Moscow-Cheryomushki, Op. 105

Work length2:19

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Olga Peretyatko (soprano), Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitry Liss

Lidochka's Song, "Chasy na ploshchadi zazhglis"

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On her new album “Russian Light”, Olga Peretyatko presents favourite arias and songs from her homeland Russia – by Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Many of them are well known (Rachmaninov’s Vocalise) but there are also unknown rare jewels on the album like the songs from Rachmaninov or the opera arias by Shostakovich. She teamed with the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in Russia, and excellent for this kind of repertoire with conductor Dimitry Liss, specialist for this repertoire.

The main focus of “Russian Light” falls on excerpts from operas that have left a deep imprint on Russia’s national music. Among these are Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmila as well as Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel, The Snow Maiden and The Tsar’s Bride. The latter piece represents a personal triumph for Ms Peretyatko, for she sang the role of Marfa under Daniel Barenboim to open the 2013 season at the Berlin State Opera. With her silvery timbre and solid mastery of coloratura she thrilled not only the audience but the critic of Der Tagespiegel: “Olga Peretyatko projects Marfa as a being so delicate and other-worldly that it strikes the knowledgeable listener to the core.”

Other excerpts on “Russian Light” are taken from operas by Stravinsky and Shostakovich that likewise accompanied Ms Peretyatko on her rise to stardom. In 2009 she stepped in at short notice for an indisposed colleague to sing the role of Lidochka in Shostakovich’s operetta Moscow, Cheryomushki at the Opéra de Lyon. Though she had only two days’ time before the première, she won acclaim for her breathtaking character depiction. In 2010 she sang The Nightingale in Stravinsky’s like-named opera (Le Rossignol) at the festival in Aix-en-Provence. When the production was mounted in New York and Canada the North American critics went wild about her effortless presentation and the “fresh sound of her voice”.

Reviews

September 2017

The Rachmaninov songs suit that lower register particularly well; the famous Vocalise is luxuriantly attractive, and Don’t Sing, My Beauty sensuously nostalgic…she closes with two songs from Shostakovich’s determinedly chirpy musical Moscow Cheryomushki…Peretyatko brings out their faux-naif charm, to round off a very enjoyable programme

November 2017

[Peretyatko] her sense of spontaneity and personality are genuinely attractive. She is impressively accurate… the orchestral playing is excellent throughout.

June 2017

The Russian coloratura soprano’s sound falls so easily on the ear but never tends to blandness: the Act One cavatina from Ruslan and Lyudmila showcases her dazzling agility, whilst the Lullaby from Sadko reveals warm mezzo-ish tints in the middle voice.

Russian Light

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