“Russian mezzo-soprano Svetlana Furdui is obviously a passionate advocate for these songs, and she pours herself into them with complete conviction. She shapes them lovingly...” reports All Music Guide. For our session, she picked 21 compositions that are especially close to her heart. Svetlana is a powerful and dramatic mezzo soprano who has recorded with the Dallas Symphony and performed with more than 15 opera companies worldwide. She brought along Natalya Medvedovskaya, a young genius pianist-composer who’s one of the very few accompanists able to match Svetlana’s power and drama. Between the biggest voice we’ve ever had in the studio and the way Natalya got the biggest sound we’ve ever heard from our 1911 Steinway, the session produced truly formidable dynamics. And they’re all on the CD, vividly captured.
1. At Night In My Garden Opus 38, 1
2. No Prophet I Opus 21, 11
3. As Fair As Midday Opus 14, 9 -Listen to Sample
4. Lilacs Opus 21, 5
5. In the Silence of Secret Night Opus 4, 3 -Listen to Sample
6. My Child Opus 8, 2
7. Loneliness Opus 21, 6
8. I Wait For You Opus 14, 1
9. A Dream Opus 8, 5
10. Daisies Opus 38, 3
11. They Answered Opus 21, 4
12. Oh, Do Not Grieve Opus 14, 8
13. Night Is Sorrow Filled Opus 26, 12
14. I Was With Her Opus 14, 4
15. The Water Lily Opus 8,1 -Listen to Full Song
16. How I Suffer Opus 21, 12
17. A Soldier’s Wife Opus 8, 4
18. All Was Taken From Me Opus 26, 2
19. Oh, Do Not Leave Opus 4, 1
20. Summer Nights Opus 14, 5
21. Morning Opus 4, 2
22. Spring Torrents Opus 14, 11