Composers Performers

Sergey Yakovenko

Sergey Yakovenko (1937–2020)

baritone · Russia

Bouzovkin, Alexander - Three Poems by Innokenti Annensky, for baritone and piano

Butsko, Yuri - Opera `Diary of a Madman`

Frid, Grigory - Van Gogh`s Letters, monoopera, 1975

Gavrilin, Valeriy - Vocal cycle “German Notebook No. 2” for voice and piano (lyrics by H. Heine)

Getselev, Boris - `Balagan`, a vocal cycle for baritone and piano based on poems by M. Kudinov and B. Zakhoder

Getselev, Boris - `Evening Flight`, a vocal cycle for baritone and piano based on the poems of I. Irtenyev

Gubaidulina, Sofia - Cantata “Rubaiyat” for baritone and chamber orchestra (on poems by Khaqani, Hafez, and Khayyam)

Kats, Sigizmund - Toast (lyrics by A. Sofronov) 1946

Mannino, Franco - Triumph of Love, Cantata on the Words of the Soviet Women-Poets for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra

Molchanov, Kirill - The vocal cycle `The Black Box` based on the words of L.Ashkenazi

Mussorgsky, Modest - Prayer, song (lyrics by M. Yu. Lermontov), MM 25

Mussorgsky, Modest - “Arrogance”, song (lyrics by A. Tolstoy), MM 71

Mussorgsky, Modest - “Dear Savishna”, song, MM 35

Mussorgsky, Modest - “I have a lot of towers and gardens”, romance (words by A. V. Koltsov), MM 17

Mussorgsky, Modest - “King Saul”, song, MM 20

Mussorgsky, Modest - “Tell Me Why, Dear Maiden”, romance, MM 7

Mussorgsky, Modest - “The Forgotten One”, ballad, MM 64a

Mussorgsky, Modest - “The Joyous Hour”, drinking song, MM 6

Mussorgsky, Modest - “The Leaves Rustled Sadly”, song, MM 10

Mussorgsky, Modest - “The Old Man’s Song”, MM 19

Mussorgsky, Modest - “The Orphan”, song, MM 49

Mussorgsky, Modest - “What are the words of love for you”, romance (lyrics by A. N. Ammosov), MM 13

Rachmaninov, Sergei - “Spring”, cantata for baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 20

Rachmaninov, Sergei - “The Bells”, poem for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 35

Shostakovich, Dmitriy - Eight British and American Folk Songs, arranged for bass and orchestra

Sidelnikov, Nikolay - Vocal-instrumental symphony `The Poet`s Rebellious World` (lyrics by M. Lermontov)

Silvestrov, Valentin - Symphony “Exegi monumentum” for Baritone or Soprano and Orchestra

Silvestrov, Valentin - Vocal cycle “Quiet Songs” for voice and piano

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr - “The Maid of Orleans”, opera in four acts and six tableaux, TH 6