12 Romances, Op.14 (Rachmaninoff, Sergei)

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		Movements/Sections 12 romances: I Wait for Thee / Я жду тебя (Ya zhdu tebya) Largo (F major) The Isle / Островок (Ostrovok) Lento (G major) For Long there has been Little Consolation in Love / Давно в любви отради мало (Davno v lyubvi otrady malo) Allegro (F♯ minor) I Was With Her / Я был у ней (Ya byl u ney) Vivente (E♭ major) These Summer Nights / Эти летние ночи (Eti letniye nochi) Allegro (E major) How Everyone Loves Thee / Тебя так любят все (Tebya tak lyubyat vse) Moderato (G minor) Believe Me Not, Friend! / Не верь мне, друг! (Ne ver′ mne, drug!) Allegro moderato (C major) Oh, Do Not Grieve! / О, не грусти! (O ne grusti) Andante (F minor) She is as Lovely as the Noon / Она, как полдень, хороша (Ona, kak polden′, khorosha) Lento (E♭ major) In My Soul / В моей душе (V moyey dushe) Lento (D major) Spring Waters / Весенние воды (Vesenniye vody) Allegro vivace (E♭ major) Tis Time! / Пора! (Pora!) Allegro appassionato (E♭ minor) Composition Year 1894–96 Genre Categories Romances; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; Russian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Sheet Music

• Vocal Scores (14)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (1)

Vocal Scores

Complete

 1. I Wait for Thee (Soprano)
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 2. The Isle (Soprano)
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 3. For Long There has been Little Consolation in Love (Mezzo-soprano)
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 4. I Was with Her (Bass)
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 5. These Summer Nights (Tenor)
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 6. How Everyone Loves Thee (Bass)
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 7. Believe Me Not, Friend (Soprano)
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 8. Oh, do not Grieve (Mezzo-soprano)
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 9. She is as Lovely as the Noon (Bass)
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 10. In My Soul (Mezzo-soprano)
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 11. Spring Waters (Soprano)
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 12. ’Tis time (Bass)
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Editor:

Pavel Lamm (1882–1951)
Zarui Apetovna Apetian

Publisher Info.:

Rakhmaninov: Romansi – Polnoe Sobrannie
Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1957). Plate M. 26012 Г.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Russian texts only
Voice specifications are based on the complete Rachmaninov Song cycle on the Chandos label

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Selections

 1. I Long for Thee / Ich Hare Dein – transposed to E♭
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Language:

English ; German

Translator:

Grover Ackley Brower (1884–), English text
Lina Esbeer, German text

Publisher Info.:

New York: University Society, 1917. Plate 1076

Copyright:

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Misc. Notes:

Text in English / German

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 11. Spring Waters – transposed to D♭ (Baritone)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

These Summer Nights (No.5)

For Piano solo (Shefer)

 Complete Score
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Arranger:

Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d.(ca.1911). Plate A. 9433 G.

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General Information

Work Title	12 Romances
Alternative Title	12 романсов (12 romansov)

Composer	Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.14
Movements/Sections	12 romances: I Wait for Thee / Я жду тебя (Ya zhdu tebya) Largo (F major) The Isle / Островок (Ostrovok) Lento (G major) For Long there has been Little Consolation in Love / Давно в любви отради мало (Davno v lyubvi otrady malo) Allegro (F♯ minor) I Was With Her / Я был у ней (Ya byl u ney) Vivente (E♭ major) These Summer Nights / Эти летние ночи (Eti letniye nochi) Allegro (E major) How Everyone Loves Thee / Тебя так любят все (Tebya tak lyubyat vse) Moderato (G minor) Believe Me Not, Friend! / Не верь мне, друг! (Ne ver′ mne, drug!) Allegro moderato (C major) Oh, Do Not Grieve! / О, не грусти! (O ne grusti) Andante (F minor) She is as Lovely as the Noon / Она, как полдень, хороша (Ona, kak polden′, khorosha) Lento (E♭ major) In My Soul / В моей душе (V moyey dushe) Lento (D major) Spring Waters / Весенние воды (Vesenniye vody) Allegro vivace (E♭ major) Tis Time! / Пора! (Pora!) Allegro appassionato (E♭ minor)
Year/Date of Composition	1894–96
First Publication	1896
Librettist	Various: 1. Mariya Davidova (1863–?) 2. Konstantin Balmont (1867–1942), after Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) 3. Afanasy Fet (1820–1892) 4. Aleksey Koltsov (1809–1842) 5. Daniil Rathaus (1869–1937) 6, 7. Aleksey Tolstoy (1817–1875) 8. Aleksey Apukthin (1840–1893) 9, 10. Nikolay Minsky (1855–1937) 11. Fyodor Tyutchev (1803–1873 12. Semyon Nadson (1862–1887)
Language	Russian
Dedication	Various: Lyudmila Skalon (1874–1962) Sofiya Satina (1879–1975) Zoya Pribytkova (1892–1962) Yury Sakhnovsky (1866–1930) Mariya Gutheil A. N. Ivanovsky Anna Zhukovskaya Nadezhda Aleksandrova Yelizaveta Lavrovskaya (1845–1919) Yelizaveta Lavrovskaya (1845–1919) Anna Ornatskaya (d.1927)
Average Duration	23 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voice + Piano
External Links	The Lied and Art Song Texts Page

Misc. Comments

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Vocal Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Operas	Aleko (1892) Francesca da Rimini, Op.25 (1900–05) The Miserly Knight, Op.24 (1903–05)	Esmerelda (1888, incomplete) Monna Vanna (1906–08, incomplete)
Solo Songs and Romances	6 Romances, Op.4 (1890–93) 6 Romances, Op.8 (1893) 12 Romances, Op.14 (1894–96) 12 Romances, Op.21 (1900–02)	15 Romances, Op.26 (1906) 14 Romances, Op.34 (1912) 6 Romances, Op.38 (1916) Songs without Opus
Choral	6 Choruses, Op.15 (1895–96) Spring, Op.20 (1902) Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op.31 (1910)	The Bells, Op.35 (1913) Vespers, Op.37 (1915) 3 Russian Songs, Op.41 (1926)