LOKSHIN,A.: Margaret`s Songs; Symfonie 7 & 10 (CD)

Margaret`s Songs (1973) for Soprano and Orchestra.
Text based on Johann von Goethe`s "Faust".
Russian text by Boris Pasternak.

1 Introduction. Andante 2.38 2 Тheme. Andantino 2.35 3 Variation I. Lento 3.06 4 Variation II. Allegro Assai 1.46 5 Intermedia and Variation III. Lo stesso tempo 5.01 6 Variation IV. Larghetto 3.16 7 Coda. Andante 3.21 Symphony No. 7 (1972) for Contralto and Chamber Orchestra to poems from Anthology of 13th Century Japanese Poets. 8 Introduction. Commodo. 1.37 9 The Main Theme. Sostenuto. 2.01 10 Variation I. Larghetto "I dread not what you`ve forgotten fin not in fear of my own fate" 1.57 11 Variation II. Animato "The road is paved with flowers" 2.22 12 Variation III. Adagio "Taken over by sorrow, his dreary home behind" 4.37 13 Variation IV. Allegretto "The moon is faint at the sunrise" 1.25 14 Variation V. Andante "I know day will pass and night will always come" 4.47 15 Variation VI. Lento "No, that is not the snow that plucks tree leaves at random" 3.16 Symphony No. 10 (1976) Lyrics by Nikolai Zabolotsky. 16 Introduction (Clarinet solo) 1.51 17 Theme (Choir) 5.02 18 Variation I (Contralto) 6.03 19 Intermedia (Choir) 2.23 20 Variation II (Contralto) 4.40 21 Intermedia (Choir) 2.41 22 Variation III (Contralto) 8.12 23 Finale (Choir) 2.27

Total playing time 77.09

Ludmila Sokolenko, Soprano (1-7) Nina Grigorieva, Contralto (8-23) Moscow Youth Choir directed by Boris Tevlin. (16-23) Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Rudolf Barshai