Lena Belkina & Natalia Sidorenko – Spring Night (Russian Songs by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:18 minutes | 906 MB | Genre: Classical
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For Russian musicians, the Romances of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov have always been a test of their artistic maturity. The very name of the genre carries a great many shades of meaning in Russian, denoting what at times are very varied forms of musical utterance. The vocal chamber works by these two composers, who are usually mentioned in the same breath as luminaries of Russian music, really do exhibit the vast range in artistic expression of their creators.
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Lena Belkina – Dolci Momenti – Belcanto Arias (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:00:57 minutes | 551 MB | Genre: Classical
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Mezzo-soprano Lena Belkina takes on arias written by composers: Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti were concerned with art of a different kind: the unfolding of sublime and sophisticated vocal culture at its very best using the resources of music – and to kindle the excitement of the audience. That, too, is an act not without emotional psychodynamics.
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Lena Belkina – Classic Vienna: Mozart – Gluck – Haydn (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:04:14 minutes | 658 MB | Genre: Classical
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Mezzo-soprano Lena Belkina’s first album garnered high praise: “She sings Desdemona’s ‘Willow Song’ from Rossini’s Otello with lyrical intensity… Nacqui all’affanno e al pianto” from La Cenerentola is sharp-witted and brilliant”, opined Das Opernglas, while WAZ (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung) wrote: “The coloratura is splendidly placed whether she’s mobilizing Tudor fury (in Anna Bolena), questioning her heart in the Barber of Seville or letting the soul of ‘Tanti affetti’ (La donna del lago) overflow with elegant beauty.”
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Lena Belkina – Passion for Ukraine (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 44:47 minutes | 430 MB | Genre: Classical
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Ukrainian folk song is undoubtedly a unique phenomenon. No nation in history has such a large number of songs compared to those created by the Ukrainian people. UNESCO has compiled an impressive phono library of folk songs from around the world. The fund of Ukraine has about 15,500 songs, ranking first by a wide margin. Ukrainian-language folk music arose in the 9th century during the founding of Kyivan Rus, the authors of the lyrics of most of the songs are already forgotten. Many composers explored and arranged them over time, mainly for voice and piano, turning them into a song romance.
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