Universal Classical Album of the Month, June 2010

TRACK LISTING

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV O chem v tishi nochey (What It Is, in the Still of Night) Op. 40 No. 3 Prosti! Ne pomni dney naden'ya (Forgive Me! Remember Not the Downcast Days) Op. 27 No. 4 Ne veter, veya sïsotï (It Was the Wind, Blowing from the Heights) Op. 43 No. 2 Zvonche zhavoronka pen'ye (The Lark’s Song Rings More Clearly) Op. 43 No. 1 Na kholmakh Gruzii (On Georgia’s Hills) Op. 3 No. 4 V tsarstvo rozï vina (In the Realm of Roses and Wine) Op. 8 No. 5 Pesnya Zyuleyki (Zuleika’s Song) Op. 26 No. 4 Plenivshis’ rozoy, solovey (Vostochnïy romans) (Captivated by the Rose, the Nightingale) Op. 2 No. 2 Redeyet oblakov letuchaya gryada (The Line of Flying Clouds Grows Thin) Op. 42 No. 3 Nimfa (The Nymph) Op. 56 No. 1 Son v letnyuyu noch’ (Dream on a Summer’s Night) Op. 56 No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Skazhi, o chom v teni vetvey (Say: When Under Shady Boughs) Op. 57 No. 1 Zabït tak skoro (So Soon Forgotten) Nochy bezumnïye (Reckless Nights) Op. 60 No. 6 Otchevo? (Why?) Op. 6 No. 5 Serenada (Serenade) Op. 63 No. 6 Kolïbel'naya pesnya (Lullaby) Op. 16 No. 1 Ya li v pole da ne travushka bïla (Was I Not a Stem of Grass in the Field?) Op. 47 No. 7 Sred mrachnïkh dnei (Amidst Gloomy Days) Op. 73 No. 5 Den li tsarit? (Amidst the Reign of Day) Op. 47 No. 6 ENCORES DVO?ÁK: Als die alte Mutter p. 55 no. 4 STRAUSS: Cäcilie op. 27 no. 2

Anna Netrebko’s first live solo album and first Lieder album is accompanied by star conductor/pianist Daniel Barenboim. This was the concert event of the Salzburg Festival 2009.

For her Salzburg recital, Anna Netrebko programmed an all-Russian evening. Companioned by Barenboim’s masterful, idiomatic playing, Anna’s voluptuous voice surrenders completely to the haunting, soulful melodies of songs by Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, and others. On that special evening in August 2009, Anna Netrebko conquered the public and the press alike: “The lovely voice takes very well to the song repertoire…” (MusicalAmerica.com)

“At the end, the entire audience in the Grosses Festspielhaus was on its feet, showering ovations on the singer … What a wonderful concert!” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

“The fullness and melting warmth of Anna Netrebko’s soprano and the artistry in her phrasing justify all the hype surrounding her.” (Die Welt)