Sergei Babayan + Daniil Trifonov play Rachmaninoff “Fantaisie-Tableaux“. (2023)

Suite for two pianos No. 1 Op. 5 ’Fantaisie-Tableaux’. 0:00 1. Barcarolle. (Allegretto, in G minor) At dusk the chill wave laps gently Beneath the gondola’s slow oar That song again and again, the twang of the guitar, In the distance the old barcarolle was heard, now melancholy, now happy… The gondola glides through the water, and time glides over the surge of love; The water will grow smooth again and passion will rise no more. *Mikhail Lermontov 8:38 2. La nuit… L’amour… (The night…the love…). (Adagio sostenuto, in D major) It is the hour when from the boughs The nightingale’s high note is heard, It is the hour when lovers’ vows Seem sweet in every whisper’d word, And gentle winds and waters near, Make music to the lonely ear….. *Lord Byron 14:54 3. Les Larmes (The Tears). (Largo di molto, in G minor) Tears, human tears You flow both early and late — You flow unknown, you flow unseen Inexhaustible, innumerable — You flow like torrents of rain In the depths of an autumn night. *Fyodor Tyutchev 20:52 4. Pâques (Easter). (Allegro maestoso, in G minor) Across the earth a mighty bell is ringing Until all the booming air rocks like the sea As silver thunderings sing forth the tidings Exulting in that holy victory… *Aleksey Khomyakov