Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok

Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok, Op. 127 is a vocal-instrumental song cycle by Dmitri Shostakovich, based on verses by Alexander Blok.

It was written in 1967 for Galina Vishnevskaya. The composition is written for soprano, violoncello, violin, and piano. Vishnevskaya gave the first performance on October 25, 1967 at the Moscow Conservatoire Hall with Mstislav Rostropovich on cello, Mieczysław Weinberg on piano and David Oistrakh on violin.

Structure The cycle consists of seven parts:

Song of Ophelia Gamayun, the Bird of Prophecy We Were Together Gloom Enwraps the Sleeping City The Storm Secret Signs Music

Recordings ArteMiss Trio. (Alžběta Poláčková-soprano) ArcoDiva CD. UP 0069-2131

Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Ulf Hoelscher (violin) and Vasso Devetzi (piano) for EMI

Larissa Rosanoff (soprano), Irina Chkourindina (piano), Oleg Kaskiv (violin) and David Pia (cello) for Claves Records (Switzerland), 2026, CD 3164, EAN/UPC: 7619931316420

References

External links Info on Boosey and Hawkes page