Slavonic Souls: Zoryana & Olena Kushpler

Zoryana has a fresh and appealing voice...She sings it in a straightforward manner, without trying to be cute or intentionally funny. Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 songs; but of the five here, ‘None But the Lonely Heart’ is easily the most familiar. Zoryana sings it sensitively but with emotional restraint; the climax is well done. Rachmaninoff’s songs lack melodic content; they are declamatory in form but still passionate in content. I liked ‘Oh no, I implore you, don’t leave me’ (my translation), which also comes to a well-realized climax. As for Rimsky-Korsakoff, the four songs chosen here are about nature and sound well constructed. Olena’s piano accompaniments are straightforward and supportive. The booklet includes biographical essays of the artists in German, French and English, and brief essays about the songs.

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