Sergei Rachmaninov - Lines Written During a Sleepless Night: The Russian Connection

The soprano Louise Alder has been described as 'the brightest lyric soprano of the younger generation'. In this her debut recording for Chandos, she and her pianist, Joseph Middleton, have devised an unusual but rewarding programme that explores the works of six contrasting composers.

1) In My Garden at Night ()
2) To Her ()
3) Daisies ()
4) The Ratcatcher ()
5) A Dream ()
6) A-u! ()
7) Våren Flyktar Hastigt ()
8) Säv, Säv, Susa ()
9) Flickan Kom Ifrån Sin Älsklings Möte ()
10) Var Det En Dröm? ()
11) Gruß ()
12) Dereinst, Gedanke Mein ()
13) Lauf Der Welt ()
14) Die Verschwiegene Nachtigall ()
15) Zur Rosenzeit ()
16) Ein Traum ()
17) Sérénade ()
18) Déception ()
19) Sérénade ()
20) Qu'importe Que L'hiver ()
21) Les Larmes ()
22) Rondel ()
23) Mailied ()
24) Meeresstille ()
25) Echo ()
26) My Heart ()
27) Angel ()
28) The Nightingale and the Rose ()
29) Epigram ()
30) Lines Written During a Sleepless Night ()