Zdes′ khorosho; Здесь хорошо (How fair this spot; Here it is nice)
| Song Title | Zdes′ khorosho; Здесь хорошо (Search) |
| Title in English | How fair this spot; Here it is nice (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Serge Rachmaninoff (Рахманинов, Сергей Васильевич) |
| Author(s): | Glafira Adol'fovna Mamoshina (Мамошина, Галина Адольфовна (as G. (Glafira) Galina (Галина Адольфовна Глафира))) |
| Author Underrepresented Group | Female (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Addressee: Dreams; Beautiful; Beauty; Blazing; Carpets; Clouds; Colors; Connecting; Connection to Nature; Contentment; Couples; Creation; Describing; Distance; Dreams; Evoking; Existence; Far away; Fire; Flowers; Gentle; Gentleness; Glittering; God; Goodness; Here; Looking; Meadows; Myself; Nature; Nice; No; Observations; Observing; Overhead; Peace; Peaceful; People; Pines; Pleasant; Pleasing; Prayers; Quiet; Reflecting; Reflection; Reflections; Refuge; Relief; Reveling; Rivers; Silence; Silent; Soliloquy; Solitude; Stillness; Thinking; Thoughts; Together; Tranquil; Tranquility; Trees; White; World |
| First Line | Zdes′ khorosho; Здесь хорошо (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1902 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=5860 |
| Larger Work | Двенадцать романсов; Twelve Romances (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Original Language | Russian (Search) |
| Score Source | http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/9/95/IMSLP07295-Rachmaninov_-_Op._21,_No._7.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlNIb69zfrE |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 21 no. 7 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | D4 - B5 (Search) |
| Original Key | A Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | N (Rachmaninov's wife, Natalia (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Sources Cited | Rachmaninoff's complete songs: A companion with texts and translations. (2014). Choice Reviews Online, 52(02), 52-0595. (Search) |
| Contributor | AL/SHK/MRH (Search) |