"Imperial Russia: Romantic Splendor Before the Revolution" is Part I of Camerata San Antonio's “A Russian Mosaic” series. The program immerses listeners in the sumptuous world of late Imperial Russia, where music shimmered with emotion, elegance, and expressive freedom. The works, written before the 1917 Revolution, reflect a time when Russian composers blended deep national identity with the opulent textures and sweeping lyricism of Romanticism.
The program includes Sergei Rachmaninoff's Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Alexander Taneyev's Feuillet d’album, Op. 33a for Viola and Piano, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin and Piano.
"Imperial Russia: Romantic Splendor Before the Revolution" is Part I of Camerata San Antonio's “A Russian Mosaic” series. The program immerses listeners in the sumptuous world of late Imperial Russia, where music shimmered with emotion, elegance, and expressive freedom. The works, written before the 1917 Revolution, reflect a time when Russian composers blended deep national identity with the opulent textures and sweeping lyricism of Romanticism.
The program includes Sergei Rachmaninoff's Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Alexander Taneyev's Feuillet d’album, Op. 33a for Viola and Piano, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin and Piano.