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The Songs of Nicolae BretanRuxandra Donose, mezzo-sopranoJulius Drake, piano |
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| 1 | Si Daca Ramuri Bat În Geam (And If Branches Beat Against The Window) | 2.07 | ||
| 2 | Cucule, De Ce Nu Vii? (Cuckoo, Why Don’t You Return?) | 2.30 | ||
| 3 | Rea De Plata (The Reluctant Debt Payer) | 1.56 | ||
| 4 | Nu Te-Ai Priceput! (You Were Such A Knucklehead!) | 4.10 | ||
| 5 | În Parcul Luxemburg (In Luxemburg Gardens) | 4.05 | ||
| 6 | Pe LÎnga Plopii Fara Sot (Where Mateless Poplars Grow) | 2.03 | ||
| 7 | Noapte De Vara (Summer Night) | 5.42 | ||
| 8 | Gazel (Gazel) | 2.25 | ||
| 9 | Ideal (Illusion) | 22.41 | ||
| 10 | În Fereastra Dinspre Mare (At The Window On The Sea) | 2.27 | ||
| 11 | O, Vin Pe Mare (Come Down To The Sea) | 2.14 | ||
| 12 | Luna, Luna, Steavicleana (Moon, Moon, You Wily Star) | 1.09 | ||
| 13 | Pe Aceeasi Ulicioara (On The Same Lane) | 2.25 | ||
| 14 | La Groapa Lui Laie (At The Grave Of Laie) | 5.56 | ||
| 15 | S-Acele Dulci Pareri De Rau (And That Sweet Remorse) | 1.33 | ||
| 16 | Prea Sus Ati Fost! (So Far Above!) | 2.59 | ||
| 17 | Stelele-n Cer (Stars In The Sky) | 3.03 | ||
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The poets are: George Cosbuc (Tracks 3, 4, 7 - 9), Victor Eftimiu (Tracks 5 & 16), Carolina Bretan, mother of the composer (Track 2) Mihai Eminescu (Tracks 1, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17), Octavian Goga (Tracks 12 & 14) Translations of the poems into English and French by Judit Bretan, daughter of the composer Translations of the poems into German from English by Kurt Jankowsky Recorded by Nimbus Records at Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, U.K. 6 & 7 July 2005 | ||||
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