Tchaikovsky Cradle Song Op.16 no.1 (Vishnevskaya and Rachmaninoff)

Two different versions of Tchaikovsky's haunting Cradle Song (Lullaby) from his 6 Romances Op.16: 0:00 The original song, sung by the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya, accompanied at the piano by her husband Mstislav Rostropovich. 4:34 Rachmaninoff himself playing his arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Lullaby Op.16 no.1. This beautiful arrangement, written in August 1941, is Rachmaninoff's last work, and was recorded in Hollywood, California on 26 February 1942. Tchaikovsky's original Cradle Song was composed 1872-73, and is a setting of a poem by Maykov from his 1860 poetry collection 'Songs of Modern Greece'. For more information visit http://jackgibbons.com You can also follow Jack Gibbons on social media:   / jackgibbonspiano     / jackgibbons     / jackgibbonsofficial