Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok

Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok (Op.

127) is a vocal-instrumental song cycle by Dmitri Shostakovich, based on verses by Alexander Blok.

The composition is written for soprano, violoncello, violin, and piano.

The first performance took place on October 25, 1967 at the Moscow Conservatoire Hall with Mstislav Rostropovich on cello, Mieczysław Weinberg on piano, David Oistrakh on violin and with Vishnevskaya.

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