To My Little Dreamer

Mariya Kaganskaya, mezzo-soprano

Alla Gladysheva, piano

LC2304 - 5/12/2023

Executive Producer: Gillian Riesen Producer/Recording/Mixing/Mastering Engineer: Jiahui Li

Assistant Engineers: Ian Rictor, Joi Marchetti, Sarita Gutierrez, Mingqing Yuan, Adela (Yixuan) Zu, Shengyuan Li and Yushan Ji

Artwork - Emitha LLC

Recorded on 11/1/22-11/11/22 and 1/8/2023 at The Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts, Studio G

TRACK LIST

1. Wiegenlied - Johannes Brahms (1:59)

2. Cradle Song - Reginald De Koven (2:19)

3. Ninna Nanna - Francesco Paolo Tosti (3:15)

4. Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage - Clara Schumann (2:31)

5. Колыбельная - Alexander Gretchaninov (1:57)

6. Bonne nuit! - Jules Massenet (2:48)

7. Berceuse - Cécile Chaminade (2:22)

8. Armenian lullaby - Alexander Spendiarov (3:22)

9. Тихо вечер догорает - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (2:08)

10. Nana - Manuel de Falla (1:31)

11. Rozhinkes mit Mandlen - Abraham Goldfaden (arr. Gladysheva) (3:52)

12. Ой ходить сон коло вікон - Trad. Ukrainian (arr. Gladysheva) (2:12)

13. Wiegenlied - Engelbert Humperdinck (2:30)

14. Cradle Song, an Idyll - Frederic Nicholls Löhr (3:27)

15. Колыбельная - Sergey Taneyev (2:23)

16. Durme, Durme - Trad. Sephardic (arr. Gladysheva) (3:35)

17. Колыбельная Op. 22 - Anatoly Lyadov (1:13)

18. Cradle Song - Anatoly Lyadov (1:59)

19. Бретонская колыбельная песня - Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (2:31)

20. Hush-a-by, sweetie - Frank E. Tours (4:18)

21. Lullaby - William Mason (3:03)

22. To My Little Son - Florence Price (1:58)

23. Wiegenlied - Bernhard Flies (3:08)

24. Little Dreamer (2022) - Elinor Armer (2:23)

Lullabies have been an integral part of children’s lives for at least 5,000 years. Modern research has shown that babies can recognize the music they hear in utero – that it affects their hearts and brains in a clear, measurable way. Classical music in particular is generally believed to be enriching and soothing for young children, and to aid in their development. The bulk of this album was recorded in the two weeks leading up to the birth of my son, David. His grandmother and I recorded a range of pieces in the languages of his cultural heritage (German, Russian, Ukrainian, Yiddish, and English), as well as works that reflect the wider world around him. The final song, Little Dreamer, was composed for him by our dear friend Elinor Armer. We hope that other little dreamers will be relaxed and enriched by these pieces as well, and that these lullabies will inspire them to dream in the years to come.

- Mariya Kaganskaya

NOTES ON THE ALBUM - COMING SOON