In the vast musical legacy of Alexander Dubuque (1812-1897/98), his songs and romances hold a special place. The best of them were so popular that they practically took on the status of "folk songs." Among them are "O My Heart, Why Are You Crying," "Don't Scold Me, My Darling," "A Small Farmstead," "O My Street, You Look Like You Are Drunk" and others.

In years past, Dubuque's songs and romances were included in the repertoire of many popular performers: Feodor Chaliapin, Yuri Morfessy, Nadezhda Obukhova, Oleg Pogudin, Evgeniya Smolyaninova and others.

This collection includes twenty of the composer's works, wonderful examples of Russian popular lyrics of the second half of the 19th century.
For concert performance and educational practice, as well as for amateur musicians.

1. O My Heart, Why Are You Crying… Words by A. Maikov


2. Serenade. Words by A. Fet


3. I Was With Her. Words by A. Kol'tsov


4. Forgive! Don't Remember the Days of Decline. Words by N. Nekrasov


5. Don't Deceive. Words by H. Heine, translation by V. Kostomarov


6. You and Thou. Words by P.J. Beranger, translation by D. Lensky


7. The Sun Was Gilding the Mountains. Words by A. Pleshcheyev


8. You Are Always So Beautiful. Words by N. Nekrasov


9. The Moon Is Floating High Over the Earth. Words from the novel "A Nest of the Gentry" by I. Turgenev


10. Birdie. Words by V. Chuevsky


11. Flower. Words by A. Kol'tsov


12. A Garden Blooms by the Don River. Russian Song. Words by A. Kol'tsov


13. A Small Farmstead. Words by A. Kol'tsov


14. Kiss Me, My Darling! Words by S. Pisarev


15. Don't Scold Me, My Darling. Words by A. Razoryonov


16. Leave Me! Words by G. Novosel'sky


17. O Frost, O My Frost. Russian Song. Words by I. Vanenko


18. The Bad Weather Rose. Russian Song. Words by I. Lazhechnikov


19. I Went to the Forest. Gypsy Song. Words by T. Shevchenko


20. Street. Words by V. Sirotin