Dark Eyes

The composition I play is little known. The main melody of it, though, is known all over the world: it is the melody of the Russian song Ochi Chernie (Dark Eyes).

Dark eyes, burning eyes
Passionate and splendid eyes
How I love you, how I fear you
Verily, I saw you at a sinister hour.

If I hadn't met you, I wouldn't be suffering so
I would have lived my life smiling
You have ruined me, dark eyes
You have taken my happiness away forever.

This is a Feodor Chaliapin version of the lyrics by the Ukrainian poet Yevhen Hrebinka. The music was arranged in 1884 from the waltz composed by one F. Hermann not much is known about him. In some websites he is called a French composer, Florian Hermann; in other sources, a Russified German, Feodor Hermann.

I learned his waltz from a Russian sheet music, where it is called Вальс Воспоминание (Recollection Waltz, in my own translation). It may be that the original title is Hommage Valse.

Anyway, whatever the title and whoever the composer might be, the music is beautiful and exciting. I hope you will enjoy it!

(Alexander Zlatkovski is an Alaskan pianist, born in Russia. His repertoire includes classical pieces, waltzes of all sorts -- from Tchaikovsky to Chopin to Strauss -- as well as his own arrangements of Russian, Italian, Jewish, and French songs. For information on concerts, weddings, and other events, or to buy CDs, visit http://www.AlaskanPianist.com )

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[Wierdoinc]

I do not dislike. I like!

[earnamint]

A wonderful recital of Dark Eyes, played with exuberant love, warmth and feeling, by a real Maestro. Thank you Alexander Zlatkovski.

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[MetalChicano]

I love this! =D Bravo

[andydarie]

u should have 61632345

[andydarie]

why u have only 6163 views?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[44HBK]

absolutely remarkable... LOVE IT!!

greetings from KSA

[lubieczekolade15]

Great! ; )

[whatcanIusebitch]

@panstaarr: whats are you trying to infer?

[endtimes2]

Molodets ~ On igraet kjassno ! 5 zvesd! Nastanut vremena kogad on kak i mi budem ganimie, togda mi budem odni, no, "xpuctoc" budet nashim Bogom i ne dast nas v obidu ! Spasibo pianist ! Pust xristot tebya blagoslovit tak kak vse ot nego !!!

[panstaarr]

real good for a bulgarian.