The work is based on a poem by Nikolay Nekrasov and describes the return of the Zelyoniy shum, or "green rustle". The poem tells of a husband who, fraught with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter season, is ultimately freed from his frustration and choler by the return of spring.
| Librettist | Nikolay Nekrasov (("The Verdant Noise")) |
| Date of composition | 1902 |
| First published | 1903 |
| Dedicated to | Nikita Semyonovich Morozov |
| Tonality | E Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 20 |
| Approx. duration | 16 minutes |
| Spoken language | Russian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Baritone)
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Sergueï Rachmaninov: Spring en mi majeur, Op. 20 Sergej Vasil'evič Rachmaninov: Spring in mi maggiore, Op. 20 Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Spring E-dur, Op. 20 |