Spring (Vesna), Op. 20, is a single-movement cantata for baritone, chorus and orchestra, written by
Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1902.
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.