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The Very Best of Russia - Valentina Ponomareva, Stars of St. Petersburg, Vitaly Romanov... |
A colourful kaleidoscope of Russian songs and instrumentals, from balalaika ensembles, fiery and passionate gypsy violins and accordions, and soulful gypsy romances to achingly beautiful a cappella male choir singing. Ample information in four languages plus some lyrics in English translations.
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Master of the Russian Gypsy Violin - Oleg Ponomarev |
Fiery and passionate Russian Gypsy melodies played by Oleg Ponomarev, formerly with the Gypsy trio Loyko, accompanied on guitars and bass. Info in English, German, French and Spanish.
"… Oleg takes the music in exciting new directions while still retaining that Russian Gypsy magic… nothing less than incandescent virtuosity for the duration of the show..." - The Scotsman
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$13.95 |
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Russia’s Most Beautiful Songs - The Optina Pustyn Male Choir, St Petersburg |
The Optina Pustyn Male Choir of St. Petersburg, singing in the tradition of the world famous Don Cossack Chorus directed by Sergei Jaroff, presents Russian traditional songs including favourites such as the ‘Volga Boat Men’ and the ‘Legend of the Twelve Robbers’ and others. Information in English, German, French and Spanish, plus complete lyrics in Russian with English translations.
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Gypsy Romances from Russia - Valentina Ponomareva |
Valentina Ponomareva from the old Gypsy clan of the Ponomarev-Erdenkos studied piano and singing at the Institute of Arts in Khabarovsk and enjoyed a stellar and multi-faceted career as a singer in many different genres. She presents delightful Russian Gypsy romances, accompanied by two guitars and a violin. The booklet gives detailed information about the artists and the songs.
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The Optina Pustyn Male Choir of St. Petersburg - Orthodox Chants from Russia |
The male choir of the Optina Pustyn Monastery in St. Petersburg was established in 1996. It consists of 6–9 professional singers with impressive voices. Their main goal is the cultivation of the heritage of the old Russian Church polyphony in its different styles, such as: Znamenny, Bulgarian, Greek, Byzantine chants, etc. This recording is an impressive example of orthodox chants and shows the beauty of Russia’s religious songs. Information in 4 languages.
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Talisman – Music of Russia |
Talisman consists of Vadim Kulitskii, former member of “Loyko” and virtuoso guitar player from Siberia, Oleg Nehls, button accordion player and amazing violinist Oleksandr Klimas, whom critics have described as the “new Paganini of Russia.
… their musical ability shows not only in supernatural speed but also in perfect harmony, magical dynamic and perfect rhythmic…
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Carousel - The Music of Russia |
The St. Petersburg ensemble, founded in 1994, presents the variety of styles and expressions, colours and timbres, Russian folk instruments are capable of. The instrumentation is traditional: balalaika, domra (small lute), balalaika double bass and accordion. Together with two tenors they present a wide repertoire of Russian folk.
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The Russian Folk Ensemble Balalaika - ‘Kamarinskaya’ |
Here is an album of lively Russian music and song. The Ensemble Balalaika come from Voronezh, about 300 miles South of Moscow, near the Don river. They are an award-winning group regularly participating in many international festivals and they have toured Germany, France, the USA, Spain, Great Britain and Tunisia. The ensemble plays original Russian instruments, such as bayan (button accordion), balalaikas, zhaleika (shepherds flute), etc. (described in the booklet).
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Balalaika-Ensemble “Wolga” - Kalinka |
Russian, White Russian and Ukrainian folk songs have common roots in the east Slavic musical tradition. There are three types of Russian folk songs: old rural traditional songs, narrative “slow” songs, and urban songs (18th/19th century). On the whole Russian folk music is influenced by the Russian landscapes, the melancholy of the endless taiga, tundra and steppes. The Ensemble presents the most popular Russian songs from “Kalinka” to “Evening Bells”, sung in their rich, full voices, accompanied on various balalaikas, a delight for all friends of Russian folk music.
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Balalaika Ensemble “Wolga” - Songs from the Taiga |
Playing on ancient original Russian instruments the Balalaika Ensemble “Wolga” presents the most lovely and famous melodies from “Old Mother Russia”, the Ukraine, Georgia (Caucasia) and other regions. The aura and interpretation of this ensemble represents an eternity of Russian history - bringing feelings of memory, contentment, happiness, security, romanticism and love. Presenting pure folk songs from old Russia, the “Wolga” Ensemble shows the whole range of Russian musicality - unique in its expression and still really traditional.
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Vitaly Romanov - Russia’s most Beautiful Songs |
Vitaly Romanov has enjoyed a long and prestigious career. In 1972 he graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov School of Music at St. Petersburg. His career has then gone on to include being awarded titles of Best Performer at Art Festivals and competitions. On this album Vitaly provides a wonderful selection of songs all belonging to Russian folk tradition including “The Volga Boatmen”, “Kalinka” and “Black Eyes”.
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Russia’s Beautiful Religious Songs - from the 15th - 20th Century - Famous Orthodox Mixed Choirs |
Until the 17th century Russian church music retained many features of the Byzantine style, in particular, plainsong. This mode was very close to the European Baroque style. In the early 19th century a few composers continued to take an interest in church singing, breathing new life into it. Notable composers were Kastalski, Kompaneïski, Gretchaninoff, Rachmaninoff, …
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The Stars of St. Petersburg - Balalaika - Russia’s most Beautiful Tunes |
“The Stars of Saint Petersburg” stand out from most other instrumental groups on account of their continual search for authenticity. This collection offers you the most popular Russian tunes played with unusual sensitivity. The magic balalaika of Mikhail Danilov is accompanied by a bayan (accordion), guitar, bass balalaika, gousli (peasant harp), lojki (wooden spoons), rojok (wooden trumpet) and the jaleika (horn trumpet).
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Balalaika-Ensemble “Wolga” - Best of Russian Folk Songs |
This is a collection of the best known and best loved Russian songs by the Balalaika-Ensemble “Wolga”. It includes the famous song Kalinka and others: The Red Sarafan, The Lonely Bell, The Legend of the 12 Bandits, and Evening Bells. The unique sounds of the balalaikas and the strong deep voices of the Russian singers gladden the hearts of all lovers of Russian folk music
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$11.95 |
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