Alexander Alexandrov Born into a family, became the first artistic director of the ensemble, choirmaster, conductor, teacher and the public figure who wrote the music to the. He came from a musical background of hymns and, could play the and had, so he sang in the church choir and performed at festivals. He was heard singing at the village school by PA Zalivuhin, a soloist in the choir. Zalivuhin persuaded Alexandrov's parents to let the child go to to learn music. In 1898, the young peasant boy became a pupil of the. Where it all started.
Alexandrov, who would one day create the ensemble, began to learn his trade. There are two recorded histories of the ensemble: possibly separate elements of the same history. The first says that the initiator of the ensemble was Felix Nikolaevich Danilovich, a theatre director. The first director of the ensemble was chosen from three of Moscow's conductors: Danilin, Chesnokov and Alexandrov. Seen in isolation this would signify that A. Alexandrov was not the creator of the ensemble.
In this version the first troupe is named as follows. Singers: Tkachenko, Zyukov, Samarin, Rozanov, Koltypin, Tolskov, Golyaev, Charov. Dancers: Maximov, Svetlov.
Bayanist: Surdin. The second version says that the ensemble was formed out of the Central House in 1928. There is also a story that then asked Alexandrov to relocate the choir to. Under the name Red Army Song Ensemble of the M. Frunze Red Army Central House, shortly the ' Red Army Choir', twelve soldier-performers – a vocal, a player, 2, and a reciter – officially performed for the first time on 12 October 1928 under the direction of their, Alexandr Alexandrov, a young music professor at the. The program, entitled The 22nd Krasnodar Division in Song, consisted mainly of short musical scenes of military life, including Songs of the First Cavalry Army, The Special Far-Eastern Army, and Song about Magnitostroi. Development In 1929, the ensemble visited the far eastern lands of the Soviet Union, entertaining the troops working on the.
With the goal of developing amateur art within the ranks of the army and to encourage soldiers' interest in good music, the ensemble grew to 300 performers by 1933, comprising three different forces of a male choir, an orchestra, and an ensemble of dancers. Some sources say that in 1933 there were 19 members; in 1935 there were 135 and in August 1937 in Paris and Prague they were 150. The Red Army Choir became known as a propagator of Soviet songs, performing original compositions by composers such as, and. In 1935, the choir was bestowed the and was renamed the Red-bannered Red Army Song and Dance Ensemble of the USSR.
Having traveled widely throughout the Soviet Union, from the Arctic north to the sands of, the choir performed at the held in 1937 in; it won the Grand Prix, the highest honor bestowed by the jury. During, the ensemble gave over 1500 performances at both Soviet fronts, entertaining troops about to go into battle, at gun emplacements, airfields, and in hospitals. Under Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov Following the death of Alexander Alexandrov, the ensemble was taken over by his son,.
Under his leadership, the ensemble gained fame outside the Soviet Union, making extensive tours worldwide. Boris Alexandrov retired in 1987, and was succeeded by the same year, with as the ensemble chief.
He retired as the principal conductor in 1994; he died that year and was buried in Moscow at the. He was succeeded by Victor Fedorov, the chorus master since 1986. Alexandrov, the ensemble was highly disciplined. Boris's party trick was to leave the stage and allow the ensemble to perform 'En Route' alone. Members were positioned so that they could not all watch one orchestral leader, and this appeared to be a trick, but there was no trick at all. Remembers: 'The Ensemble members were so disciplined and experienced that they could feel the rhythm simultaneously and could sing and play together automatically, without the conductor In Canada during one concert Alexandrov left the Ensemble to perform alone for half an hour.'
In 1993, the ensemble became an item of pop culture by performing with the Finnish band in, where they performed on the Senate Square in front of 70,000 ecstatic listeners, and in. In the German capital, the concert of the Leningrad Cowboys with the ensemble took place on the central and gave the former Red Army's farewell to Berlin and the whole Germany an optimistic overtone. The Finnish concert was made into a by film director. That year they also made a CD and played a concert with singer. The ensemble and the Leningrad Cowboys performed at the. Today, the ensemble is led by, who has been leading it since 2003.
Over the years, the ensemble has collaborated with many popular artists and producers including, and. Until 1969, the standard uniform for the ensemble choir, soloists and orchestra was the tunic and riding breeches. On 1 January 1970, this was changed to dress uniformand there have been further variations to the dress uniform as used by the ensemble since 1970.
2016 plane crash. Main article: On 25 December 2016, a Russian Defence Ministry carrying 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble Choir went down 1.5 km (0.93 mi) off the coast of, Russia while en route to, Syria for a celebration with the troops deployed at military base. The plane crashed with no survivors. After 5 weeks, the choir was reformed anew in time for celebrations on 18 February 2017. That first concert in weeks marks also the birth of a new era for the Ensemble, with its first international tour following the crash with concerts not just in Russia but also in select European countries. Most of the new members joined through auditions held on 15 and 27 January 2017 by the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Composition Soloists.
Dancers Current members of the ballet are listed here. Among the dances staged by the ensemble are Zaparozhtsi Dance, Cossack's Cavalry Dance, Festive March, Dance of the Cossacks, Soldier's Dance, and Sailor's Dance. Some of these are performed by mixed dancers, while others, such as Cossack's Cavalry Dance, are performed by male dancers only. The ballet is under the direction of Lev Nikolaevich Kulikov, the main ballet master, and maintains the heights of choreographic art with honour. The priority in its repertoire is taken by the military compositions: Matroskaya barynya, Kazachiya cavalry plyaska, Festive march, Invitation to dance and others. The ballet performs a lot of Russian folk dances.
The classical repertoire contains Poloveckie plyasky from the opera written. This is from our dance classics, but we always update the dance repertoire. ( Leonid Ivanovich Malev, current Director of the Ensemble, interviewed by Russia Beyond the Headlines 1 Dec 2008). The song Bandura, a duet recorded with soloists and, refers to (photo ca.1925) Current line-up The artistic director was but he, and 63 other members of the Ensemble, were. The chief is L. Kulikov; the chief administrator is VG Kadin, the and coach is the Honoured Artist of Russia V. Ermolin; head dresser is Honoured Worker of Culture A.
Kormilitsyn; soloists are VI Shtefutsa and EM Labkovsky; with SV Ivanov, PD Bogachev, VP Maystruk, AA Gvozdetsky, BM Mizyuk: all Honoured Artist of Russia. In the choir are YA Lysenko, Y. Shtrunov, IM Pirogov, IS Sobolev, IF Volkov, OV Filimonov, AN Savitsky, VA Nagorny, VP Kokarev, AA Hristachev, JN Deynekin, VM Bolonenko, VN Antonov, AN Stritenko, AA Toschev: all Honoured Artist of Russia; and VS Buzlov, SP Lapik, VF Orthodox, GU Razgasimov, V. Chekin, MD Mochalina. In the orchestra are AA Mogulkin, Y. Savkin, MG Chervov, PD Shchennikov, NI Diakov, AI Egorov, VM Predelin: all Honoured Artist of Russia. Vocal coaches are, laureate of competitions, MI Glinka and PI Tchaikovsky, Professor KP Lisovsky.
The Principal Concertmaster is Honoured Artist of Russia V. In the ballet are GD Pavlyuchenko, IV Konygina, P.U.
Khmelnitski: all Honoured Artist of Russia. Soloist in, 2010 In 2006 and 2007, in and in, the ensemble performed a New Year show for children, Ivan the Good, Ivan the Brave, about a soldier helping to save New Year's Day. In 2008, the 80th anniversary of the ensemble, director said: Of course everything depends on the repertoire which is quite large – more than two thousand works. Depending on the concert we choose a special repertoire. We have a rule that we try not to break.
In any country we sing 2–3 songs in the native language of the people who live there. As a rule it helps to find a rapport with, and the appreciation of, the audience. And for us it is some kind of musical gift, to honour the host country and its people. For instance in Canada when we sang the people stood up to show respect to our country, and when we finished we sang their country's anthem Oh, Canada! A million people in our country and abroad like songs like, Katyusha, and the other songs of the military years as well as The Day of the Victory, Vecherny zvon and Podmoskovnye vechera.
All these songs are known because of the Alexandrov folk song and dance company and people want to hear these songs at every concert. They are not just part of our history; they are great masterpieces. It is interesting that, written by in 1941, helped Soviet soldiers to protect their Motherland and is still popular in, and. Those audiences listen to it standing up and it touches their hearts and souls.
For our concerts we search for new musical works because you can't live only in the past. But to tell you the truth it’s impossible to imagine our concerts without works of Russian and West-European (, and ), they are part of human history. But our repertoire contains not only songs of the military years and folk songs, arias from operas, songs of the world and spiritual music but also new songs such as Iliya Reznik's To Serve Russia, and those written by Eduard Hanka, Kim Breytburg, Sergey Sashin and other modern composers and poets. Director Leonid Ivanovich Malev, 1 December 2008 The Children's Choir School The Alexandrov children's choir school was founded in 2007. Malev said about the school: 'It's not a secret that the more you work with children, the greater their prospect of achievement in society. We approached the Ministry of Defence with an appeal to organize this choir and it was approved.
October 1st 2007 was the opening day of the Aleksandrovcy creative school for musical and aesthetic education for children. This became an important event in the year of the Ensemble's 80th anniversary. The first night of the boys' Aleksandrovcy Choir on December 26th at the Cadets' Gold Epaulette Ball went like clockwork. After that night they participated in many concerts. The latest was on in memory of the, as part of City Day on the 3rd and 7th of September. It should be mentioned that we have an excellent director of the school Nina Anatolievna Putilina who puts all her soul into raising this worthy generation.
We do a lot in order to raise the new generation with regard to physical, spiritual and moral health. Here children begin at the beginning of vocal music and literary speaking; they absorb the best practice of their teachers. The children's choir has become an integral part of the Ensemble's life and takes part in its important concerts. We plan to have tours together.' Films The ensemble under the direction of Boris Alexandrov can be heard singing in the 1981 film. Members of the ensemble are seen performing in New York's Grand Central Station in Peter Miller's 2000 documentary. Several films have been made of the ensemble's performances: see.
Awards for the ensemble. For global recognition of high art: The Global Team Award. From the French Academy of Records, for the best record: Gold Disk (1961). From the French company Chant Du Monde, for record sales: Gold disk (1964). Order of the Mongolian Combat Merit (1964). Czechoslovak (1965). From the Dutch company N.O.K, for record sales: Gold disk (1974).
Two awards of the. The honorary title of Academy (1979) See also. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
^ 3 August 2009 at the. Retrieved 27 December 2016. Woolfe, Zachary (2016-12-27). The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-12-31. Retrieved 25 December 2016. Prague National Library.
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Retrieved 25 December 2016. Details from booklet supplied with EMI CD Soviet Army Chorus & Band CDC-7-47833-2. Information from Prism VHS video packaging: see page. In Russian. In Russian.
Translated Russian→English. in Russian. In Russian. In Russian.
Information from, who was a member of the Ensemble 1953–1972. Retrieved 25 December 2016. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
Information from, who was a choir-member of the Ensemble 1953–1965. This reference is to be updated to an external link in a few days.
CD: EMI: Soviet Army Chorus & Band, CDC-7-47833-2 DIDX-1015, 'Kamarinskaya'. CD: EMI Classics: Red Army Ensemble, 0946-3-92030-2-4, 'Kamarinskaya'.
on. CD: Silva Classics: The Best of the Red Army Choir, SILKD6034, 'Dark Eyes'. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
1 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
This is presumably a different composition from that credited to A. Alexandrov (see page. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to.
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Musical dir: Boris Alexandrov. Compilation of recordings ca.1960 released 29 April 2008, filmed in Soviet Union, in, 71mins.
The Russian technique at that time was to make a silent colour film on location, then dub the sound in the studio. However, there are some superb soundtracks here, if a little crackly.). Forward, On the Way or Let's Go (Choir rocks or sways as if marching. Filmed on near, Moscow.).
The Birch Tree (soloist:. Filmed on location in counryside.). Under the Elm Tree, Under the Oak (soloist. Filmed on location). Balalaika soloist: B.S.
Filmed in studio.). The Golden Rye (soloist:. Filmed on location.). Dance of the Soldiers (music: B. Ensemble dance troupe filmed in Moscow.). Listen (soloist.
Filmed in studio.). soloist:. Filmed on location.). Meadowland (soundtrack:.
Filmed on location.). Down the Peterskaya Road (soloist:. Filmed in studio.). The Grey Cuckoo (soloist unknown.
Filmed on location.). Dance of the Cossacks (music: B. Ensemble dance troupe filmed in Moscow.). (soloist. Filmed in studio.).
The Girl Next Door (. Filmed on location.). (soloist. Filmed on location.). Lovely Moonlit Night (soundtrack: with soloist.
Film of moonlit scene.). Dance of the Zaporozhye Cossacks (soundtrack:. Ensemble dance troupe filmed in studio.). Forward, On the Way (reprise. Excerpt from track 1.) Silva America: The Alexandrov Red Army Choir Orchestra - Live in Paris. (SILDV 7004, B00076ON32. Live performance in Paris 16/17 December 2003.
Released 8 February 2005, in English, 124 mins.). Included are: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from, Bandits' Chorus from, Spanish Medley: y y, excerpt from, March of the Toreadors from, from and Di Quella Pira from, Smuglianka (duet: and ) and. : The Red Army Ensemble, Royal Albert Hall, 503 278. (Recorded London 24–26 March 1988; released 1988. 2-cassette set. A leaflet is included, with images showing that this is the same performance as in Prism VHS PLATV310.
The VHS shows 32-36 in the choir, but the Ariola cassette leaflet lists 50 named choristers.). 1A:, (Russian Fields), Festive Overture, My Motherland (soloist Igor Miroshnichenko), Parade on Red Square (duet V. 1B: Barinya, Live and Don't Be Sad (soloist Galina Chernoba), Above Clear Fields (soloist Galina Chernoba), Yesterday (soloist Alexei Trubochkin), from (soloist Stepan Fitsych), from (soloist Stepan Fitsych), No John (soloist V. Liksakov), Brave Soldiers (soloist V. 2A: Unharness Your Horses Oh Guys, Cossack Dance, Cold Waves Lapping ( Varyag), Quiet Quiet from, (duet Tatiyana Tishura, Mikolai Polozkov), Serenade of the Stutterer ( ) (actor A. 2B: Cossack Goes to the Danube (soloist ), (soloist ), Soldiers Friendship Dance, (duet Nikolai Ustin, V. Postinikov), (reprise).
Fiesta: Song of Russia, ASIN: B00006AWIT, Out of print. (Released 1990.) VHS. Artia: The Red Army Marches in Hi-Fi.
(ASIN: B001HKF32M. Give more feedback. Release date unknown.): The Soviet Army Ensemble Volumes 1 & 2, 33C 1049 and 1050. 10 inch LPs.
Volume 1: 8 tracks. Side 1: Song of Youth, A Birch-tree in a field did stand (soloist I. Didenko), Far Away (soloist E. Belyaev), You are always beautiful (soloist E. Side 2: Kalinka (soloist E. Belyaev), Along Peter's Street (soloist A.
Sergeyev), Bandura (soloists I. Savchuk and V. Fedorov), Soldier's Chorus (from The Decembrists, an opera by Y. Volume 2: 9 tracks. Side 1: Black Eyebrows (soloist I.
Savchuk), Ukrainian Poem (soloist A. Sergeyev), Oh, no! Eizen), Over the Fields.
Side 2: Volga Boat Song (soloist A. Eizen), Nut-brown Maiden (soloists N. Abramov and I. Savchuk), The Little Bells (soloist N.
Abramov), Song of the Hammer (soloist A. Sergeyev), Tipperary (soloist K.
Gerasimov).: The Red Army Ensemble, SAX 2487 or 33CX 1844. (Recorded 1959; released 1963. Conductor, choirmaster K. Vinogradov, orchestral conductor V. Side 1: The Courageous Don Cossacks, Beautiful Moonlit Night (soloist ), (balalaika soloist ), Ah Lovely Night (soloist ), You Are Always Beautiful (soloist ), (soloist ). Side 2: A Birch Tree Stood in the Meadow, Poem of Ukraine, Dance.): The Red Army Ensemble Vol 2, 33C1066.
(Released 1964. Conductor.): The Red Army Ensemble Vol.2, S36143. Out of print.
(ASIN: B001OOKHCM. Most tracks recorded live in London 1963. Much information on back of sleeve. Release date unknown. Conductor: B. Included are: Moscow Thunder, Moonlight, Ukrainian Poem (1956), That Night, You Are Always Beautiful, Cossack dance,. Soloists include.): The Soviet Army Ensemble, SXLP30062.
(Recorded and/or released 1956. Conductor:; choirmaster K. Vinogradov; musical director V. Tracks include: Song of Youth, A Birch Tree In A Field Did Stand (soloist ), Far Away (soloist ), (soloist ), You Are Always Beautiful (soloist ), Along Peterskaya Street (soloist ), (soloist ), Bandura, Oh No John, Snow Flakes, Ukrainian Poem, Soldiers' Chorus.): The Ensemble's 50th Anniversary set of 2 LPs, 7-10.
Out of print. (Recorded 1978. Soloists include, and.
Included are: Nightingale, ).: 50th Anniversary set of 2 LPs, 7-30, Out of print. (Recorded 1978.
Soloists include. Tank, Oh You Rye, Let's Go!, Soldier's chorus from the opera, Nightingale (soloist ), Song of Youth, Crane, extract from Dubinushka (soloist ), Along the Peterskaya Road.): 60th Anniversary 2-LP set, C60-08163-6, Out of print. (Released ca.1977, 60yrs after 1917. Included are:, Sacred War ( ), Nightingale (soloist ), Victory (soloist ), Road of the Soldiers (duet and ), (soloist ), Heart of the Sailor (soloist ), Song of Russia (soloist ), Crane, Catalina (soloist ), Dance Dance (soloist ), Let's Join the Army (duet and ).): The Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble C-01235-6, Out of print. (Conductor. Soloists include and. Included are:, Bandura, The Birch, Moonlight, The Elm and the Oak, Hey Girl (soloist ).): Red Banner, the Soviet Army, Apeksans Androva.
(In. Release date unknown. ASIN: B001RH5N2K. Ten songs; five on each side.): The Alexandrov Ensemble, Stenka Razin and other famous Russian folk songs, OS 2140. (Release date unknown.): Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army, CM 02873-4. (Release date unknown. Conductor.) Saga: The Alexandrov Ensemble, EROS8066.
2002 The Red Army Choir Cd 1 Rare
(Soloists include Ivan Skobtsov, Baritone. Included are: I see a Village, Uncle Nimra, Little Onion.) Sounds Superb/Music For Pleasure: Cossack Patrol, SPR 90022. Printed 1966 (12 tracks including: Cossack Patrol, The Cliff, Evening On The Roadstead, The Sun Has Set Behind The Hill, You Are Ever Lovely and John Reed Walks In Petrograd.) Sounds Superb/Music For Pleasure: The Red Army Choir Conducted by Alexandrov, MFP 2089. (Release date unknown): Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble, SUA-ST51182 or SUA 11182, Out of print. (Recorded ca.1960.
Included are: Moonlight, Song of Youth, Song of Russia, Sing Soldier! (soloist ), Let's Go!) Vox: Red Army Ensemble. (Release date unknown. ASIN: B001BMHL26) Vox: Red Army Ensemble, STPL 515.090. (Released 1960s, conductor. Superstar. Included are:, Troika, Doubinouchka, They are Valiant, Seven Sons-in-Law, Song of the Prisoner, Under the Oak Tree, Nightingales, Sing Soldier.) 78s.
1950s audio tape recorder Unknown label: Soviet Army Chorus & Band. A Soviet Army Chorus & Band compilation of 1956 recordings was released in the 1960s, with a photo of soldiers on the box. It included (soloist: ), You Are Always Beautiful, and ( My Fields or Meadowland).: The Red Army Ensemble Vol.2, ZS-36143. Out of print. (Most tracks recorded live at the, London in February and March 1963. Release date unknown.
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Conductor:; choirmaster K. Vinogradov; orchestral conductor V.
Stereo tape 7.5ips; 4-track. Information on the back of the box tells that there were more than 80 in the choir, and that 1963 live performances were at the and in provincial cities. Songs listed on the box are: The Courageous Don Cossacks (traditional), Lovely Moonlit Night (Ukrainian folk song; soloist ), (soloist ), Ah Lovely Night (soloist ), You Are Always Beautiful (soloist ), (soloist ), A Birch Tree in a Field Did Stand ( Beryozonka) (soloist ), Song of the Plains or Meadowland ( ), Ukrainian Poem (soloist ), (soloist ), Zaparozhtsi Dance (Soldiers' Dance) (music ).) See also. References. For other films featuring the Leningrand Cowboys, see. Described on Amazon.com as, but on Amazon.co.uk as an All Regions DVD. ^ Information from CD packaging.
Information from CD packaging. Information from CD packaging. No dates are given, but as B. Alexandrov retired in 1987, and Korobko was directing the Ensemble in 2001/02, it is probable that the tracks were recorded at different times ranging from before 1987 to 2002. Information from disk packaging. Listed on this disk as 1952, but probably 1950, (a) as it was originally on the B-side of the 1950 Supraphon 33013M recording of Song of Peace; and (b) probably 1951 or before, as this is GP Vinogradov's voice (unacknowledged) and he did not record after 1951.
Information from cassette packaging. Information from VHS packaging.
'On track with my good friends'. 'As President of the Society for German-Soviet Friendship I give you this record in recognition of your place in our hearts.'
. 'The most beautiful meadowland'. 'I am happy to be singing my song'. Possibly this is the song Listen. External links.
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