Boris Alexandrov - Red Army Choir 5-Adelita Soir de Moscou - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Compiled from previously unreleased material held in Russian archives dating from 1960-1965, this fourth volume contains more recordings of Boris Alexandrov's Red Army Choir at their peak. This historic selection features more patriotic hymns and popular songs performed by the period's greatest soloists, notably Vadim Ruslanov and Evgeny Belyaev. Album Tracks 1. Hymne Russe (Russian Hymn) 2. La Plaine Russe (The Russian Plains) 3. Un Fils de la M Re Patrie (Son of the Motherland) 4. Chanson Du Soldat Russe (Song of the Russian Soldier) 5. Marat 6. La Ville de Rostov (The City of Rostov) 7. Les Femmes de Soldats Russes (The Wives of the Russian Soldiers) 8. The Song of Alexander Nevsky 9. Je Regarde Le Ciel (I Watch the Skies) 10. Toi Nuit (O Night) 11. Oh! Toi Vaste Steppe (O Vast Steppe) 12. Lorsque Je Reviens de Berlin (When I Return from Berlin) 13. Les Yeux Noirs (Black Eyes)

Produced by Andre Benichou, this record is the result of an encounter between Pedro Ibanez, the great Spanish classical guitarist, and Vadim Avdeev, the director and arranger of Boris Alexandrov's Red Army Choir. This collaboration between two universes combines the Iberian guitar and the Mediterranean traditions with the power and rigor of a Russian choir evoking the collective soul of the great peoples of the north. Album Tracks 1. Asturias 2. Concerto D'aranjuez 3. Aria 4. Romance 5. Asturias, Tierra Quérida 6. Sevilla 7. Julia 8. Valencia 9. Shéhérazade (Extracts) 10. Juegos Prohibidos (Jeux Interdits) 11. Danses Polovtsiennes 12. Granada

Album Tracks 1. Chant de L'armée Soviétique 2. La Chanson Russe 3. La Guerre Sacrée 4. Dans la Forêt Après la Bataille 5. Kalinka 6. Choeurs Des Soldats 7. Le Rocher Sur Le Volga 8. Cocher Retiens Tes Chevaux 9. Granada 10. Nessun Dorma 11. La Fille Basanée 12. Sur la Route 13. Oh! Ma Vaste Steppe 14. Adieu Slavianka 15. Hymne National de L'urss 16. Hymne National de Russie