Music of the Soviet Union

1. Lithuanian Lullaby

2. Lithuanian Lullaby

3. Estonian Bagpipe Music

4. South Russian Solo Song from Belgorod Province

5. South Russian Wedding Dance Song from Belgorod Province

6. North Russian Wedding Greeting Song from Arkhangelsk Province

7. North Russian Wedding Lament

8. North Russian Lyric Song

9. Tuvan Folk Melody

10. Song from Khomeizhi

11. Azerbaijani Classical Mugam

12. Georgian Song

13. Georgian Song

14. Georgian Wedding Song

Music of the Soviet Union,Various Artists,Smithsonian Folkways,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Soviet Union

Average customer rating: Soviet Army Band & Chorus aren't taking any prisoners! Good music. Magnificent! I loved it! The ultimate collection

Best of the Red Army Choir Red Army Choir Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soviet Army Chorus & Band Russian Favourites The Hunt For Red October: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Best of Communism: Revolutionary Songs Echoes of a Red Empire ASIN: B000066RMJ Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Kalinka
2. Partisan's Song
3. Souliko
4. Korobelniki
5. On The Road (A Soldier's Song)
6. My Country
7. The Red Army Is The Strongest
8. Moscow Nights
9. Along Peterskaia Street
10. Smuglianka
11. Troika Gallop
12. Ah Nastassia
13. Echelon's Song
14. My Army
15. Civil War Songs
16. Bella Ciao

Tracks:

1. National Anthem Of The USSR
2. Oh Fields, My Fields
3. The Cliff
4. The Cossacks
5. In The Central Steppes
6. Gandzia
7. Cossack's Song
8. The Roads
9. Song Of The Volga Boatman
10. Dark Eyes
11. Let's Go
12. The Birch Tree
13. The Road Song
14. The Samovars
15. Varchavianka
16. Slavery And Suffering

Customer Reviews:

Soviet Army Band & Chorus aren't taking any prisoners!.......2007-05-12

If you enjoy a good stiring martial male chorus then spend some time with these guys. They're all graduates of Soviet musical acadamies and any one of them could have graced the top opera houses of the world. You don't have to know any Russian to appreciate this CD. The songs are glorious (just don't translate them -- machine guns, death to foes, etc.), and will make you want to march on Berlin all over again.

Good music........2007-03-09

I had heard a few songs by the Red Army Choir in the past and happened upon this CD set a while back, I found it to be far better than I had hoped and would reccoment it to anyone who enjoys Russian folk music, choir in general, and cultural items from when Russia was still the Soviet Union.

Magnificent!.......2007-02-27

I'm so glad I stumbled onto this.

Spirited, committed, manly singing. Soul-shaking stuff! The ensemble is incisive; soloists are marvelous. The folk melodies are enchanting. The songs--and the singers--are bound up in the cultural fabric of the Cossacks, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky...on and on.., Chekhov, Trotsky, Nabakov... This music conveys the great romantic, dignified, boistrous soul of the Russian People. (Loosely speaking. Some members of the chorus were presumably of other nationalities once part of the Soviet Union. And some of the songs are not Russian).

I don't speak Russian, but listening to this makes me wish I did. What a beautiful-sounding language it is.

I loved it!.......2007-02-22

Even though I cannot speak Russian, the quality of this choral group is beyond excellent. Many of these pieces are extremely moving and stirring. The rendering of the Soviet anthem and the song "Let's Go" (V'put) come to my mind. "Let's Go" became a huge hit in Russia when it was featured in a movie about the Great Patriotic War, and indeed, hearing it - you can well imagine ranks upon ranks of hard-eyed, grim-faced Soviet soldiers striding into battle against the Wehrmacht.

The ultimate collection.......2004-06-15

Excellent performance by the choir and the orchestra. The grandeur, the charm, and the romance! Great collection of songs, sure to bring back memories!

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Red Army Chorus: The Best of the Original Ensemble Manufacturer: Analekta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of the Red Army Choir Alexandrovci Soviet Army Chorus & Band Echoes of a Red Empire Kalinka ASIN: B00005UCGV Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

1. Rider's March
2. Troika
3. Little Field
4. When The Soldiers Sing
5. Nightingales
6. Dark Eyes
7. Kossack's Song
8. Let's Drink!
9. Song Of The Volga Boat Men
10. Russian Song
11. Kalinka
12. Farewell Song
13. Escamillo Couplets
14. Dear Soul
15. Ukrainian Folk Song
16. Moscow Nights
17. May Nights
18. I Got Plenty Of Nothing
19. Granada
20. National Anthem Of The USSR

Average customer rating: Worth every penny An often overlooked master

Soundtrack/Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union Charles Lloyd Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Journey Within/Charles Lloyd in Europe Flowering/Warne Marsh Forest Flower: Live in Monterey Notes From Big Sur Love-In: Live at the Fillmore Auditorium ASIN: B00000IIWS Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

1. Sombrero Sam
2. Pre-Dawn
3. Forest Flower '69
4. Days And Nights Waiting
5. Sweet Georgia Bright
6. Love Song To A Baby
7. Tribal Dance

Customer Reviews:

Worth every penny.......2004-03-03

I bought this CD a couple of weeks ago and it hasn't left my discman. I heard it maybe 20 times now and I can't get enough of this wonderful music. If you like the music Charles Lloyd made in the last 15 years, if you are a fan of the Keith Jarrett trio, or if you just like some good swinging jazz, don't hesitate: this CD is definately worth the price.
Of the seven tracks 5 are longer than 10 minutes. Forest Flower and Sweet Georgia Bright even longer than 15 minutes. Not one of them a minute too long. Keith and Jack get ample room to show, even this early in their career, their musical genius. Pre-Dawn is the shortest track and a humorous solo by Charles himself.

An often overlooked master.......2002-05-20

Charles Lloyd is THE man that helped me understand what the Tenor sax is all about. Of course, I apprecieated Coltrane, Rollins, and the like, but, I never really HEARD the voice of the tenor (or the sax in general) until I heard "Dream Weaver". Likewise, I had tried to listen to Keith Jarrett's later work, but could never really enjoy him until I heard him play with the "classic" Lloyd quartet. It's a real shame that, despite the success this band achieved in the 60's, most people aren't familliar with Mr. Lloyd. His recent offerings (of the last 10-15 yrs.) for Manfred Eicher and ECM have been really superb, (after a long retirement brought about by too many drugs and such during the 60's/70's) but to really appreciate the man you have to go back to his earlier works (his work with the Cannonball Adderley band of the mid 60's is also very good) and this album looks like a great deal. The picture of him playing on the cover should give you an Idea of what's in store. The USSR gig is very energetic (it gets pretty "out" at times, thanks largely to My main man Jack D. and the ever warbling Keith Jarrett) but, also has some very beautiful moments as well. I haven't yet heard the "soundtrack album" (I've got a vinyl copy of the USSR gig) but I'm familiar with several other of this band's live albums (there were quite a few: "Love In", "Forest Flower", "In Europe" etc.) and all I have heard so far have been high quality, and diverse enough in material that I can justify owning all I can get my hands on. That being said, I've found the Soviet Union album to be one of my all time favourites and highly recomend it to anyone who is into any kind of modern jazz, (Coltrane, Coleman, Hard or Post Be-Bop etc.) Mr. Lloyd is one of the few living masters left from these eras, and I'm glad he has made such an impression on me.

Average customer rating: Anthems from a vanished country

National Anthems of the USSR and Union Republics Manufacturer: Boheme ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Armenia | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Azerbaijan | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ukraine | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Uzbekistan | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Best of the Red Army Choir ASIN: B000056T9D Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

1. The National Anthem Of The USSR - The Choir And Symphony Orchestra Of The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre Of The USSR/Yu. Simonov
2. The National Anthem Of The Ukrnian SSR - The Choir And Orchestra Of The Shevchenko State Academic Theatre Of Opera And Ballet/S. Turchak
3. The National Anthem Of The Belorussian SSR - The Choir And Variety And Symphohy Orchestra Of The Belorussian State Radio And TV/B. Ralsky
4. The National Anthem Of The Uzbek SSR - The Choir Of The Uzbek State Radio And TV
5. The National Anthem Of The Kazakh SSR - The State Choir Of The Kazakh SSR
6. The National Anthem Of The Georgian SSR - The State Choir And State Symphony Orchestra Of Georgia/A. Mamazashvili
7. The National Anthem Of The Azerbaijani - The State Choir And State Symphony Orchestra Of Azerbaijan/R. Abdullaev
8. The National Anthem Of The Lithuanian SSR - The Kaunas State Choir
9. The National Anthem Of The Moldavian SSR - The Academic Choir 'Doina'/The Choir Of The State Radio And TV Of The Moldavian SSR
10. The National Anthem Of The Latvian SSR - The T. Kalnyn Choir
11. The National Anthem Of The Kirghiz SSR - The Choir And Orchestra Of The Kirghiz State Radio And TV/A. Jumakhmatov
12. The National Anthem Of The Tajik SSR - The Choir Of The Aini State Theatre Of Opera And Ballet Of The Tajik SSR
13. The National Anthem Of The Armenian SSR - The State Academic Choir Of Armenia
14. The National Anthem Of The Turkmenian SSR - The Choir Of The Turkmenian State Radio And TV
15. The National Anthem Of The Estonian SSR - The Mixed Choir Of The Estonian State Radio And TV

Customer Reviews:

Anthems from a vanished country.......2004-05-14

In the former Soviet Union, each of the 14 "Union Republics" (with the exception of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) had its own "national anthem." This collection--by Soviet-era orchestras and choirs--is the only one of its kind. All of the former SSRs (Soviet Socialist Republics) are represented, along with the famous USSR anthem which was banished for a time under Boris Yeltsin but now (with new lyrics) lives again as the anthem of the Russian Federation.

The music represents the ethnic and cultural diversity of the Soviet Empire: the heroic melodies and broad harmonies of the USSR and Ukrainian anthems reflect the expansive gestures of Orthodox church music; the Georgian anthem draws from the dissonant harmonies of Georgian sacred and folk music; the Armenian anthem, by the famous Soviet-Armenian composer Khatchaturian, has the Middle Eastern feeling of the Armenian folk idiom.

The lyrics--which unfortunately are not translated--are typically bombastic. Verses expressing fealty to the "Party of Lenin" and praising the inspiring example of the "Great October" are normative. The word "glorious" appears to be inescapable. If you want a feeling for this style, check out the translations of the old USSR anthem available on the web.

Apart from their origins in different folk idioms, the musical styles tend to range from militant (Armenia and Azerbaijan) to sentimentally lyrical (Latvia and Lithuania). The Latvian anthem, in fact, is unique in this collection because it is the only one in which (without knowing the words) it is difficult to imagine that you are striding confidentially into the future in unity with the Party of Lenin following the heroic example of the Great October. Instead, the melody seems to evoke the quiet villages, rolling hills and gentle beaches of this small Baltic country. In contrast, the anthems of the Soviet Central Asian Republics are close in musical spirit to the score of any of Cecil B. DeMille's blockbuster Hollywood costume dramas. One can visualize hordes of heroic Kyrgyz, Uzbek or Turkmen horsemen sweeping across the dusty plains of Asia ... all in the name of socialism, of course.

Each of these anthems suffered a different fate after the USSR disappeared from history. The countries with the strongest national traditions (the Baltic states and Ukraine, for instance) restored older pre-Soviet anthems. Other republics retained the Soviet-era melody but wrote new lyrics. That was true especially of republics where the old Soviet nomenklatura still hold power: Belarus and Kazakhstan, for instance. Sadly, Armenia got rid of Khatchaturian's stirring composition: the music was, perhaps, too militant--and too confident of a glorious future--for a postmodern world.

Average customer rating: A few gems, but otherwise for ethnomusicologists only

Musics of the Soviet Union Various Artists Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Eastern Europe | Europe | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Smithsonian Folkways Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001DFQ Release Date: 1992-07-13

Tracks:

1. Lithuanian Lullaby
2. Lithuanian Lullaby L
3. Estonian Bagpipe Music
4. South Russian Solo Song From Belgorod Province
5. North Russian Wedding Dance Song From Belgorod Province
6. North Russian Wedding Greeting Song From Arkhangelsk Province
7. North Russian Wedding Lament
8. North Russian Lyric Song
9. Tuvan Folk Melody
10. Song From Khomeizhi
11. Azerbaijani Classical Mugam
12. Georgian Song
13. Georgian Song
14. Georgian Wedding Song

Customer Reviews:

A few gems, but otherwise for ethnomusicologists only.......2004-10-13

There are a few gems on this compilation of Eastern European field recordings. The two Lithuanian lullabys, sung by Veronika Povilionienë, are lilting and wonderful. (And especially charming is the giggle of one of the singer's grandchildren during the first song.) There are also truly stunning examples of Tuvan throat singing---the best I've ever heard. I listen to A LOT of Eastern European vocal music, and I have an appreciation for the raw beauty of the vocal techniques and styles. However, most of the other material on this recording is music that only a hard-core ethnomusicologist could love. Still, they are excellent examples of the kind of regional music that was passed down from generation to generation.

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Some Soviet Station Some Soviet Union Manufacturer: Moodswing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007O7BYW Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. Sonic Titan
2. Hello Dial Tone
3. Passing
4. The Process
5. Sitting On A Fence
6. A City Is Burning
7. Active/Dormant
8. Pistol Whipped
9. Goron City

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Track listing: 1. Sonic Titan 2. Hello Dial Tone 3. Passing 4. The Process 5. Sitting On A Fence 6. A City Is Burning 7. Active/Dormant 8. Pistol Whipped 9. Goron City

Average customer rating: Amazing & Surprising

Golden Years of the Soviet New Jazz, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Golden Years of New ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005Y2HC Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. Vibrating Planet: Jazz Group Arkhangelsk 20th Anniversary Concert [#]
2. Vibrating Planet: Jazz Group Arkhangelsk and Friends [#]

Tracks:

1. Suite for Zakanalka
2. Suite Garden-Prayer-Abyss: Garden [#]
3. Suite Garden-Prayer-Abyss: Prayer [#]
4. Suite Garden-Prayer-Abyss: Abyss [#]

Tracks:

1. Probability Symphony in the Style of Jazz in Five Parts for Four ... [# - Mikhail Chekalin,
2. Probability Symphony in the Style of Jazz in Five Parts for Four ... [# - Mikhail Chekalin,
3. Probability Symphony in the Style of Jazz in Five Parts for Four ... [# - Mikhail Chekalin,
4. Probability Symphony in the Style of Jazz in Five Parts for Four ... [# - Mikhail Chekalin,
5. Probability Symphony in the Style of Jazz in Five Parts for Four ... [# - Mikhail Chekalin,

Tracks:

1. Albino's Movements - Petras Vysniauskas
2. Inverso - Vyacheslav Ganelin, Grigory Talas, Petras Vysniauskas

Customer Reviews:

Amazing & Surprising.......2003-02-02

if this limited edition is still available here,
snap it up. You get 5 hours of great music, a wide
variety of styles from straight-ahead to free to electro-acoustic to atmospheric jazz. you've proably never heard of
the musicians and probably didn't realize there was such talent in the Russian jazz world. This is a really nice discovery.

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Choeurs de l'Armee Rouge - 70e Anniversaire Manufacturer: Forlane ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00006ZAJL Release Date: 1999-01-01

Tracks:

1. Chant de l'Armee Sovietique (The Soviet Army Song) [Live]
2. L Chason Russe (The Song About Russia) [Live]
3. Guerre Sacr[Live]
4. Dans la Foret Apres la Bataille (In the Forest After the Battle) [Live]
5. Kalinka [Live]
6. Choeur de Soldats (Chorus of Soldiers from the Opera Decembrists) ...
7. Rocher Sur la Volga (The Cliff) [Live]
8. Cocher Retiens Tes Chevaux (Hey, Cabman, Don't Ride the Horses Hard)
9. Granada [Live]
10. Turandot (Air de Kalaf) [Nessum Dorma from the Opera Turandot][Live]
11. Fille Basanee (The Dark Girl) [Live]
12. Chanson du Soldat (On the Road - A Soldier"S Song) [Live]
13. Oh Ma Vaste Steppe (The Soldiers Marched in the Steppe) [Live]
14. Adieu Slavianka (Farewell to Slavianka) [Live]
15. Hymne National de l'Urss (Soviet National Anthem) [Live]
16. Hymne National de Russie (Russia Narional Anthem) [Live]

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Songs & Music of the USSR Various Artists Manufacturer: Dead Line ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E2J7 Release Date: 1994-08-08

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Back in the USSR Baba Yaga Manufacturer: Flame Tree ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008F36F Release Date: 1994-03-16

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