The Russian operatic and chamber singer Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov (bass baritone) performs the Russian folk song "Here's the Postal Troika Rushing" accompanied by the Osipov Orchestra of the Russian Folk Instruments, the conductor is Nikolay Kalinin.
This is the clip from the musical TV-show of the artist "Russian Song, Romance, Waltz", the Central Television of the USSR, 1987.
Short description of the song:
Winter. The mail troika is rushing along the frozen Volga river. The coachman, a young guy is humming some sad tune shaking his head. Then a friendly passenger asked him , why he looked so sad. And the coachman tells him his life story. He told him that he had been fallen in love for already a year. But the village headman, the infidel Tatar, scolded him all the time about it. Very soon Christmastide would come and his beloved should marry another man, rich and hateful one... And that she would never see again those beautiful days they had... The coachman told the story, stopped his troika and gave a deep sorrowful sigh...
This is the restored version of the soviet song "The Return" performed by Evgeny Mikhailovich Belyaev (tenor), accompanied by the Variety Symphony Orchestra of the Central Television and Radio of the USSR (with English subtitles).
Leonid Kharitonov (bass baritone) performs an old Russian romance song "The Titular Counselor *" accompanied by the State Academic Orchestra of the Russian Folk Instruments under N. Osipov.
* - Titular councelor - is a low class clerk in Tsarist Russia.
The Soviet Russian opera and chamber singer Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov (baritone bass) on the eve of his solo concert in the Tchaikovsky hall talks about his experience of performing and understanding old Russian romances and folk songs. The program includs the Russian folk song "Here is the postal troika rushing" performed by the artist.
This interview was recorded in the fall of 1986 at Leonid Mikhailovich's home and it has never been published before.
The Russian folk song "The Bell Under the Arc" performed by the Ukrainian singer Anatoly Solovyanenko and the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army, also known as the Alexandrov Red Army Choir.
The Ukrainian folk song "Blow, wind" performed by the Ukrainian singer Anatoly Solovyanenko and the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army, also known as the Alexandrov Red Army Choir.
Lyrics by S. Rudansky, music by L. Aleksandrova (1856)
The conductor is Boris Alexandrov.
This is an excerpt from the concert in the Moscow Conservatory Hall, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the head of the ensemble, Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov, 1985.
Leonid Kharitonov performs the popular Russian folk song "Glorious Sea, Sacred Baikal" (with English subtitles) accompanied by the State Academic Orchestra of the Russian Folk Instruments under N. Osipov.
Music by unknown author, lyrics by D. Davydov.
The conductor is Nikolay Kalinin.
The soldier song "On a Sunny Glade" very popular during the Great Patriotic War performed by Vasiliy Shtefutsa (tenor) and the Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army, also known as the Alexandrov Red Army Choir.
Music by V. Solovyov-Sedoy, lyrics by A. Fatianov (1943)
This is a clip from the musical TV Show "Visiting the Red Banner Ensemble", 1986. The filming took place in the concert hall of the Central House of the Soviet Army in Moscow.
Leonid Kharitonov & The Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army (also known as the Alexandrov Red Army Choir) perform the patriotic song "The Song About The Dnieper River" (with English Subtitles). This patriotic song is about the battle at the Dnieper river in Ukraine during the World War II. Very rare video! Almost never shown before.
Music М. Fradkin, Lyrics Y. Dolmatovsky
Conductor - I.G. Agafonnikov.
This concert was devoted to the 50-th anniversary of the liberation of Kiev city (Ukraine) from the Nazis in 1943. It was held in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Moscow, 1993.
Interesting facts:
- Leonid Kharitonov performed this song just once in his career.
- The concert was organized by Otari Kvantrishvilli - the famous Georgian "Godfather" as they say. He can be seen in the very first frames.
Leonid Kharitonov performs an old Russian romance song "Oh, if I could express in sound" (with English subtitles) accompanied by the State Academic Orchestra of the Russian Folk Instruments under N. Osipov.
Music by Leonid Malashkin, lyrics by Gregoriy Lishin.
The conductor is Nikolay Kalinin.
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