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A Russian Romance / Verhoeff, Don Cossack Choir Russia


Release Date: 10/25/2011 
Label:  Christophorus   Catalog #: 77350   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Alexandra Nikolayevna Pak,  Constantine Orbelian,  Valery Elchik,  Traditional,   ... 
Performer:  Evgeny Polikanin,  Andrey Kolesnikov,  Michail Chesnokov,  Vassily Chichin,   ... 
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 6 Mins. 

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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Russian romantic songs provide an inexhaustible source of poetic figures and wonderful melodies. All major Russian composers have occupied themselves with this genre and the tradition of the classical romance can even be observed in the works of Soviet artists.

Here the Don Cossack Choir present a harmonious combination of vocal and instrumental works and reward the listener with a fascinating series of typical works by Russian composers offering prime examples of the immense spectrum of Russian vocal lyricism, as only they can.
 Russian romantic songs provide an inexhaustible source of poetic figures and wonderful melodies. All major Russian composers have occupied themselves with this genre and the tradition of the classical romance can even be observed in the works of Soviet artists.

Here the Don Cossack Choir present a harmonious combination of vocal and instrumental works and reward the listener with a fascinating series of typical works by Russian composers offering prime examples of the immense spectrum of Russian vocal lyricism, as only they can.
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Works on This Recording

1. Kak molody my byli (How young we were) by Alexandra Nikolayevna Pak
Performer:  Evgeny Polikanin ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Modern 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs. 
2. Sjum berjoz (The Rustling of the Birches), song for chorus by Constantine Orbelian
Performer:  Evgeny Polikanin ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Contemporary 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 3 Minutes 25 Secs. 
3. Mussorgsky-Fantasy, for orchestra by Valery Elchik
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Modern 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 5 Minutes 35 Secs. 
4. Ljubo, bratcy, ljubo! (Life's Good, Brothers, Life's Good!), folk song by Traditional
Performer:  Andrey Kolesnikov ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 4 Minutes 9 Secs. 
5. Queen of Spades, Op. 68: Darling maidens "Tomsky's Aria" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:  Michail Chesnokov (), Evgeny Polikanin ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; Russia 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs. 
6. Medley on Russian Composers' Themes, for orchestra by Valery Elchik
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Modern 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 5 Minutes 37 Secs. 
7. Khovanshchina: Strelzy Chorus by Modest Mussorgsky
Performer:  Andrey Kolesnikov (), Vassily Chichin ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1872-1880; Russia 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 6 Minutes 18 Secs. 
8. Echal kasak za Dunaj (A Cossack Once Rode Across the Danube River), song for men's chorus by Viktor Gridin
Performer:  Yuri Sidirov (Bayan)
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Contemporary 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 5 Minutes 8 Secs. 
9. Ty moya melodiya (You are my melody) by Alexandra Nikolayevna Pak
Performer:  Andrey Kolesnikov ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Modern 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs. 
10. Concert piece for orchestra (based on A. Joyce's waltz "Autumn Dream") by Alexander Marchakovsky
Performer:  Alexander Marchakovsky (Balalaika)
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Modern 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 5 Minutes 44 Secs. 
11. Ruskij romans (A Russian Romance), for baritone & chorus by Marcel Verhoeff
Performer:  Evgeny Polikanin ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Contemporary 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 7 Minutes 17 Secs. 
12. Wechernjaya pesnja (Evening Song), for bass soloist & chorus by Vassily Soloviev-Sedoi
Performer:  Valery Obukhov ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Modern 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs. 
13. Nje spichi (Do Not Hurry), song for baritone & chorus by Arno Babadjanyan
Performer:  Evgeny Polikanin ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Modern 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 
14. Ruskoje pole (Russian Fields), for baritone & chorus by Yan Frenkel
Performer:  Evgeny Polikanin ()
Conductor:  Marcel Verhoeff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia of Russia
Period: Contemporary 
 Date of Recording: 12/2010 
Venue:  Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, The Neth 
Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs. 

Sound Samples

Kak molody my byli (How Young We Were) (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Sjum berjoz (The Rustling of the Birches) (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Mussorgsky-Fantasy (after M. Mussorgsky)
Ljubo, bratcy, ljubo (Life's Good, Brothers, Life's Good!) (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Wechernjaya pesnja (Evening Song) (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68, Act III: Pesnja Tomskogo (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Medley on Russian Composers' Themes
Khovanshchina: Strelzy Chorus (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Nje spichi (Do Not Hurry) (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Echal kasak za Dunaj (A Cossack Once Rode Across the Danube River) (arr. V. Elchik)
Ty moja melodia (You are My Melody) (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
Concert Piece (after A. Joyce's Songe d'automne) (arr. V. Elchik)
Russkoe pole (Russian Fields) (arr. M.N. Verhoeff and V. Elchik)
A Russian Romance

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