This is really interesting. I love the music and I love reading about the singers. I loved looking at the Dance of the Zaporozhye Cossacks. That’s the city my father was born in. Small world. But I really love listening to the singing. Thanks for telling me about this, Debbie. Talk to you soon.
I knew the Choir through Youtube and was amazed by their fantastic music.I want to share with you a video I had found recently of a concert given in China to celebrate 60th anniversary of PRC.Distinct from the ordinary perfomance ,the Choir sang some Chinese songs.I hope their fans would like it!
Hello! I love this blog and I visit it frequently. The Red Army Choir has been my favorite music for about five years now. I have a question. I am making an art book that might be featured in an international traveling exhibition. I wanted to ask your permission to use some of the images from this blog in my book. May I have your permission?
If so, I will state in the colophon (back of the book) that these images are not mine and that I have been given permission to use and alter them. I have only a week to submit the book…Will you answer soon? Thank you!
hello! I’m one of your fan of Alexandrov Ensemble.
I love your blogs, especially about history of Alexandrov Ensemble. It helps me to compare my historical fiction story about Alexandrov Ensemble.
but I have one question. In 1933, the ensemble grew to 300 performers. Are they soldier or another person whose enlisted?
I’m very sorry if my question is too confusing… but don’t worry, I just asking.
Oh ya, Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih yang sebesar-besarnya pada Alexandrov Ensemble. Berkat Ensemble tersebut, saya termotivasi untuk belajar bahasa Rusia. Dan saya teringat lagu pertama yang saya dengar dari Alexandrov Ensemble adalah “Ochi Chyornye” dan “Kalinka”. Ya, lagu ini yang membuat saya termotivasi.
Saya ingin sekali bertemu dengan Alexandrov Ensemble, dan berharap kalian bisa tampil di Indonesia! Walau memang sulit karena sangat jarang orang Indonesia menyukai lagu dari Alexandrov Ensemble…
Sekali lagi, saya mengucapkan terima kasih dan mohon maaf bila saya memakai bahasa Indonesia.
Je me permets de vous écrire ces quelques lignes en français sur votre magnifique site. Tout d’abord, j’ai vu pour la première fois, à l’âge de 12 ans, l’ensemble Alexandrov à l’Exposition Universelle de Bruxelles en 1958. Ce fut pour moi une découverte et un enchantement lorsque Evgeny Belyaev chantait “Kalinka” et que le choeur entama le célèbre air : “Les Bateliers de la Volga”; les danseurs n’étaient pas en reste. Par la suite chaque fois que ce superbe groupe s’est produit en Belgique j’ai assisté à ses représentarions. Le summum, en plus des airs traditionnels du folklore russe, était l’interprétation inoubliable de notre hymne national : “La Branbançonne” chanté en français et en néerlandais, air que je n’ai jamais pu trouver par la suite sur CD ou en video. Longue vie à l’ensemble académique, chants et danses de l’ensemble de l’armée russe! Bravo, grâce à votre site, d’avoir perpétuer la mémoire des anciens solistes.
Thank you for this wonderful site. My mother was ukrainian, and once a year, in the 60S, we watched the red army choir concert at the french TV. During this concert, we ere not allowed to say anything, but I remember enjoying this very much. The videos remind me these nice moments, and I hope to have the opportunity to see the Alexandov ensemble soon in France.
Thank you again
I am so glad you enjoyed the Alexandrov Ensemble in their best years in the 60s. You heard their finest music then. If you see them in France, look out for bass soloist Ivan Stolyar. He is young, but I think he has a great future.
Dear Michel.
We’re so happy to bring this site to Alexandrov Ensemble fans all over the world! We’re very happy that you have such enjoyable memories and hope that you’ll be able to see the Ensemble soon!
Thanks for your replies. Hopefully, we have videos and records from this period. A lot of people are very enthousiastic about this choir, but it is more special for me as my mother gave me some Ukrainian blood. Somewhere, I feel that this music is mine.
Dear KAPPSA, Thank you for the brilliant website. I wonder if you could help me to shed a little light on my family history. I know that my grandfather, Topchii Nikolai Fedorovich, was one of the tenors in the Alexandrov Ensemble sometime in the mid to late 1930s. He left the choir due to a family tragedy and later fought in the war where he had sever contusion and lost most of his hearing. Nevertheless, he was always singing. My memory of him was him working in his masterskaya (he was a sapozhnik) and singing, always singing.
If it is possible at all to find any records of his name in the archives – it would be a great present for my mother and her sisters.
Thank you, Kind regards. Kateryna
Dear all
I’m hoping to make a short feature about the ensemble for our British programme ‘The Choir’ on BBC Radio 3. But I need to find somebody who can talk about the history of the group, ideally someone in the UK. Would you be able to give me any useful contacts?
This is really interesting. I love the music and I love reading about the singers. I loved looking at the Dance of the Zaporozhye Cossacks. That’s the city my father was born in. Small world. But I really love listening to the singing. Thanks for telling me about this, Debbie. Talk to you soon.
I knew the Choir through Youtube and was amazed by their fantastic music.I want to share with you a video I had found recently of a concert given in China to celebrate 60th anniversary of PRC.Distinct from the ordinary perfomance ,the Choir sang some Chinese songs.I hope their fans would like it!
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/mnJLb0N4svE/
Thank you very much! It’s quite a good video!
KAPPSA-2,
Hello! I love this blog and I visit it frequently. The Red Army Choir has been my favorite music for about five years now. I have a question. I am making an art book that might be featured in an international traveling exhibition. I wanted to ask your permission to use some of the images from this blog in my book. May I have your permission?
Thank you,
russiandoll87
If so, I will state in the colophon (back of the book) that these images are not mine and that I have been given permission to use and alter them. I have only a week to submit the book…Will you answer soon? Thank you!
Sure, I think you can use the images.
Thank you very much!
hello! I’m one of your fan of Alexandrov Ensemble.
I love your blogs, especially about history of Alexandrov Ensemble. It helps me to compare my historical fiction story about Alexandrov Ensemble.
but I have one question. In 1933, the ensemble grew to 300 performers. Are they soldier or another person whose enlisted?
I’m not sure I understood the question… At its better times the ensemble had over 400 members..
I’m very sorry if my question is too confusing… but don’t worry, I just asking.
Oh ya, Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih yang sebesar-besarnya pada Alexandrov Ensemble. Berkat Ensemble tersebut, saya termotivasi untuk belajar bahasa Rusia. Dan saya teringat lagu pertama yang saya dengar dari Alexandrov Ensemble adalah “Ochi Chyornye” dan “Kalinka”. Ya, lagu ini yang membuat saya termotivasi.
Saya ingin sekali bertemu dengan Alexandrov Ensemble, dan berharap kalian bisa tampil di Indonesia! Walau memang sulit karena sangat jarang orang Indonesia menyukai lagu dari Alexandrov Ensemble…
Sekali lagi, saya mengucapkan terima kasih dan mohon maaf bila saya memakai bahasa Indonesia.
Bonjour,
Je me permets de vous écrire ces quelques lignes en français sur votre magnifique site. Tout d’abord, j’ai vu pour la première fois, à l’âge de 12 ans, l’ensemble Alexandrov à l’Exposition Universelle de Bruxelles en 1958. Ce fut pour moi une découverte et un enchantement lorsque Evgeny Belyaev chantait “Kalinka” et que le choeur entama le célèbre air : “Les Bateliers de la Volga”; les danseurs n’étaient pas en reste. Par la suite chaque fois que ce superbe groupe s’est produit en Belgique j’ai assisté à ses représentarions. Le summum, en plus des airs traditionnels du folklore russe, était l’interprétation inoubliable de notre hymne national : “La Branbançonne” chanté en français et en néerlandais, air que je n’ai jamais pu trouver par la suite sur CD ou en video. Longue vie à l’ensemble académique, chants et danses de l’ensemble de l’armée russe! Bravo, grâce à votre site, d’avoir perpétuer la mémoire des anciens solistes.
Avec mon cordial salut à tous!
L.D.
Merci beaucoup pour un tel commentaire intéressant et pour vos paroles très aimables!
Hi Leo
Thank you so much for your kind words. I too first heard the Ensemble in the 1950s, but in the UK; the experience was the same.
Et mon cordial salut à vous aussi. C’etait Artur Eisen qui chant Les Bateliers de la Volga 1958.
Linda
Thank you for this wonderful site. My mother was ukrainian, and once a year, in the 60S, we watched the red army choir concert at the french TV. During this concert, we ere not allowed to say anything, but I remember enjoying this very much. The videos remind me these nice moments, and I hope to have the opportunity to see the Alexandov ensemble soon in France.
Thank you again
I am so glad you enjoyed the Alexandrov Ensemble in their best years in the 60s. You heard their finest music then. If you see them in France, look out for bass soloist Ivan Stolyar. He is young, but I think he has a great future.
Dear Michel.
We’re so happy to bring this site to Alexandrov Ensemble fans all over the world! We’re very happy that you have such enjoyable memories and hope that you’ll be able to see the Ensemble soon!
Thanks for your replies. Hopefully, we have videos and records from this period. A lot of people are very enthousiastic about this choir, but it is more special for me as my mother gave me some Ukrainian blood. Somewhere, I feel that this music is mine.
That is so nice to hear! This way you do feel the music much better! ))
Dear KAPPSA, Thank you for the brilliant website. I wonder if you could help me to shed a little light on my family history. I know that my grandfather, Topchii Nikolai Fedorovich, was one of the tenors in the Alexandrov Ensemble sometime in the mid to late 1930s. He left the choir due to a family tragedy and later fought in the war where he had sever contusion and lost most of his hearing. Nevertheless, he was always singing. My memory of him was him working in his masterskaya (he was a sapozhnik) and singing, always singing.
If it is possible at all to find any records of his name in the archives – it would be a great present for my mother and her sisters.
Thank you, Kind regards. Kateryna
Dear all
I’m hoping to make a short feature about the ensemble for our British programme ‘The Choir’ on BBC Radio 3. But I need to find somebody who can talk about the history of the group, ideally someone in the UK. Would you be able to give me any useful contacts?
Many thanks
When was born Leonid Ivanovic Malev, please? Thank you.
Leonid Ivanovic Malev was born in 1953 on the 28th of August in Lvov city (Ukraine).