The Concert of the Alexandrov Red Army Choir (1962)

The concert of the Alexandrov Red Army Choir at the Tchaikovsky concert Hall in Moscow. USSR, Central Television, 1962.

CONCERT PLAY LIST:

00:00:39:19 “The people glorify the party” – Konstantin Gerasimov
00:07:37:04 “The Song About Russia” – Yevgeny Belyaev
00:11:30:10 “You Are Always Good” – Yevgeny Belyaev
00:15:15:04 “The Golden Rye” – Yevgeny Belyaev
00:20:12:21 “The Road Song” by Glinka – chorus
00:23:13:02 “The Ballad About the Moscow Boy” – Alexey Sergeev
00:31:02:09 “Under the Elm, Under the Oak” – Alexey Sergeev
00:34:16:14 “Verkhovina, my mother!” – Alexey Sergeev
00:38:04:17 “The Song About the Headman” – Georgy Andryuschenko
00:41:54:24 “The Coachman’s Song” – Georgy Andryuschenko
00:44:06:22 “The sentry at the post” – Vadim Ruslanov
00:48:16:15 “Soldiers, On the Road!” (or “Forward, on the Way!”) – chorus
00:52:24:21 “The Alarm Bells of Buchenwald” – Vadim Ruslanov
00:56:28:01 The Soldier’s Dance “Barynya”
01:04:08:00 “And we’ll be living at that time” – V. Chetverikov
01:08:48:23 “When soldiers sing” – chorus
01:13:28:19 “Before the far journey” – Yevgeny Belyaev
01:17:24:07 “Lovely Moonlit Night” – Yevgeny Belyaev
01:21:35:10 “La Golondrina” – Yevgeny Belyaev
01:24:22:03 “The Choir of Bandits” from “Ernani” Opera by Verdi
01:28:45:07 “Do Russians want another war?” – Vadim Ruslanov
01:32:18:05 “A soldier is always a soldier” – Vadim Ruslanov
01:35:11:17 “Take care, soldier!” – Ivan Bukreev
01:38:25:15 “Konakovo” – Ivan Bukreev
01:41:34:24 “No, sir, I will not marry!” – Ivan Bukreev
01:44:37:20 “Nice guy” – Ivan Bukreev
01:47:58:11 “26 July’s march” – chorus
01:50:52:13 The Soldier’s Dance “On the Halt”

“Song of the Volga Boatmen” HQ – Leonid Kharitonov & The Red Army Choir (1965)

Leonid Kharitonov and the Russian Red Army Choir perform the Russian folk song “Ej Uhnem!” (“The Song of the Volga Boatmen” or “Yo, Heave Ho!”), with English subtitles.

NOTE! High Quality video. This version presents better colors, better resolution and better sound. This is the best quality of the video recording available so far.

At the Museum of the Alexandrov Ensemble in Moscow

We, the admins of this blog, were very excited and happy to be able to visit the Alexandrov Ensemble’s Museum in Moscow.  The visit was arranged by our friend and fan of the Ensemble Denis Modzelevsky with Evgeny Vladimirovich Alexandrov, (the grandson of Alexander Alexandrov), who personally gave us a tour!  We are extremely grateful to both for their kindness and hospitality.  Огромное спасибо!
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BBC Radio Program about The Red Army Choir!

The admins are excited to announce that the Alexandrov Ensemble will be featured in an upcoming broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Several songs will be featured to include Leonid Kharitonov’s soloist debut performance of The Cliff. The program will be broadcast on the 4th of December and should be available online to many fans via live stream. Click here for more details.