Description

M. Balakirev - 30 Russian Folk Songs For Piano For Four Hands - Victoria Postnikova, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / М. Балакирев - 30 Русских Народных Песен Для Фортепиано В четыре Руки / Мелодия LP Stereo

С10—07565-6

Product Details

Label: Мелодия – С10—07565-6
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: USSR
Genre: Classical
Style: Russian Folk, Piano Four Hands

Overview

This unique LP presents M. Balakirev’s 30 Russian Folk Songs For Piano For Four Hands, a captivating collection of folk melodies expertly arranged for piano duet. Featuring the remarkable collaboration of pianist Victoria Postnikova and conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, this album showcases Balakirev’s skillful adaptation of Russian folk themes, ranging from sacred choral works to lively wedding and dance tunes. Recorded in the USSR under the guidance of engineer I. Vepintsev, the album captures the beauty and vibrancy of Russia's rich folk tradition.

Track Listing

I. Духовные (Sacred Songs)

A1: Сон Богородицы (Dream of the Theotokos)
A2: Егорий Храбрый (Yegor the Brave)
A3: Лазарь (Lazarus)
A4: Страшный Суд (The Last Judgment)
A5: Книга Голубиная (The Book of the Dove)

II. Былины (Epic Songs)

A6: Королечиви Из Кракова (The King from Krakow)
A7: Кострюк (Kostryuk)
A8: Никита Романович (Nikita Romanovich)
A9: Гришка Отрепьев (Grishka Otrepiev)
A10: Василий Окульевич (Vasiliy Okulievich)
A11: Братья Разбойники И Сестра (The Brothers, Robbers and Sister)
A12: Птицы И Звери (Birds and Beasts)

III. Свадебные (Wedding Songs)

A13: Рассказали Федот - От Пива Не Пьет (They Told Fedot - He Doesn’t Drink Beer)
A14: Не Были Ветры (The Winds Were Not)
A15: Ты, Река Ли, Моя Реченька (Are You, My River, My Little Stream)
B1: Ах Пивна Ягода По Сахару Плыла (Oh, the Beer Berry Floats Across the Sahara)
B2: Много, Много У Сыра Бора (Many, Many At the Wet Fen)
B3: Не Надеялась Маменька (Mother Did Not Expect)
B4: Дружки, Подружки, Голуби Моя (Friends, My Doves)
B5: Ух Вы, Гуси, Вы, Гуси (Oh, You, Geese)
B6: Винограды (Grapes)
B7: Есть На Горочке Деревцо (There’s a Little Tree on the Hill)

IV. Хороводные (Round Dance Songs)

B8: Я Во Сад Пошла (I Went to the Garden)
B9: Наша Улица Широкая (Our Street Is Wide)
B10: Утушная (The Evening)

V. Протяжные (Long Songs)

B11: Калинушка Да С Малинушкой (The Little Rowan and the Little Raspberry)
B12: Эко, Сердце, Эко Бедное Мое (Oh, My Heart, Oh, My Poor One)
B13: Да Тебе Полно Же, Милый, По Лугу Гулять (You Have Enough, Darling, to Walk Through the Meadow)
B14: Уж Ты, Зимушка, Да Ты, Зима Холодная (Oh, Winter, You, Cold Winter)
B15: Стлала, Стлала Полковница Мягкую Перину (The Colonel Laid a Soft Featherbed)