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As Russia and the other former USSR states rush to modernize themselves, regional traditional music is becoming an endangered species. Richka maintains a tiny sample of a vast musical richness. E-mail comments and corrections are always welcome. Email  Jim Duncan, OKAY Multimedia (photo - me in Russia)

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Two new tunes on Richka.com.  These are sung by children with the Kuban Cossack Chorus orchestra and are delightful arrangements. You can see this in video form on YouTube.

The 11 tunes below are from an essentially unavailable CD entitled "Russian Divertisment" (bought at a hotel lobby live music performance in St. Petersburg)

Six new tunes from this group!

Some Favorites

Instrumentals

Vocals

     Enjoy this great music by the Soviet Red Army Chorus      

Russian Folk Music used in Other Forms - examples

  • Overture on Russian Themes - Rimsky-Korsakoff 3:55
    This is my favorite theme from this 13 minute composition.
  • Hopak - from Rimsky-Korsakoff's opera May Night  2:00
  • Kolo - dance around a bonfire from Rimsky-Korsakoff's opera Mlada 1:29
  • Tale of the Birds - from Liadov's Eight Russian Folk Songs  1:33
  • Russian Dance - my favorite tune from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake 4:25

  • Moscow Nights - blues singer Kitty Lester 1966  2:20

  • Oh, Mne Nevmogotu  - from Kovanschina by Mussorgsky

  • Apotheosis 2:22 
    I understand that this music is based on a pre-20th century czarist anthem. It is full blown Old Russia nationalism. Turn up those speakers and get Russian!

  • Soviet National Anthem - used 1944-1991; complete; with revised 1977 lyrics
    You've all frequently heard this theme in earlier Olympic telecasts as Soviet athletes swept up the gold medals, so for old time's sake here it is complete with singing. This is the "clean" version from which references to Stalin were removed in 1977.  Its original lyrics embody a nationalistic style now very out of step with the march of time. For one look at why Stalin was erased from the anthem, go to the mines of Kolyma in Siberia. Many more versions of the Soviet and Russian anthems back to czarist times are on this cool site.

Last but not least...

  • Kacharpari - no, this isn't Russian nor Slavic at all but is a sample of the music on my Andean music website BOLEADORA.COM. Check it out!
  • Romanian National Anthem - most national anthems are terrible - surely chosen by commitees. However, the Romanians have managed to choose a nice anthem - one of the world's best - for their country. Orchestra only version.

Music from Russia and the former USSR states -RealAudio,Soviet National Anthem,russian folk music,international folk music,russia,karelia,ukraine,byelorussia,kazakhstan,balalaika,ussr

 

Links of Interest and Friends of Richka
+Worldwide National Anthems - cool site
+Music of the Renaissance Period
+MUSIC FROM THE ANDES
Boleadora.Com
+Arrow Catcher

+Santa Cruz Real Estate
+Los Gatos High School Class of 1965
+Many Kites Press - Real Rez

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