| Just Released! Our Fourth CD
 Digital CD
Released April, 2008
|
"Dawn on the River Moscow"
Condctor: Svetlana Nikonova
1) Dawn on the River Moscow (Prelude from "Khovanshchina") -- M. Mussorgsky
2) Play, my Bagpipe (Zaigrai, moya volynka) -- B. Troyanovsky -- Andrei Saveliev, solo
3) Concerto for Domra - Allegro -- N. Budashkin -- Alexander Tsygankov. solo
4) Concerto for Domra - Dumka -- N. Budashkin -- Alexander Tsygankov, solo
5) Dance of the Buffoons, from "The Snow Maiden" -- P. I. Tchaikovsky
6) Introduction and Csardas -- A. Tsygankov -- Alexander Tsygankov, solo
7) Russian Tunes -- N. Rizol' / V. Gorodovskaya -- Andrei Saveliev, solo
8) Mischievous Tunes -- V. Gridin -- Vladimir Zakharevich, solo
9) The Maiden's Ring (Kol'so dushi-devitsi) -- A. Shalov -- Andrei Saveliev, solo
10) My Front Porch (Akh vy seni) -- arr A. Shalov -- Andrei Saveliev, solo
11) Fantasy on the Romance Din, Din, Din -- B. Yurev / V. Malyarov
12) Brasileira -- D. Milhaud
13) There are Many Mosquitoes in the Woods -- arr. A. Shalov -- Andrei Saveliev, solo
14) Carnival in Venice -- N. Paganini -- Alexander Tsygankov, solo
15) Gypsy Dance -- arr. A. Mamalyga
All selections arranged or orchestrated by Svetlana Nikonova
|
|||
Our Third CD
Digital CD
Released May, 2005
Recordings by Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
|
"Music for Peasants and Princes"
Conductor: Svetlana Nikonova
1) The Peddlers (Korobeiniki) -- arr. V. Ditel
2) Souvenir de Vienne -- V. V. Andreyev
3) The Fair, Round-Faced Girl (Byelolitsa, kruglolitsa) -- arr. A. Tsygankov
4) Shine on , My Star -- (Gori, gori, moya zvezda) -- P. Bukhalov -- Anatoly
Panchoshny, basso
5) Along the St. Petersburg Road -- Traditional -- Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
6) Andante Cantibile from String Quartet No. 1- - P. I. Tchaikovsky
7) Two-Step -- Alexander Tsygankov, arranger and domra soloist
8) At the Ball -- P. I. Tchaikovsky -- Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
9) Coachman, Don't Hurry the Horses--Y. Feldman --Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
10) Poem -- Z. Fibich
11) Dance Themes -- Alexander Tsygankov, arranger and domra soloist
.
Selections recorded live in concert, 16 October 2004
.
12) Romance, from the film "The Snowstorm" -- G. Sviridov
13) Song of the Flea -- M. Mussorgsky --Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
14) Song for the Road -- M. Glinka -- Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
15) Lara's Theme, from the film "Dr. Zhivago" -- M. Jarre
16) Those Were the Days (Dorogoi d'linnoyu) -- arr. A. Trofimov -- Anatoly
Panchoshny, basso
All selections arranged by Svetlana Nikonova except as otherwise noted
|
|||
Our Second CD Digital CD
Released July, 2003
Recordings by Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
|
"The Washington Balalaika Society and Friends"
Condctors: Svetlana Nikonova and Maxwell McCullough
1) Dark Eyes -- arr. T. Kubota/A. Tsygankov -- Alexander Tsygankov,domra
2) Two Guitars -- arr. T. Kubota/A. Tsygankov -- Alexander Tsygankov, domra
3) Melodiya -- M. Skorik/arr. V. Vasilyeva
4) Po nebu, po sinemu -- A. Shalov -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
5) Shutochnaya -- A. Shalov -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
6) At the First Light of Dawn -- V. Gorodovskaya/S. Nikonova
7) Moscow Nights -- V. Solovyev-Sedoy/arr. V. Gorodovskaya
8) Moscow Nights March -- E. Sheynkman
9) Troika, from the film "The Snowstorm" -- G. Sviridov/arr. S. Nikonova
10) Waltz, from the film "The Snowstorm* -- G. Sviridov/arr. S. Nikonova
11) Gypsy Rhapsody -- A. Trofimov -- Tamara Volskaya, domra and Anatoly
Trofimov, bayan
12) In the Valley -- arr. A. Shalov -- Valery Zazhigin and Andrei Saveliev, balalaikas
13) Fantasy on Two Russian Songs -- V. Gorodovskaya/arr. S. Nikonova
14) Nad Polyami -- arr. R. Freeman/orch. M. McCullough -- Anya Titova, soprano
15) I Am Blamed By the People -- A. Shalov-- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
16) Valenki (Woolen Boots) -- A. Shalov -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
Selections featuring the quartet of Alexander Tsygankov, domra, Valery Zazhigin, balalaika, Anatoly Trofimov, bayan and Larisa Gottlieb, piano:
17) The Pedlars (Korobeiniki) -- arr. V. Viktorov
18) Kalinka -- Traditional
19) Flight of the Bumblebee -- N. Rimsky-Korsakov
20) Sabre Dance -- A. Khatchaturian
|
|||
 Digital Stereo CD
Released June, 2002 and dedicated to the memory of
Sandra A. Uphill
|
"The First Ten Years"
A rich collection of performances from the first decade
of the Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra
Conductors: Maxwell McCullough, Diane Bok, Vladimir Marunych, Leonid Shulman
01) Polonaise #1 by Vassily Andreyev
02) Kazachya (Cossack's Song) by V. Kapustyak
03) O yesli b mog vyrazit zvuke ... L. Malashkin - Vladimir Rozenblat, baritone
04) Bogdan Khlem'nitskiy March -- Ukrainian Cossack Song, arr. Ya. Orlov
05) Lipa vekovaya (The Ancient Linden Tree) -- arr. P. Kulikov/ A. Tsygankov
06) Bubentsy (Sleigh Bells) -- trad. -- arr. W. Kasura -- Anya Titova, soprano
07) Conversation With a Bride by Vladimir Marunych (premiere performance)
featuring Sandra Uphill, piano
08) Oi za gaem, gaem -- arr. A. Mamalyga -- Iryna Orlova, domra soloist
09) I Am Looking at the Sky - arr. V. Marunych -Vladimir Rozenblat, baritone
10) Gypsy Guitar by E. Derbenko /arr. A. Mamalyga --Vlad Marunych, bayan
11) No Sounds From the City -- Glinka/Dorozhkin - Elizabeth Kluegel, soprano
12) Hava Nagila -- arr. L. Bernstein / orch. A. Mamalyga
13) Themes from 'Dr. Zhivago' - M. Jarre (BMI Robbins Inc.)/arr. Wm. Goldes Jr.
14) Pod dugoy kolokolchik payot ... arr. S. Wolownik -- Anya Titova, soprano
15) Farewell, My Gypsy Camp -- Vladimir Rozenblat, baritone
16) Karelian-Finnish Polka - V. Gridin/arr. A. Mamalyga -V. Marunych, bayan
17) Listen If You Wish -- arr. V. Marunych -- Vladimir Rozenblat, baritone
18) Zhivyot moya otrada -- arr. V. Marunych -- Vladimir Rozenblat, baritone
19) Podruzhkini Chastushki by I. Oblikin
20) The Easy Winners by Scott Joplin -- arr. A. Abrosimov -- Evgenia Tochenaya
and Irina Bogomolova, domras
PLAYING TIME: 73:26 minutes
|
|||
| The Artistry of Balalaika Virtuoso
Andrei Saveliev
 Recorded in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2005
with accompaniment and solos by Ivan Peaskune
|
01) Country Quadrille (Sel'skaya kadril') arr. A.. Shalov
02) The Deep Volga River arr. A. Shalov
03) All the Girls Are Going Home arr. B. Troyanovsky
04) Trepak Fantasy arr. D. Dobrohotov
05) Lekurichi - Roumanian folk dance arr. V. Maksimov (bayan solo)
06) The Red Wedding Dress (Krasnii sarafan) arr. A. Varlamov
07) Birchtree Waltz arr. E. Dreisen
08) Mischievous Melodies (Ozorniye naigrishi) arr. V. Gridin (bayan solo)
09) I Met You (Ya v stretil' vas) arr. M. Rozhkov
10) Hometown Times arr. N. Rizol'
11) The Slender Rowan Tree (Ural'skaya ryabinushka) arr. A. Shalov
12) Oh, That Little Birch Tree (Beryozen'ka) arr. B. Tryoanovsky
13) My Husband Had Me Heat the Bath arr. A. Shalov
14) On, The Tiny Snowball-Bush (Oi da ty, kalinushka) arr. I. Panitski (bayan solo)
15) Up in the Sky; the Blue Sky (Po nebu, po sinemu ...) arr. A. Shalov
16) Lara's Theme, from "Dr. Zhivago" arr. I. Peaskune
|
|||
The St. Petersburg Trio Svetlana Nikonova, domra
Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan
Andrei Saveliev, contrabass
|
01) Eine Kleine Nachtmuzik W. A. Mozart
Allegro
Andante
03) Rondo alla Turca W. A. Mozart
04) Air in D major J. S. Bach
05) Ave Maria Bach / Gounod
06) The Four Seasons A. Vivaldi
07) Adagio in G minor A. Albinoni
08) Blue Danube Waltz J. Strauss
09) Pizzicato Polka J. Strauss
10) Trick Track Polka J. Strauss
11) Hungarian Dance in G J. Brahms
12) Hungarian Dance in E J. Brahms
13) Medley -- 'Classic Non-Stop' arr. S. Nikonova
|
If you'd prefer to order by mail, please send a check or money order for the price of the CD(s) to:
WBS CDs
4910 Gadsen Drive
Fairfax, VA 22032
Thank you! We appreciate your business.
modified: 05/02/08 pdated: 5/6/05