Ensembles/Artists: Andrei Saveliev St. Petersburg Trio #1 St. Petersburg Trio #2 Washington Balalaikas Sextet
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Our Newest CD! November 2010 Digital CD
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"Russian Winter"
A 100th-Anniversary Tribute to Composer Nikolai Budasdhkin
Condctor: Svetlana Nikonova
1) Russian Winter -- V. Gorodovskaya
2) Baikal Tale -- N. Budashkin
3, 4, 5, 6) Lyrical Suite, in Four Movements -- N. Budashkin
7) Concerto for Domra and Orchesra, Movement 3 -- N. Budashkin
8) Romance, from "The Gadfly" -- D. Shostakovich
9) Moldavian Dance -- K. Myaskov
10) Fantasy on the Russian Folk Song, "Stenka Razin" -- V. Gorodovskaya
11) Kalinka on a Saturday Night (Kalinka/Subbotea) -- arr. M. McCullough
12) Travushka Muravushka -- arr. A. Tsygankov
13) Solovey (The Nightingale) -- A. Alabiev/H. Vieuxtemps
14) Café de Paris
15) Bright Shines the Moon -- V. V. Andreyev
SOLOISTS: Alexander Tsygankov, domra solo, on 7 and 12
Evgenia Tochenaya, tenor domra solo, on 8
Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan solo, on 9 and 14
Amy Prussing Lochhaas, flute solo, on 13
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Our Fourth CD Digital CD
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"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
for The Washington Balalaika Society
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Our Third CD
Digital CD
Released May, 2005
Recordings by Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
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"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
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Selections recorded live in concert, 16 October 2004
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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
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Our Second CD Digital CD
Released July, 2003
Recordings by Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
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"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 Peddlers (Korobeiniki) -- arr. V. Viktorov
18) Kalinka -- Traditional
19) Flight of the Bumblebee -- N. Rimsky-Korsakov
20) Sabre Dance -- A. Khatchaturian
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Our First CD Digital Stereo CD
Released June, 2002 and dedicated to the memory of
Sandra A. Uphill
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"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
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New!
The Washington Balalaikas
Sextet
 Released Summer, 2011
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"At Last!" The Washington Balalaikas Sextet
featuring
Svetlana Nikonova, prima domra; Zhenya Tochenaya, tenor domra;
Andrei Saveliev, prima balalaika; Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan; Frances Fite, alto balalaika;
Max McCullough, contrabass balalaika
1) Valenki (Woolen Boots) arr. A. Shalov -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika solo
2) Ey Ukhnem (Songa of Volga Boatmen) -- Max McCullough, contrabass balalaika solo
3) Waltz, from "The Snowstorm" by G. Sviridov
4) Oy da ty, Kalinushka
5) Poem, Op. 41 No. 4 by Z. Fibich
6) Russian Rag, by George Cobb -- Svetlana Nikonova and Zhenya Tochenaya, prima and
tenor domra duo
7) Romance, from 'The Gadfly' by D. Shostakovichm -- Zhenya Tochenaya, tenor domra solo
8) The French Visit -- Vladimid Zakharevich, bayan solo
9) Gazing into Blue Lakes, by E. Trostyansky -- andrei Saveliev, balalaika solo
10) Nocturne, from String Quartet No. 2 by A. Borodin
11) Vinyat mnya v narodye -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika solo
12) Cafe de Paris -- Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan solo
13) Hora Staccato, by G. Dinicu -- Svetlana Nikonova, domra solo
14) Bonus Track -- Medley of Russian Folk Favorites
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| The Artistry of Balalaika Virtuoso
Andrei Saveliev
 Recorded in St. Petersburg, Russia
in 2005, with accompaniment and solos by Ivan Peaskune, bayan
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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
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| The St. Petersburg Trio "Classical Favorites"
 Svetlana Nikonova, domra
Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan
Andrei Saveliev, contrabass
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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
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| The St. Petersburg Trio "Russian Tunes"
 Just Released!
Svetlana Nikonova, domra
Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan
Andrei Saveliev, contrabass
playing favorite Russian
folk melodies
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1) Kalinka on a Saturday Night
2) Step' da step' krugom (Steppes all Around)
3) Barinya -- Traditional Russian dance
4) Beryozka -- Waltz
5) Utemlonnoe Solntze (Burnt by the Sun) -- Russian tango
6) Ochi chorniye (Dark Eyes)
7) Lara's Theme, from the film "Dr. Zhivago"
8) Russian Two-Step
9) Ya v stretil' vas (I Met You) -- Old Russian romance
10) Yablochko (Russian Sailor's Dance, from "The Red Poppy) -- R. Gliere
11) Czardas -- V. Monti
12) Waves of the Danube / Anniversary Waltz -- I. Ivanovici
13) Kadril' (Quadrille) - Russian dance
14) Khorovod -- Round dance
15) Dorogoi d'linnoyu -- or, Those Were the Days
16) Moscow Nights
17) Bright Shines the Moon -- Traditional Russian folk song
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| DVD: WBS June 2009 20th Anniversary Finale
Closing concert of WBS'
20th Anniversary Season
with featured soloists
Alexander Tsygankov, domra,
Andrei Saveliev, balalaika,
Betty Jo Fite Hays, soprano
and The Metropolitan Chorus
Video production by
Abby Sternberg,
Video Masters, Annandale VA
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"Those Were the Days"
1) Hymn to the Great City ~ The Metropolitan Chorus R. Gliere
2) Step’ da step’ krugom (Steppes All Around) arr. M. McCullough
3) No Sound Is Heard From the City ~ Betty Jo Fite Hays, soprano instr. A. Dorozhkin
4) Korobeiniki (The Peddlers) arr. V. Ditel’
5) Vecherniy zvon’ (Evening Bells) ~ The Metropolitan Chorus ~ Steve Nixon, bass solo
6) Solovey (The Nightingale) ~ Alexander Tsygankov, domra ~ A. Alabiev/ H. Vieuxtemps
7) Ochi chorniye (Dark Eyes) ~ Alexander Tsygankov, domra ~ arr. T. Kubota/A.Tsygankov
8) Polovtsian Dances, from “Prince Igor” ~ The Metropolitan Chorus A. Borodin
INTERMISSION
9) Moscow Nights March E. Sheynkman
10) Vinyat menya v narode (I Am Blamed by People) ~ Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
arr. A. Shalov
11) Valen’ki (Woolen Boots) ~ Andrei Saveliev, balalaika arr. A. Serokov
12) Vo lesochke mnogo komorochki urodilos (There are many gnats in the forest)
Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
13) Fantasy on Two Russian Themes V. Gorodovskaya
14) Travushka muravushka (Green, green grass) ~ Alexander Tsygankov, domra arr. A. Tsyganov
15) Two Guitars ~ Alexander Tsygankov, domra arr. T. Kubota/orch. A. Tsygankov
16) Improvisation in Country Style ~ Alexander Tsygankov, domra A. Tsygankov
17) Sabre Dance, from the ballet , “Gayane” A. Khatchaturian
Bonus Track: "Those Were the Days" (encore)
All music arranged or orchestrated by Svetlana Nikonova for
The Washington Balalaika Society
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DVD: WBS November 2008
Opening concert of WBS'
20th Anniversary Season
with featured soloists
Volodymyr and Natalia Marunych,
bayan and domra,
and Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
Video production by
Abby Sternberg,
Video Masters, Annandale VA
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"Celebrating 20 Years - A Tradition of Excellence in
Russian Folk Music"
1) Peter the Great (Preobrazhensky March) / arr. W. Kasura
2) Russkaya zima (Russian Winter) / V. Gorodovskaya
3) Utushka lugovaya (Little Wood Duckling) -- arr. V. Gridin Volodymyr Marunych, bayan
4) Gypsy Guitar -- E. Derbenko/arr. A. Mamalyga Volodymyr Marunych, bayan
5) Lipa vekovaya (The Ancient Linden Tree) / arr. P. Kulikov/A. Tsygankov
6) Kikimora, op. 63 -- "A fantastic scherzo" -- A. Liadov
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INTERMISSION
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7) Smolensky guzachok (The Little Goose from Smolensk) / arr. A. Shirokov
8) Fantasy on the folk theme, 'Stenka Razin' / arr. V. Gorodovskaya
9) Gopak, from the ballet 'Gayane' -- A. Khatchaturian Volodymyr and Natalia Marunych
10) Moldovenyaska (Moldavian Theme) -- Trad. Volodymyr and Natalia Marunych
11) Nocturne ('And This is My Beloved', from Kismet) -- A. Borodin
12) Po nebu, po sinemu (Under the Clear Blue Sky) -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika /
arr. A. Shalov
13) Russkiye napevi (Russian Tunes) -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika / arr. V. Rizol'
14) Korobeiniki (The Peddlers) / arr. V. Ditel'
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All music arranged or orchestrated by Svetlana Nikonova for
The Washington Balalaika Society
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DVD: WBS May 2008
WBS' 2008 Annual
Spring Concert
including eight solo performances by members of the WBS orchestra
Video production by
Abby Sternberg,
Video Masters, Annandale VA
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"From St. Petersburg to Kiev"
Featuring member soloists of the Washington Balalaika Society
1) Triumphal Polonaise -- V. V. Andreyev
2) Gypsy Dance -- arr. A. Mamalyga
3) La Cygne (The Swan, from "Carnival of the Animals" -- C. Saint-Saens
Claudia Dwass, bass domra
4) Medley of Russian Folk Themes -- arr. S. Nikonova
Meghan Williams Elkins, soprano
5) Sicilienne, incidental music for the play "Pelleas et Melisande" -- G. Fauré
Amy Prussing Lochhaas, flute
6) There are Two Oaks on the Hill -- arr. V. Ivanov / transcr. V. Marunych
Evgenia Tocheyana, domra
7) Oi da ty, Kalinushka ... (Little White Snowball Bush) -- trad. / arr. A. Kholminov
8) Russian Rag, based on Rachmaninov's Prelude in C# minor -- G. L. Cobb
Evgenia Tochenaya and Patrick Fazzone, domras
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INTERMISSION
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9) Medley from "Fiddler on the Roof" -- J. Bock / arr. E. Sheynkman
10) Café de Paris -- S. Nikonova
Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan
11) Karelian-Finnish Polka -- V. Gridin / orch. A. Mamalyga
Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan
12) Ey, ukhnem ... (Song of the Volga Boatmen) -- trad. / arr. A. Tsygankov
Richard Hulan, contrabass balalaika
13) Russian Sailors' Dance, from the ballet "The Red Poppy" -- R. Gliere
14) Glyazhu v ozera siniye (I am Looking at Blue Lakes) -- arr. E. Trostyansky
Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
15) Akh vy, seni ... -- arr. A. Shalov
Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
16) Sabre Dance, from the ballet "Gayane" -- A. Khatchaturian
All music arranged or orchestrated by Svetlana Nikonova for
The Washington Balalaika Society
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DVD: WBS November 2005 WBS Fall Concert 2005
featuring internationally acclaimed domra soloist
Alexander Tsygankov
Video production by
Abby Sternberg,
Video Masters, Annandale VA
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"Russian Revelry"
1) Dance of the Buffoons, from "The Snow Maiden" -- P. I. Tchaikovsky
2) Two movements from "Concerto for Domra and Orchestra" -- N. Budashkin
Dumka Allegro
Alexander Tsygankov, domra
3) Three pieces by contemporary Russian composer Valery Gavrilin
Vesyolaya progulka (A happy stroll)
Waltz
March
4) Oy, to ne vecher -- arr. V. Gorodinsky
Anya Titova, soprano
5) Vsyo chto bylo (All that has been) -- Russian Gypsy/arr. L. Iudin-Nelson
Anya Titova, soprano
6) Introduction and Csardas -- A. Tsygankov
Alexander Tsygankov, domra
7) La Ronde des Lutins (Round of the Goblins) -- A. Bazzini
Alexander Tsygankov, domra
8) Sel'skaya Polka -- P. Kulikov
9) Two-Step (Dyevushka Nadya) -- arr. A. Tsygankov
Alexander Tsygankov, domra
10) Carnival in Venice -- N. Paganini
Alexander Tsygankov, domra
11) Suite Based on Popular Russian Musical Themes -- N. Shulman/E. Sheynkman
12) Kol'so dushi-devitsi -- arr. A. Shalov
Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
13) Sel'skaya Kadril' -- arr. A. Shalov
Andrei Saveliev, balalaika
14) Ochi chorniye (Dark Eyes) -- arr. T. Kubota/A. Tsygankov
Alexander Tsygankov, domra
15) Two Guitars -- arr. T. Kubota/A. Tsygankov
Alexander Tsygankov, domra
16) Korobeiniki (The Peddlers) -- V. Ditel'
All selections arranged or orchestrated by Svetlana Nikonova for
The Washington Balalaika Society
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DVD: WBS October 2004
Video production by
Abby Sternberg,
Video Masters, Annandale VA
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"Romances and Waltzes"
featuring renowned Russian basso Anatoly Panchoshny
and balalaika solos by Andrei Saveliev
1) "Faun" Waltz -- V. V. Andreyev
2) Blessed Be the Forest -- P. Tcaikovsky / A. Tolstoy Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
3) At the Ball -- P. Tchaikovsky / A. Tolstoy Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
4) Two selections from Pushkin's "The Snowstorm" by G. Sviridov
Waltz
March
5) In the Morning -- S. Rachmaninov Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
6) Don't Sing to Me, Oh Beauty -- S. Rachmaninov / A. Pushkin Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
7) Souvenir de Vienne -- V. V. Andreyev
8) Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea -- M. Mussorgsky, from "Faust"
Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
9) Traveler's Companion Song -- N. Glinka / N. Kukolnik Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
10) Lara's Theme from the 1965 film 'Dr. Zhivago' -- M. Jarre
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INTERMISSION
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11) Waltz Fantasy -- M. Glinka
12) Gori, gori, moya zvezda ... (Burn, burn, my little star) -- P. Bulakhov / V. Chuyevsky
Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
13) Yamshcnik, ne goni loshadey ... (Coachman, spare the horses) -- Ya. Feldman / N.
Ritter Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
14) Waltz: Autumn Dream -- A. Joyce
15) Po nebu, po sinemu ... (Under the clear blue sky) -- Arr. A. Shalov Andrei Saveliev, solo
16) Medley of Russian Tunes -- V. Rizol' Andrei Saveliev, solo
17) Waltz -- V. Gavrilin
18) March -- V. Gavrilin
19) Ochi chorniye (Dark Eyes) -- Trad. / K. Grebenko Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
20) Along the Petersburg Road -- Trad. Anatoly Panchoshny, solo
21) Kalinka on a Saturday Night -- Trad. / arr. M. McCullough
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All selections arranged or orchestrated by Svetlana Nikonova for
The Washington Balalaika Society
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