The Red Army Chorus Salutes America

~ Release by Red Army Chorus (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Star Spangled Banner
recording of:
The Star‐Spangled Banner
anthem of:
United States (from 1931-03-03 to present)
lyricist:
Francis Scott Key (in 1814-09)
composer:
John Stafford Smith (in 1780)
is based on:
The Anacreontic Song
1:49
2O Canada
recording of:
O Canada (English version by Robert Stanley Weir)
anthem of:
Canada
lyricist:
Robert Stanley Weir (in 1908)
composer:
Calixa Lavallée (in 1880)
translated version of:
Ô Canada (original French version)
1:25
3National Anthem of the USSR
recording of:
Государственный гимн СССР (lyrics version 1, as performed in 1943-1956)
anthem of:
Soviet Union (historical, 1922-1991) (from 1943 until 1956)
lyricist:
Эль-Регистан (in 1943) and Сергей Михалков (Sergey Mikhalkov) (in 1943)
composer:
Александр Александров (Alexander Alexandrov, Soviet composer and choir conductor 1883-1946)
1:20
4Little Field
3:08
5When the Soldiers Sing
3:04
6The Little Bell
4:18
7Kalinka
recording of:
Kalinka
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Tim Jensen
composer:
Иван Ларионов (Ivan Larionov)
version of:
Калинка
4:48
8Farewell Song
2:47
9Times of the Khovan
7:15
10Thoughts My Thoughts
7:28
11Dark Eyes
cover recording of:
Dark Eyes (with English lyrics)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Florian Hermann (composer)
translated version of:
Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes, original version by Y. Hrebinka)
4:50
12Do the Russians Want War?
3:26
13Troika
2:59
14The Cossack Road to Dunau
3:33
15Dear Soul
cover recording of:
My Dear Soul
lyricist:
May Byron
composer:
Wilfred Sanderson (UK organist and composer)
3:37
16May Nights
cover recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37b: V. May “May Nights”: Andantino (orchestrated by Gauk)
orchestrator:
Александр Васильевич Гаук (Alexander Gauk, Russian/Soviet conductor, composer 1893-1963) (in 1942)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
orchestration of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: V. May “Starlight Nights”
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37b (orchestrated by Gauk)
1:58
17On the Steppes
cover recording of:
В Средней Азии (In the Steppes of Central Asia)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1880)
dedicated to:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
premiered at:
[concert] (1880-04-20) (premiere concert for Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia)
publisher:
[unknown] (special purpose label - DO NOT USE!) (in 1882)
2:01
18Granada
cover recording of:
Granada (English version, lyrics by Dorothy Dodd)
lyricist:
Dorothy Dodd
composer:
Agustín Lara
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
translated version of:
Granada (original Spanish version)
4:06
19I Got Plenty of Nothing
cover recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
2:48
20God Bless America
recording of:
God Bless America
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
3:09
21Moscow Nights
recording of:
Moscow Nights
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Campbell (Scottish songwriter/audio engineer, known for “Because I Love You”) and Bob Heatlie (songwriter)
2:43

Credits

Release

art direction:Игорь Агафонников (Russian conductor)
graphic design:Marie-José Chagnon
executive producer:Henry Welsh
producer:John Cripton
Anton Kwiatkowski
François‐Mario Labbé (executive producer for classical releases)
conductor:Игорь Агафонников (Russian conductor)
chorus master:Анатолий Мальцев
choir vocals:Red Army Chorus (Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army)
recorded at:Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from 1989-09-26 until 1989-09-29)