Archive for September, 2017Leonid Kharitonov has passed awayMy name is Mikhail Kharitonov and I’m the younger son of Leonid Mikhailovich. I have a very sad news for all the admirers of the famous Russian operatic singer. Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov has passed away on the 19th of September, 2017, after suffering his 5th heart attack. This happened the next day after his 84th birthday. Soviet composers #3 – Matvey Blanter, part 1: The Dark-Eyed Cossack GirlSeptember 17 2017 2 Comments Tags: Alexandrov Ensemble, biography, concerts, Cossacks, England, folk songs, Matvey Blanter, patriotic, Soviet composers, The Cliff, tours
The 3d episode (with English subtitles) is dedicated to the one of the most famous Soviet composers – Matvey Blanter. Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov will talk about his creative collaboration with this composer and will tell about the history of the Dark-Eyed Cossack Girl song and its premier with the Alexandrov Red Army Choir in the Albert Hall in London on the March of 1967. |
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