Soviet Army Chorus & Band

Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Georgi Nosov (Composer), Russian Traditional (Composer), Boris Mokrousov (Composer), Harry J. Williams (Composer), Scottish Traditional (Composer), Lev Konstantinovich Knipper (Composer), Ukrainian Traditional (Composer), Anatol Alexandrov (Composer), Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin (Composer), Vladimir Aleksandrov (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Vladimir Aleksandrov
• Composer: Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky, Anonymous, Georgi Nosov, Russian Traditional, Boris Mokrousov, et al.
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002ROZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
  • #32 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > Folk Songs
  • #74 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Historical Periods > Modern & 20th Century

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cant belive i finally found this, April 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Soviet Army Chorus & Band (Audio CD)

We've had a recording of this chorus all thru the cold war years when it was almost subversive. Unfortunatley our turntable gave out and we had to enter the CD age. I had almost given up hope when i chanced on this at amazon. We are etermnally grateful. This is some of the most soulful music ever recorded , whatever your politics.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bone-chilling, as stirring as bagpipes!, December 29, 2002

By 

John L. Wagner (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soviet Army Chorus & Band (Audio CD)

I was delighted to find this CD; I had the original 33 RPM record when it first came out while in college in the mid-1950's, and it is rather well worn, the old turn-table has been stored (somewhere) for years, and I'm happy to replace it with a CD. jlw

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, August 26, 2005

By 

G. Greene - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Soviet Army Chorus & Band (Audio CD)

I first discovered this album as a LP in the late 1960s. Granted, the recording techniques then are not as sophisticated as they are now, but the quality of the voices on this CD is excellent, and the music will send chills down your spine.

There are subsequent albums of the "Red Army" (whom I've seen in person) -- while good, the original "Soviet" is still the best.

If you love great soloists, outstanding choral work, and stirring music, you will appreciate this album.