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Balakirev and Russian Folksong
Catalogue Number: TOCC0018
Nominated for two Grammys!
Grand Fantasia on Russian Folksongs for piano and orchestra, Op. 4
Joseph Banowetz, piano Mily Balakirev (1837–1910) – the leader of the group of Russian composers known as ‘the Mighty Handful’ – was influenced by folksong from the very start of his career. His expansive Grand Fantasia on Russian Folksongs for piano and orchestra is one of his very first compositions, written when he was seventeen. And the 30 Folksongs of the Russian People for piano duet, folksong-arrangements from the other end of his career, show his deep understanding of the sources, which he endows with dignity and colour. Each of his arrangements is preceded on this CD by the original folksong, illuminating Balakirev’s perceptive approach to this fascinating material. Booklet texts (PDF) |
Track Listing, MP3 Downloads and Streaming Samples
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| DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM | 79:26 | ||||
| 1 | Grande Fantaisie sur airs nationals Russes pour Le Pianoforté avec accompagnement d’Orchestre, Op. 4 (1852) Mily Balakirev, composer Joseph Banowetz, piano Russian Philharmonic of Moscow, orchestra Konstantin Krimets, conductor (first recording) |
18:20 |
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| 2-11 | 30 Songs of the Russian People – dukhovnaya (spiritual songs associated with particular Orthodox feast-days) (c. 1898) Mily Balakirev, composer Olga Kalugina, soprano Svetlana Nikolaeva, mezzo soprano Pavel Kolgatin, tenor Joseph Banowetz and Alton Chung Ming Chan, piano duet (first folksong recordings) |
10:40 | |||
| 2 | No. 1 (folksong): ‘Dormition of the Mother of God’ | 0:53 |
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| 3 | No. 1 (piano duet): ‘Dormition of the Mother of God’ | 1:12 |
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| 4 | No. 2 (folksong): ‘Egoriy the Brave’ | 1:17 |
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| 5 | No. 2 (piano duet): ‘Egoriy the Brave’ | 1:13 |
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| 6 | No. 3 (folksong): ‘Lazar’ | 0:53 |
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| 7 | No. 3 (piano duet): ‘Lazar’ | 1:03 |
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| 8 | No. 4 (folksong): ‘The Last Judgement’ | 1:33 |
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| 9 | No. 4 (piano duet): ‘The Last Judgement’ | 0:54 |
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| 10 | No. 5 (folksong): ‘The Book of the Dove’ | 0:38 |
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| 11 | No. 5 (piano duet): ‘The Book of the Dove’ | 1:04 |
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| 12-25 | 30 Songs of the Russian People – bylina (epic songs about historical characters) (c. 1898) Mily Balakirev, composer Olga Kalugina, soprano Svetlana Nikolaeva, mezzo soprano Pavel Kolgatin, tenor Joseph Banowetz and Alton Chung Ming Chan, piano duet (first folksong recordings) |
15:47 | |||
| 12 | No. 6 (folksong): ‘The King’s Sons from Kraków’ | 1:01 |
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| 13 | No. 6 (piano duet): ‘The King’s Sons from Kraków’ | 1:49 |
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| 14 | No. 7 (folksong): ‘Kostruk’ | 0:45 |
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| 15 | No. 7 (piano duet): ‘Kostruk’ | 1:11 |
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| 16 | No. 8 (folksong): ‘Nikita Romanovich’ | 1:02 |
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| 17 | No. 8 (piano duet): ‘Nikita Romanovich’ | 1:57 |
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| 18 | No. 9 (folksong): ‘Grisha Otrepyev’ | 0:59 |
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| 19 | No. 9 (piano duet): ‘Grisha Otrepyev’ | 1:00 |
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| 20 | No. 10 (folksong): ‘Vasiliy Okulyevic’ | 0:44 |
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| 21 | No. 10 (piano duet): ‘Vasiliy Okulyevic’ | 0:56 |
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| 22 | No. 11 (folksong): ‘The Razvoinik Brothers and their Sister’ | 0:55 |
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| 23 | No. 11 (piano duet): ‘The Razvoinik Brothers and their Sister’ | 2:17 |
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| 24 | No. 12 (folksong): ‘Birds and Animals’ | 0:47 |
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| 25 | No. 12 (piano duet): ‘Birds and Animals’ | 0:24 |
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| 26-45 | 30 Songs of the Russian People – wedding songs (c. 1898) Mily Balakirev, composer Olga Kalugina, soprano Svetlana Nikolaeva, mezzo soprano Pavel Kolgatin, tenor Joseph Banowetz and Alton Chung Ming Chan, piano duet (first folksong recordings) |
20:15 | |||
| 26 | No. 13 (folksong): ‘They Said: Fedot-Ot doesn’t drink beer…’ | 0:46 |
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| 27 | No. 13 (piano duet): ‘They said: Fedot-ot doesn’t drink beer…’ | 0:50 |
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| 28 | No. 14 (folksong): ‘There were no winds…’ | 1:11 |
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| 29 | No. 14 (piano duet): ‘There were no winds…’ | 0:47 |
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| 30 | No. 15 (folksong): ‘Are you, my river, little river…’ | 2:09 |
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| 31 | No. 15 (piano duet): ‘Are you, my river, little river…’ | 0:47 |
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| 32 | No. 16 (folksong): ‘Oh, drinking berry…’ | 0:47 |
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| 33 | No. 16 (piano duet): ‘Oh, drinking berry…’ | 0:36 |
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| 34 | No. 17 (folksong): ‘Many, many by a damp oak tree…’ | 0:45 |
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| 35 | No. 17 (piano duet): ‘Many, many by a damp oak tree…’ | 1:00 |
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| 36 | No. 18 (folksong): ‘Mummy wasn’t hoping’ | 1:21 |
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| 37 | No. 18 (piano duet): ‘Mummy wasn’t hoping’ | 2:07 |
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| 38 | No. 19 (folksong): ‘My girlfriends, dear girlfriends…’ | 1:05 |
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| 39 | No. 19 (piano duet): ‘My girlfriends, dear girlfriends…’ | 0:57 |
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| 40 | No. 20 (folksong): ‘Oh, you geese, you geese…’ | 1:02 |
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| 41 | No. 20 (piano duet): ‘Oh you geese, you geese…’ | 0:38 |
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| 42 | No. 21 (folksong): ‘Grape-harvest’ | 1:02 |
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| 43 | No. 21 (piano duet): ‘Grape-harvest’ | 1:04 |
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| 44 | No. 22 (folksong): ‘There is a tree on a hill’ | 0:26 |
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| 45 | No. 22 (piano duet): ‘There is a tree on a hill’ | 0:55 |
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| 46-51 | 30 Songs of the Russian People – khorovodnaya (round-dance songs) (c. 1898) Mily Balakirev, composer Olga Kalugina, soprano Svetlana Nikolaeva, mezzo soprano Pavel Kolgatin, tenor Joseph Banowetz and Alton Chung Ming Chan, piano duet (first folksong recordings) |
4:50 | |||
| 46 | No. 23 (folksong): ‘I went into the garden’ | 0:56 |
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| 47 | No. 23 (piano duet): ‘I went into the garden’ | 0:32 |
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| 48 | No. 24 (folksong): ‘Our wide street’ | 0:45 |
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| 49 | No. 24 (piano duet): ‘Our wide street’ | 0:58 |
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| 50 | No. 25 (folksong): ‘Utushnaya’ | 0:24 |
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| 51 | No. 25 (piano duet): ‘Utushnaya’ | 1:15 |
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| 52-61 | 30 Songs of the Russian People – protyazhnaya (lyric songs) (c. 1898) Mily Balakirev, composer Olga Kalugina, soprano Svetlana Nikolaeva, mezzo soprano Pavel Kolgatin, tenor Joseph Banowetz and Alton Chung Ming Chan, piano duet (first folksong recordings) |
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| 52 | No. 26 (folksong): ‘Rowanberry and Raspberry’ | 1:16 |
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| 53 | No. 26 (piano duet): ‘Rowanberry and Raspberry’ | 0:43 |
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| 54 | No. 27 (folksong): ‘What a heart’ | 1:04 |
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| 55 | No. 27 (piano duet): ‘What a heart’ | 1:10 |
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| 56 | No. 28 (folksong): ‘It’s enough for you, my dear, to walk in the field’ | 1:10 |
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