The Optina Pustyn Male Choir, St. Petersburg
Russia’s Most Beautiful Songs (CD)

EUCD2693

The Optina Pustyn Male Choir of St. Petersburg, singing a cappella in the tradition of the world famous Don Cossack Chorus directed by Sergei Jaroff, presents Russian traditional songs including favourites such as the ‘Volga Boat Men’ and the ‘Legend of the Twelve Robbers’ and others. Information about the choir plus complete lyrics in English translations.

Track listing:

On Flute I Play my Sad Verses (trad., lyr. V. Trediakovsky) - 2:22
Vivat Suite (unknown) - 5:27
Saintly Love (A. Sviridov, arr. A. Semenov, lyr. A. Tolstoy) - 3:42
This is not a White Birch (trad., arr. A. Sveshnikov) - 2:56
Hey, You, Wide Steppe (trad., arr. A. Semenov) - 3:10
The Little Cuckoo (trad., arr. S. Zharov) - 1:53
A Winter Road (V. Shebalin, arr. A. Chmyryov, lyr. A. Pushkin) - 2:06
The Waves are Sleepy (C. Kui, lyr. K. Romanov) - 1:23
My Lovely Rowan Tree (trad., arr. A. Semenov) - 2:44
The Volga Boat Men (trad., arr. A. Sveshnikov) - 3:11
The Legend of the Twelve Robbers (trad., lyr. N. Nekrasov) - 4:21
Steppe, Endless Steppe (S. Sadovsky, arr. A. Semenov, lyr. Surikov) - 2:45
The Lovely Night (trad., arr. A. Semenov) - 4:36
In a Dark Wood (trad., arr. A. Sveshnikov) - 2:03
The Little Bell (trad., arr. A. Semenov) - 3:40
Dignity (trad.) - 2:05
Song of Cherubs (D. S. Bortnjansky) - 4:40

Published: 2017

Genre: Europe
Label: Arc Music