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Music of Russia includes rich heritage of Russian nations and combines the work of Russian and Soviet composers of 18-20 centuries BC, Russian Folk music, Russian romance, Soviet and post Soviet popular music, Russian Rock and bardic music.
Russian classical music is most popular for Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky and Sergey Vasilievich Rachmaninoff . Listen to the pieces from "Swan lake" balley and plunge into the world of Tchaikovsky's marvellous music on http://www.encyclomedia.com/Tchaikovsky_music.html Listen to Sergei Rachmaninov's "Prelude" on http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Sergei+Rachmaninoff/+videos/+1-Aq103GK5mLM?b=1 Marvell at severe beauty of Rachmaninov's "Russian Rhapsody" http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Sergei+Rachmaninoff/+videos/+1-_vL_eAb_hS8 Other prominent Russian composers include Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Shostakovich, composers of the 19th century Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky.As for classical singers Feodor Chaliapin is one of the most famous. His powerful and flexible bass voice, employed in conjunction with a mesmerizing stage presence and superb acting ability made him one of the supreme performers in the history of opera. Watch and listen to Chaliapin's performance of Russian folk song "Luchinushka"
The beginnig of the 20th century introdced such stars as Alexander Vertinsky and Leonid Utesov. Utesov's songs were especially popular by 1st Soviet musical comedy film "Vesyoliye Rebyata" and immediately falen in love with the all Sovite people. He was called the legend of Soviet stage. Watch the unique shots from this film and listen to Utesov's fascinating voice
Popular singer of Soviet period were Muslim Magomaev, Leo Leshchenko, Iosiph Kobzon, Alla Pugacheva, Valeriy Leontiev. Some fo then are still on Russian pop stage.
The bard genre was represented by such artists as Bulat Okudzhava, Alexander Galich and Vladimir Vysotskiy, and later Alexander Rosenbaum all wrote their own songs, and the recordings were distributed underground. They represented separate subclulture and performed authiords songs mainly. However their names were very popular and Vysotskiy has become an icon for many Russian people of those time and now.
Listen to Vysotsky's "Ballad about Love"
Russian folk music originates from the folklore of Slavic tribes that lived in Kievan Rus. Big ethnic diversity of people influenced the music, appearance of various musical instruments and brought such genres as calendar and ceremonial songs, wedding, dancing, lyric songs and chastooshka.
Listen to a contemporary performance of Russian folk song "Ptashechka (Bird)" by Pelageya
Russian pop music
Russian classical music
More about - RACHMANINOFF Sergei Rachmaninoff - Composer's biography, books, DVDs, images.
FEODOR CHALIAPIN - Profile of the Great Basso Cantante
Vladimir Vysotsky - Artist lounge - top songs, top videos, top albums.
Classical Music Archives - The lasrgest Musical site.
