Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R.
The Alexandrov Ensemble (Russian: Ансамбль Александрова, tr. Ansambl' Aleksandrova; commonly known as the Red Army Choir in the West) is an official army choir of the Russian armed forces. Founded during the Soviet era, the ensemble consists of a male choir, an orchestra, and a dance ensemble. The Ensemble has entertained audiences both in Russia and throughout the world, performing a range of music including folk tunes, hymns, operatic arias and popular music. The group's repertoire has included The Volga Boatmen's Song, Katyusha, Kalinka, and Ave Maria. It is named for its first director, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946). Its formal name since 1998 has been A. V. Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army (Russian: Академи́ческий анса́мбль пе́сни и пля́ски Росси́йской А́рмии и́мени А. В. Алекса́ндрова, tr. Akademíchesky ansámbl′ pésni i plyáski Rossýskoy Ármii ímeni A. V. Aleksándrova), shortened to Academic Ensemble (Russian: Академи́ческий анса́мбль, tr. Akademíchesky ansámbl′) on second reference. On 25 December 2016, its artistic director, Valery Khalilov, and 63 other members of the Ensemble were killed in the Russian Defence Ministry aircraft crash of a 1983 Tupolev Tu-154 into the Black Sea just after takeoff from the southern resort city of Sochi, Russia. The Red Army Choir singers and dancers were en route to Syria to entertain Russian troops there for Orthodox Christmas celebrations. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1928
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia (U.K.) | CL6333 | 10-in. | approximately September 1937 | La Marseillaise | A. V. Aleksandrov ; Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R. | Vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6334 | 10-in. | approximately September 1937 | Le chant du départ | A. V. Aleksandrov ; Joseph Laoute ; Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R. | Vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6335 | 10-in. | approximately September 1937 | Song of the plains | A. V. Aleksandrov ; M. K. Lemechko ; Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R. | Vocal chorus, with cornet | Vocal group | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6336 | 10-in. | 9/19/1937 | Song of the village mayor | A. V. Aleksandrov ; Joseph Laoute ; Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R. | Vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6337 | 10-in. | 9/19/1937 | The boatmen of the Volga | A. V. Aleksandrov ; Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R. ; M. Sokhtchinsky | Vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6338 | 10-in. | approximately September 1937 | The white whirlwind | A. V. Aleksandrov ; M. Pankow ; Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R. | Vocal chorus | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R.," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360285.
Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360285.
"Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Академический ансамбль песни и пляски Российской Армии имени А. В. Александрова
Discogs: Red Army Choir of the U.S.S.R.
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Ansamblʹ pesni i pli︠a︡ski Sovetskoĭ Armii - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83225141
Wikidata: Академический ансамбль песни и пляски Российской Армии имени А. В. Александрова - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q620990
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/159580052
MusicBrainz: Академический ансамбль песни и пляски Российской Армии имени А. В. Александрова - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4f6654b3-0ae3-44bc-9bed-e9477446beab
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