"The music began quietly, almost inaudibly, but the melody grew louder and louder, the tempo faster, the knuckles of the balalaika players struck the sounding boards with bravura... This was the Kamarinskaya in full swing, and it would really have been a fine thing if Glinka could have heard it as it was played in our prison." -DOSTOYEVSKY, The House of the Dead
@emilointeriapl Hi! Yes, I can tell you that these musicians are from the Alexandrov Red army choir, they kept this name because it's famous since decades!
I already was at 20 concerts (the colonel even invited me often...) of this wonderful ensemble, and I want to tell everybody that these great artists are just very lovely persons (I'm French but I speak and sing in Russian...)!!! The balalaika soloist is Viktor Predelin. Best greetings from France!
Whatever you say, i find the music is fantastic, the musicians are great, it's a marvellous happening, look at the face of the orchestra-member behind the solist, who is funny enough to do a trick too...
@akschrott Actually, the Red Army Choir and Musical Ensemble still exists. It's definitely not regular army nor a Communist army, but they still tour and perform.
@akschrott They are usually referenced as "The Red Army Choir" and "Red Army Band" Some of the members have never seen any duty, it's all mainly for show. You can reserve them like most bands if you have the money but it's that expensive that they usually only play for government venues. I don't think you can rent any military forces for your venue. Many of the members still bear the Hammer Sickle cap badges as well.
@Andron3 Really ? Their name from their own WEB site: The Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army Their Official Name from Wikipedia: A.V. Alexandrov Russian army twice red-bannered academic song and dance ensemble Known World wide as: Red Army Choir or Red Army Chorus Earlier names: Red Army Song Ensemble of the M. V. Frunze Red Army Central House Red Army Choir Red Army Red-Bannered Song and Dance Ensemble of the USSR
"The music began quietly, almost inaudibly, but the melody grew louder and louder, the tempo faster, the knuckles of the balalaika players struck the sounding boards with bravura... This was the Kamarinskaya in full swing, and it would really have been a fine thing if Glinka could have heard it as it was played in our prison."
-DOSTOYEVSKY, The House of the Dead
@emilointeriapl Hi! Yes, I can tell you that these musicians are from the Alexandrov Red army choir, they kept this name because it's famous since decades!
I already was at 20 concerts (the colonel even invited me often...) of this wonderful ensemble, and I want to tell everybody that these great artists are just very lovely persons (I'm French but I speak and sing in Russian...)!!!
The balalaika soloist is Viktor Predelin.
Best greetings from France!
And the bayan (accordion) is played by the People's Artist of Russia Pavel Schenikov (1937-2023)
Wow, those hats are BIG...Matches their talents!
BIG hats! Not Emperor hats, look... big hats!
Balalaikas and accordions sound sooo beautiful together!
This has always been my very favourite piece of Russian folk music!
I wish all military would trade their guns for balalaikas or banjos or domras or mandolins or cellos or guitars or accordians or ?
baglamas!
based. completely and utterly.
Accordion and Balalaika...
very nice to hear.
I love this combination and interpretation.
Great musicians by the way !
Beste Musik was gibt,Danke....
Whatever you say, i find the music is fantastic, the musicians are great, it's a marvellous happening, look at the face of the orchestra-member behind the solist, who is funny enough to do a trick too...
Erstklassige Instrumentalisten,
ein Hoch auf Chor und Orchester des "Alexandrowensemble" !
Отлично сыграно! Большое СПАСИБО ВСЕМ!!!
Офигенно. Никогда не видел раньше что на балалайке можно играть во время ее вращения
Одно из самых лучших исполнений Камаринской ... !!! Браво ребята!!! Благодарю за доставленную радость, восхищён!!!
God I love this... I watch this over and over again! BALALAIKA ROCKS!!
@akschrott Actually, the Red Army Choir and Musical Ensemble still exists. It's definitely not regular army nor a Communist army, but they still tour and perform.
Beautiful! Talented gents!
@akschrott They are usually referenced as "The Red Army Choir" and "Red Army Band" Some of the members have never seen any duty, it's all mainly for show. You can reserve them like most bands if you have the money but it's that expensive that they usually only play for government venues. I don't think you can rent any military forces for your venue. Many of the members still bear the Hammer Sickle cap badges as well.
Dostoievski book about his time in a siberian prison brought me here!
Nimbereth, How?
Me too. The House of the Dead.
A fantastic read
Me too! El Sepulcro de los vivos in Spanish.
Não tem como não ler a parte do teatro do livro "memória da casa dos mortos", do Dostoiévski, sem ouvir essa música.
2:22 Thats freak'n awesome! XD I'd like to see steve vai or someone do that! that is just great!
I don't regret to watch this one. Excellent & bravo~~
Super, Danke....Ein großes Herz...
Такие Лучшие и красивая песня из моих товарищей
This is awesome! I love that balalaika spin move.
Super, Danke für die Musik.....
Balalaika's sound is the only way for bears to stay off.
I love this music
Ot prawdziwa, słowiańska muzyka.
Came for the balalaika. Repeat for the accordion.
Fantastic!
Ahhhh, I love the balalaika...
This russian guitarist owns Vai.
6 p.m. October 15 2004.
26th anniversary of Pope John Paul II
je n'arrive pas à trouver la version de Pierre Lozere "Balalaïka" pour les p'tits enfants si vous pouviez m'aider merci
Those boys are smoking! Good stuff!
magnifique!!
Super, Danke.....
Great. Bravo!
Amazing!
Awesome
Super Danke...
Всё проходящее, а музыка вечна!
if you hit the balalaica neck with your index finger tip it'll hurt!
Bravo!
Super Danke
Awesome!
thats actual Russian Army clothing and music is classic
Not to mention they market their CD's with the title Red Army Choir and so on.
Lovely!!!!
Душевно.
balalaika
this is my jam
@Andron3 Really ?
Their name from their own WEB site:
The Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army
Their Official Name from Wikipedia:
A.V. Alexandrov Russian army twice red-bannered academic song and dance ensemble
Known World wide as:
Red Army Choir or Red Army Chorus
Earlier names:
Red Army Song Ensemble of the M. V. Frunze Red Army Central House
Red Army Choir Red Army Red-Bannered Song and Dance Ensemble of the USSR
Any bigger and their caps could be helicopter landing pads!!! LOL!
Is this the song that Wes Anderson used at the end of "The Grand Hotel Budapest"?
6 p.m. October 15 2004.
26th anniversary of Pope John Paul II.
Transmitted live by Italian and Russian TV.
@S0VIETS0LDIER this is not the Soviet uniforms
الة العود الشعبيه لدى الروس تسمى البلالايكا ....
Kjempebra !
Watch me play Balalaika here :)
Balalaika Guy: Светит Месяц
spasiva spasiva harasho harasho
That was fuckin awesome.
are they the Alexandrov choir?
hendrix smocks at the coner.....
I play this song when I have to type really, really, REALLY fast. It never works : )
Try the version of korobeiniki sung by Vadim Ananiev
I like dies..........
The guy who's playing kinda looks like George Bush
...
HOLY SHIT!
Balalaika twirl!!!!
I like dies...
.dt ngược bạn 1chút..nhưng ca nhạc nhảy vui jống bạn vậy..không hề mang 1tí tiêu cực nào )..
thats true
What is the name of this piece?
Kamarinskya
It has some extrange similarity with northern Argentina music...
best EU
29 dislike in Gulag!
all that was missing was a bottle of vodka ... and some silly drunken dancing with the pope
Воистину Красная армия всех сильней.
Red army?? what Red Army?? there is only the modern Russian Army! Urraaah!!
jimi hendrixov
красивая музыка, прекрасное выступление, но ... я не люблю форму, лучше бы одеться в народные костюмы....
哈拉少！
Their hats are way too big.
ja
FB ist ja wirklich krANK::::
Dostoievski🇷🇺🇦🇷
Dass man in Uniformen auftreten muß ist schon kasperhaft. Aber so sind sie halt.
la fanfara dei bersaglieri? no grazie!!!!
kolkhoz style =)
для завалинки самый раз