ANONYMOUS FOLK SONGS [all files] Estonian Janike (arr.Kozhevnikov) [3:48 · 3.5M] Y.Korpachyova, Soprano Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Italian The Swallow (arr.Kozhevnikov) [4:11 · 3.8M] N.Serebryakova, Mezzo-Soprano R.Stepanyan, Tenor Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Russian The Twelve Robbers Legend (arr.Kozhevnikov) [4:30 · 4.1M] A.Nikolsky, Bass Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor In the Dark Wood (arr.A.Sveshnikov) [2:29 · 2.3M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor O, Ye Wide Steppe (arr.Sveshnikov) [4:11 · 3.8M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor In the Low-Ceilinged Room (arr.Kozhevnikov) [3:24 · 3.1M] L.Makarenko, Soprano Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Among the Even Valley [4:02 · 3.7M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor From Out of an Oak, From Out of an Elm-Tree [2:28 · 2.3M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor BRUCKNER, Anton (1824-96); AUT [all files] Ave Maria (offertory), for choir, WAB6 [6:06 · 5.6M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor CHESNOKOV, Pavel Grigoryevich (1877-1944); RUS [all files] The Angel Cried [4:33 · 4.2M] L.Makarenko, Soprano Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Bless the Lord, O My Soul [4:31 · 4.1M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor DAVYDOV, Stepan (1777-1825); RUS [all files] Lord in Heaven [6:47 · 6.2M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor DEGTYARYOV, Stepan Anikiyevich (1766-1813); RUS [all files] Minin and Pozharsky, or Liberation of Moscow (opera) I.Muratova, Olga, Pozharsky's wife (Soprano) M.Falkov, Prince Dimitri Trubetskoi, military leader (Tenor) A.Salnikov, Prince Dimitri Pozharsky (Tenor) I.Slutskovsky, Kuzma Minin (Tenor) A.Babykin, Avraami Palitsyn, the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra cellarer (Bass) Moscow State Academic Choir Moscow Teachers' Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra S.Skripka, Conductor Act 1 1.Introduction [7:41 · 10.6M] 2.Recitative: Citzens, prepare yourselves to hear the terrible news [1:26 · 2.0M] 3.Choir: Misfortune, calamity overtake us [3:30 · 4.8M] 4.Recitative and Aria: When a single cause unites all hearts [4:15 · 5.8M] 5.Choir: We Russians offer ourselves immediately [0:54 · 1.2M] 6.Duet and Choir: Great and omnipotent creator [3:37 · 5.0M] 7.Recitative and Choir: Let us go to Pozharsky [1:22 · 1.9M] Act 2 8.Introduction [4:31 · 6.2M] 9.Recitative and Duettino: What do I see? [3:04 · 4.2M] 10.Aria: Go forth to save freedom [4:32 · 6.2M] 11.Recitative: Sons of the motherland, I will go with you [2:58 · 4.1M] 12.Duet: Whenever I part from you [4:33 · 6.2M] 13.Recitative: Forgive, forgive me, my dear spouse [2:40 · 3.7M] 14.Aria: Love shows itself everywhere around us [4:13 · 5.8M] 15.Recitative: Prepare yourselves warriors [1:01 · 1.4M] 16.Trio and Choir: Behold the Most High, our help [4:13 · 5.8M] 17.Choral Fugue: To you, to you we all cry [3:01 · 4.1M] Act 3 18.Introduction [6:26 · 8.8M] 19.Recitative: The great deed is acomplished [1:48 · 2.5M] 20.Choir: Praise to Minin and Pozharsky [1:48 · 2.5M] 21.Choir: Honor the throne, the Law, the truth [2:50 · 3.9M] 22.Recitative: Posterity will not forget my fellow fighters [0:57 · 1.3M] 23.Trio: After the terror, the storms of war [3:37 · 5.0M] 24.Recitative: My husband, the Most High has saved you [2:27 · 3.4M] 25.Aria: Is there anything in the world more dear? [3:26 · 4.7M] 26.Choir: Oh, happy pair [0:46 · 1.1M] 27.Recitative: Not everything is brought to conclusion [1:29 · 2.0M] 28.Choir: Pozharsky liberated Russia [1:08 · 1.6M] 29.Recitative: Accept the consensus honored leader [1:27 · 2.0M] 30.Aria: I am not tempted by supreme power [4:09 · 5.7M] 31.Recitative: Great man, an example for all centuries [1:30 · 2.1M] 32.Choir: We exclaim "Praise to God!" [2:37 · 3.6M] 33.Choir: To You, Most Holy Lord of all creatures [1:44 · 2.4M] 34.Choral Fugue: Hear in the Height of Heaven [1:54 · 2.6M] My Lord, My Lord (Concerto for Choir) [11:15 · 10.3M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Don't Be Jealous (Concerto for Choir) [10:32 · 9.6M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor O, My Lord (Concerto for Choir) [9:39 · 8.8M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Come, come the Bride from Lebanon (Concerto for Choir) [7:23 · 6.8M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor Orthodox Trinity (Concerto for Choir) [7:58 · 7.3M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor DREIZEN, E. [all files] The Birch-Tree [4:02 · 3.7M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor GIBALIN, B. [all files] You are Tired (arr.Kozhevnikov) [2:43 · 2.5M] N.Astapenkova, Piano Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor GOUNOD, Charles (1818-93); FRA [all files] Ave verum [7:12 · 6.6M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor GRECHANINOV, Alexandr Tikhonovich (1864-1956); RUS [all files] Litany Supplication (From Liturgica Domestica, Op.79, No.6) [5:55 · 5.4M] N.Rudnevskaya, Organ Y.Otryganiyev, Bass Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor LOMAKIN, G. [all files] The Prayer (arr.Kozhevnikov) [3:45 · 3.4M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor LOTTI, Antonio (1667-1740); ITA [all files] Crucifixus (for six-voice choir) [4:16 · 3.9M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor RACHMANINOV, Sergey Vasilyevich (1873-1943); RUS/USA [all files] Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op.37 14.Risen from the Dead [3:54 · 3.6M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Rudnevsky, Conductor 15 Songs, Op.26 10.Before My Window (arr.choir) [2:13 · 2.0M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Nikolay (1844-1908); RUS [all files] 2 Choruses, Op.18 2.Tatarskiy polon (The Tartar Captivity) [6:00 · 5.5M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilich (1840-93); RUS [all files] The Sunrise (arr.Kozhevnikov) [4:38 · 4.3M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor YAKUSHENKO, I. [all files] I Was Walking in the Wood [5:32 · 5.1M] Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor YUROVSKY, V. [all files] The Music (arr.Kozhevnikov) [4:32 · 4.2M] N.Astapenkova, Piano Moscow State Academic Choir A.Kozhevnikov, Conductor

Andrey Kozhevnikov

The Moscow State Academic Choir is one of the oldest and most famous of Russian choruses. The choir was founded in 1956 by the venerated conductor Vladislav Sokolov, a winner of the Glinka State Prize of the Russian Federation, and a People's Artist of the USSR. Already in 1957, the chorus took first prize at the 6th World Youth and Students Festival in Russia, and has maintained a high profile ever since. The chorus has toured regularly not only in Russia, but also in Western Europe and Asia. A great number of choral works by Russian composers were given their debut by the Moscow State Academic Choir, including Prokofiev's Ivan the Terrible and Kabalevsky's Requiem. Within its broad repertory is a large number of Russian spiritual and patriotic works, the great choral scenes from various Russian operas, and choral versions of Russian and other folk melodies.

The Moscow State Academic Choir

In 1988, the baton of the Moscow State Choir was passed to Andrey Kozhevnikov, who had been Sokolov's assistant since 1970. Kozhevnikov, a People's Artist of the Russian Federation, and winner of several international competitions, was trained at the Moscow State Choir School and then at the Moscow Conservatory - studying with S.Kazansky and A.Sveshnikov. Under Kozhevnikov's leadership, the Moscow State Choir has resurrected a number of early Russian works, including Degtyarev's patriotic oratorio, Minin and Pozharsky - the first such Russian work, written on the eve of the Patriotic War of 1812; it is among the works featured here at the Classical Archives.

Reviews

      "The Moscow State Choir under Andrey Kozhevnikov opens its audience to a little-known layer of musical culture of the 17th-18th centuries. I give them my highest recommendations - such concerts help one to live."

Moscow News

      "It was during a tour of the Moscow State Choir that we truly learned how Russians can sing; their singing is dynamic, free, and magnificent...One loudly cries out, 'Da capo!'"

Linkoping (Sweden)

      "The wonderful melodic beauty of Byzantine chant was heard in the church. It penetrated right into the soul. How magnificent was the skill of the [Moscow State Choir] singers! The concert was unforgettable, we shall remember it forever with gratitude."

Gnossi (Greece)

The Moscow State Academic Choir email: leila17@hotbox.ru