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Russian Film Music VII

Russian Film Music VII

...of the many alluring tracks we should single out just a few for mention here. Khachaturian's "Waltz" from "Masquerade" (1944) is full of high spirited swagger. Tariverdiev's lovely "Waltz" from "17 Moments of Spring" (1973) is a most gentle and atmospheric piece, and Shostakovich's "Fuga" from "Golden Mountain" (1931) is a very exciting mix of heroic organ fanfares and galloping rhythms with sardonic touches. Another Shostakovich score is prominent – the lovely, fascinating, and dreamily romantic "Forever in Paris & Versailles" from "New Babylon" (1928)

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"The Train" by Kirill Molchanov from "White Bin Black Ear" (1977)
"Sicilliana" by Alexander Zhurbin from "The Moscow Saga" (1984)  
"Overture" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "A Year lasting a Lifetime" (1966)
"The Finn's Memories" by Tikhon Khrennikov from "Ruslan & Ludmilla" (1972)
"Madame Cory" by Maxim Dunaevsky from "Good Bye Mary Poppins" (1983)
"Introduction" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "The Fall of Berlin" (1949)
"Finale" by Alexander Sazepin from "The Red Tent" (1969)
"Waltz" by Aram Khacahturian from "Masquerade" (1944) 
"In the Hills of Manchzhuria" by Ilya Shatrov from "The Border Tiger Romance" (1906)
"Memory of the Dance" by Andrey Petrov from "The Office Romance" (1977)
"The Air Ballon" by Maxim Dunaevsky from "Good Bye Mary Poppins" (1983)
"In a Hurry" by Alexey Rybnikov from "Nanni with the Moustache" (1977)
"The Evening Landscape" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "The First Echelon" (1955)
"Wake up and Sing" by Gennady Gladkov from "The Gentleman of Fortune" (1971)
"Snow over Leningrad" by Mikael Tariverdiev from "The Irony of Destiny" (1976)
"March" by Andrey Petrov from "Speaking for the poor Huzzar" (1980)
"Song of Emila and Emil" by Gennady Gladkov from "Ordinary Miracle "(1978)
"Roads" Theme by Mikhael Tariverdiev, from "17 Moments of Spring" (1973)
"Waltz" by Mikhael Tariverdiev from "17 Moments of Spring" (1973)
"Moment" by Mikhael Tariverdiev from "17 Moments of Spring" (1973)
"By the River" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "The Young Guard" (1948)
"Rain" by Andrey Petrov from "The Office Romance" (1977)
"Lyric Theme" by Gennady Gladkov from "Ordinary Miracle" (1978)
"Overture" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "Blinski" (1950)
"About Love" by Evgeny Krylatov from "About Love" (1970)
"Adagio" by Tikhon Khrennikov from "Hussar's Ballad" (1962)
"Waltz" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "Return of Maxim" (1939)
"Waltz" by Andrey Petrov from "Beware of the Car" (1966)
"Theme" by Valery Zubkov from "Gipsy" (1979)
"Forever in Paris & Versailles" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "New Babylon" (1928)
"Promise Me Love" by Evgeny Krylatov from "The Aquanaut" (1979)
"Petersburg Nights" by Dmitry Kabalevsky from "Improvisation" (1934)
"Scherzo" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "The Young Guard" (1948)
"The Forest Sheep" by Evgeny Krylatov from "Oh, Anastasia" (1971)
"Melody" by Andrey Petrov from "Autumn Marathon" (1979)
"Fuga" by Dmitry Shostakovich from "Golden Mountain" (1931)

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Welcome to the world of Russian Film Music.

Portraying some of the most moving and thrilling music, the magnificent Russian Film Music "speaks" for itself.

"...some of the music is well known but the majority will probably be new to many ears. One should add here that these are idiosyncratic, but thoroughly authentic sounding Russian performances".

The Soviet period saw a vast production of mainly propaganda films, but in between there were films released without political overtones - some on historical themes. The sound tracks of which some scores no longer exist, were usually recorded by un-named studio ensembles and the sound quality was not always the best. However, since most of this music is unlikely to be known beyond Russia, it must be a secondary consideration and emphasis should instead be on the choice of the music.

Russian Film Music I and II were released in 2000 and 2003. Recorded with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Konstantin Krimets (RFM I) and Sergei Skripka (RFM II), the CD's received 5 star reviews like: "...here are a wonderful collection of Russian Film Music – crisp, first class performances of melodic music in excellent sound. "Every one of the tracks is a gem".

Russian Film Music I + II CD & DVD released 2013
Russian Film Music III CD & DVD – released 2012
Russian Film Music IV (The Best of Mikael Tariverdiev) archive film music released 2013
Russian Film Music V (The Best of Issac Schwartz) archive film music released 2013
Russian Film Music VI (The Best of Andrey Petrov) archive film music released 2013
Russian Film Music VII CD & DVD (the CD was released July 2015 - the DVD will be released in spring 2016)

Russian Film Music I	Russian Film Music II	Russian Film Music I + II CD & DVD
Russian Film Music III CD & DVD	Russian Film Music IV	Russian Film Music V
Russian Film Music VI	Russian Film Music VII