A Russian Night

Mikhail Glinka - Ivan Susanin (A Life For The Tsar), Иван Сусанин Music

Posted by Boma at May 27, 2009

A Life for the Tsar (Russian: Жизнь за царя, Zhizn' za tsarya), as it is known in English, although its original name was Ivan Susanin (Russian: Иван Сусанин) is a "patriotic-heroic tragic opera" in five acts with an epilogue by Mikhail Glinka. The original Russian libretto, based on historical events, was written by Nestor Kukolnik, Yegor Fyodorovich Rozen, Vladimir Sollogub and Vasily Zhukovsky. It was one of the first Russian operas to be known outside Russia.

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Nuit d'ete en Ville / Summer Night in Town - Michel Deville (1990) [Repost] Movies

Posted by mihalo1988 at May 23, 2012

Nuit d'ete en Ville / Summer Night in Town - Michel Deville (1990) [Repost]

Having made love for the first time, a young couple attempt to get to know one another. Neither had expected anything more than a one-night stand when he, Louis, accepted an invitation from her, Emilie, back to her apartment one hot summer’s evening. As they talk, they enter into each other’s lives, and it becomes clear that their relationship will last well beyond the next morning…

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Jaan Kross and Russian Culture (ACTA Slavica Estonica) eBooks & eLearning

Posted by lengen at Jan. 16, 2017

Jaan Kross and Russian Culture (ACTA Slavica Estonica) by Lea Pild
English | Dec. 31, 2012 | ISBN: 9949322014 | 257 Pages | PDF | 6 MB

This volume is devoted to the interrelations of the prominent Estonian writer Jaan Kross (1920-2007) with Russian literature and culture. It includes contributions on the poetics of some of Kross' works (The Czar's Madman, Professor Martens' Departure, Michelson's Matriculation, The Third Range of Hills, A Hard Night for Dr. Karell) and his translations from Russian (e.g. D. Samoilov's poetry and A. Griboedov's The Misfortune of Being Clever).

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"Twelve Days at Nuku Hiva: Russian Encounters and Mutiny in the South Pacific" by Elena Govor eBooks & eLearning

Posted by exLib at June 2, 2013

"Twelve Days at Nuku Hiva: Russian Encounters and Mutiny in the South Pacific" by Elena Govor
PACIFIC HISTORY
University of Hawai‘i Press | 2010 | ISBN: 0824833686 9780824833688 | 320 pages | PDF | 6 M

This book emerged from a research project, ‘Tatau/tattoo: Embodied art and cultural exchange’, funded by the Getty Grant Program (2002–2004), which provided the initial support for the search for forgotten Russian documentation on the first Russian expedition in the South Pacific.

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Russian Fairy Tales and Folklore: Collection of Timeless Tales from Russian Mythology eBooks & eLearning

Posted by TiranaDok at Sept. 19, 2024

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Russian Fairy Tales and Folklore: Collection of Timeless Tales from Russian Mythology eBooks & eLearning

Posted by TiranaDok at Sept. 19, 2024

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Paata Burchuladze - Arias from operas & Russian folk songs (1991) Music

Posted by amadi at March 27, 2011

Deep and of a beautiful timbre voice pouring down powerfully and with inspiration, artistic intuition along with the virtuosic technique permit Paata Burchuladze to create vivid vocal images both in opera and in a concert programme. After listening to Burchuladze in "Boris Godunov" the outstanding conductor Herbert von Karajan exclaimed: "He is a second Shalyapin!"

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Sergey Orekhov. Russian guitar (1986) Music

Posted by Andrianov at Oct. 17, 2008

Sergey Orekhov. Russian guitar (1986)

Genre: Instrumental | APE + CUE | 00:34:38 | 186,6 mb

Orekhov Sergey (1935-1998) - an outstanding Russian 7-string guitar player (fluent also a 6-string guitar, but not publicly spoken). Combines the gift of genius improviser, performer and composer. Much was made to create a Russian national guitar repertoire. Author of numerous arrangements for guitar Russian folk songs and romances.

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Russian State Symphony Orchestra - Cantata Profana - Zdravitsa (1957/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at March 15, 2021

Russian State Symphony Orchestra - Cantata Profana - Zdravitsa (1957/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 33:17 minutes | 511 MB
Classical | Label: Period Records, Official Digital Download

Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky, CBE (4 May 1931 – 16 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, People's Artist of the USSR (1976), and Hero of Socialist Labour (1990).

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Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) - Ivan Susanin (A Life for the Tsar), M.Mikhailov, A.Melik-Pashayev, V.Nebolsin Music

Posted by pmarkov at Oct. 30, 2008

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857) - Ivan Susanin (A Life for the Tsar), M.Mikhailov, A.Melik-Pashayev, V.Nebolsin
Recorded in Moscow, 1947 and 1950
3CD | FLAC/MP3-160kbps-MONO + cue | 553.0/233.3Mb | 3:22:45 | Rec. 1947 & 1950 | NAXOS Historical

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