Isadora And Esenin

Isadora (The loves of Isadora) - by Karel Reisz (1968)

Isadora is a 1968 biographical film which tells the story of celebrated American dancer Isadora Duncan. It stars Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox and Jason Robards. The movie was adapted by Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble and Clive Exton from the books My Life by Isadora and Isadora, an Intimate Portrait by Sewell Stokes. It was directed by Karel Reisz.

Sviridov - Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian poets, poem in Memory of Sergei Esenin (1991)
EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | TT 67:11 | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | RAR 294.53 MB (3% Recovery)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00215 | 1991

"Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets" are five small poems. "Poem in Memory of Sergei Esenin" is one of the 20th-century's major musical compositions. The "Poem" is a highly original composition both in its concept and its artistic embodiment, with a lot of new discoveries. G. Sviridov interpreted anew one of the greatest Russian poetic works of the 20th century. He was able not only to see in Esenin a fine lyricist but a truly national poet, who shared his country's lot during the fateful years of its history. Addressing himself to Esenin. Sviridov was the first to speak seriously in music of the fate of Russian people during the revolution.

Rostislav Boiko - Choruses & Romances on verses by Isaakyan, Pushkin, Esenin - Polynsky, Tevlin (1991)
Melodiya | USSR | SUCD 10-00267 | 1991 | 1 CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (img + cue), LOG | Covers (jpg 300 dpi) | TT 58:24 | RAR 246 MB + 3% Recovery
Classical / Choir / Vocal

Rostislav Boiko (b. 1931) RSFSR Merited Worker in Arts, laureate of the RSFSR State Prize, is a representative of the Moscow composer school, with its old and rich traditions. Rostislav Boiko, pupil of Alexander Sveshnikov (at the Moscow Choral College) and Aram Khachaturian (at the Moscow Conservatoire) began his creative activity at the end of the 40s. One of his first works were romances on verses by Avetik Isaakyan, performed by Nikolai Gyaurov. Since that time though Boiko has been working fruitfully in different genres, he still keeps inclination to choral and solo vocal music, where his musical gift, art culture and mastership shown most bright and full.