Russian Songwriter

1. My Little Room

2. Gertuda

3. Nikita of Riazan

4. China

5. Three Sisters

6. Little Swallow

7. My Lady (Gosudaryna)

8. Fate's Rusty Pail

9. Vanka Morosov

10. Fastest Plane on Earth

11. Tarusa

12. Dubrovsky

13. Mares of Reckless Abandon

14. Garçon Number 2

15. Russian Nirvana

Russian Songwriter,Boris Grebenshikov,Naxos,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Russia,Russia / Eastern Europe,Russian,Singer/Songwriter,World Music

Average customer rating: What ?? Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.) A let down The definitive Paul Robeson compilation

The Essential Paul Robeson Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Robeson, Paul | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Paul Robeson Live at Carnegie Hall Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" & Other Favorites Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital Paul Robeson, Vol. 1 Paul Robeson, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00005B15R Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Ol' Man River
2. Steal Away
3. Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
4. Water Boy
5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
6. Deep River
7. Lonesome Road
8. Mighty Lak' A Rose
9. Rockin' Chair
10. When It's Sleepy-time Down South
11. Mah Lindy Lou
12. My Curly Headed Baby
13. Carry Me Back To Green Pastures
14. Lazy Bones
15. St. Louis Blues
16. Congo Lullaby
17. Canoe Song
18. Shenandoah
19. I Still Suits Me
20. Summertime
21. It Ain't Necessarily So
22. Just A-Wearyin' For you
23. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
24. Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day

Tracks:

1. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child/Minstrel Man
2. Git On Board, Li'l Children/Dere's No Hidin' Place
3. Go Down, Moses
4. Bear De Burden/All God's Chillun Got Wings
5. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
6. Got The South In My Soul
7. Blue Prelude
8. Fat Li'l Feller Wid His Mammy's Eyes/Shortnin' Bread
9. Wagon Wheels
10. The Banjo Song
11. Love Song
12. Climbing Up (Mountain Song)
13. All Through The Night
14. Mood Indigo
15. At Dawning
16. An Eriskay Love Lilt
17. Trees
18. Jerusalem
19. The Cobbler's Song
20. A Perfect Day
21. Sylvia
22. Sea Fever
23. King Joe (The Joe Louis Blues)
24. The Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
25. My Old Kentucky Home

Customer Reviews:

What ??.......2006-12-10

The idiot from Virginia thought it a bit strange that an American black man would give the communists a chance. Looking back from modern perspective is easier than what he had to go on in the thirtes. Gee, I wonder why a black man would do that after all that southern hospitality, segregation, and steady work you gave the "black folk". Not to mention all those nighttime campfires you had going in their honor.
While I might be from New York I certainly would not be called a bleeding heart liberal but I can certainly understand why the poor soul was looking elsewhere. You are either ignorant of history and its influences on people or you are a totally unsympathetic jackass!!

Nice Voice, but not a nice person...(read on, pls.).......2006-01-07

Paul Robeson, who was brainwashed into
beleiving Communist rhetoric (which is
strange as hell for an Amer-I-can black
man). A good singing voice but all cover
songs! Come on, Paul!

A let down.......2004-09-24

I own several Robeson recordings and purchased this one with high hopes as it has a great selection of tracks. Unfortunately given the excellent recording quality of "Songs for Free Men" and "The Paul Robeson Oddyssey", the remasters from what I assume are 78's and possibly radio are a let down and mar what could have been an excellent album.

The definitive Paul Robeson compilation.......2003-09-19

This 2 CD set of Paul Robeson is the definitive collection providing a decent overview of his work in 50 tracks all wonderfully restored from 78s as usual for ASV, with spirituals, show tunes, Shakespeare-like readings, and more done with a trademark bass voice and orchestration that backs up Paul perfectly and he would later be one of the first civil rights activists. The first disc is a reissue of the single disc "Ol' Man River-His 25 Greatest" on ASV containing "Ol' Man River," "Mighty Like a Rose," "Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho," "Carry Me Back To Green Pastures," "Lazy Bones," and many more classics which is also available here at Amazon for those who only want a single disc of Paul's work and the 2nd disc contains 25 more classics including "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen," "The Old Folks At Home," "My Old Kentucky Home," "Wagon Wheels," "Git On Board, Little Children," and many more. In other words, all 50 of these tracks are essential to any early pop, folk, gospel, blues, etc. music fan and this is the set to introduce yourself to his work in a convenient 2 CD package with the usual great liner notes and details on the original 78s ASV provides with each CD released in their Living Era series.

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Paul Robeson, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Robeson, Paul | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Paul Robeson, Vol. 1 Ballad for Americans Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" & Other Favorites Green Pastures Ol' Man River: His 25 Greatest ASIN: B000000WUH Release Date: 1993-01-04

Tracks:

1. Down In Lovers Lane
2. Swing Along
3. Bear De Burden - All God's Chillun Got Wings
4. Witness
5. Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho
6. De Ole Ark's A-Movering
7. Ezekiel Saw De Wheel
8. Scandalise My Name
9. Sinner Please Doan' Let This Harves' Pass
10. Work All De Summer
11. Didn't My Loard Deliver Daniel?
12. Dere's A Man Goin' Roun' Takin' Names
13. Shenandoah
14. Say It With Song: Little Pal
15. The Show Boat: Lonesome Road
16. Virginia: Roll Away, Clouds
17. King Solomon's Mines: Ho! Ho!
18. King Solomon's Mines: Climbing Up
19. Song Of Freedom
20. Song Of Freedom: Sleepy River
21. Trees
22. No! John No!
23. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
24. There Is A Green Hill
25. Nearer, My God, To Thee
26. Fat Little Fellow - Mama's Little Baby-Love

Average customer rating: Czarist nostalgia! One of Russia's best-known post-1960s pop musicians Russian genius Long Overdue

Russian Songwriter Boris Grebenshikov Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Radio Silence Refuge ASIN: B000088EBI Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

1. My Little Loom
2. Gertruda
3. Nikita Of Riazan
4. China
5. Three Sisters
6. Little Swallow
7. My Lady (Gosudaryna)
8. Fate's Rusty Pail
9. Vanka Morosov
10. The Fastest Plane On Earth
11. Tarusa
12. Dubrovsky
13. The Mares Of Reckless Abandon
14. Garcon Number 2
15. Russian Nirvana

Customer Reviews:

Czarist nostalgia!.......2006-08-17

I have no idea why BG is categorized as "Soviet". Yes, he was from the Soviet era, but there is nothing Soviet in his repertoire, at least in this collection. Every song is filled with nostalgia for the Orthodox Russia of the 19th century. In the song "Dubrovskiy" a 19th century hero returnes to modern Russia that is ravaged by atheism and despair. Grebenshikov presents Dubrovskiy almost as an apostolic figure. I cry every time I hear that song, because Dubrovskiy is one of my favorite characters in Russian literature.

Also, Grebenshikov called himself a Celtophile. Indeed, Celtic influences are very obvious in his works. "Nikita of Riazan" begins almost like a song by Solas or Altan (or any other Irish folk band). His use of flute, fiddle and even bagpipes seems perfectly appropriate. There is evidence suggesting that Celts and Slavs share a genetic link, and Grebenshikov's album clearly proves that theory.

The bottomline is, you don't you have to be Russian or speak Russian to love this album. The themes and the sounds are universal. They appeal to your noble, gallant side.

One of Russia's best-known post-1960s pop musicians.......2003-03-18

This fellow is hailed as a Russian Bob Dylan and more generally as one of his country's great rock-pop heroes... However, this collection showcase his later work as a sensitive singer-songwriter type, more of a Jacques Brel-styled, soft-orchestral pop crooner. At any rate, this is is a nice collection by one of Russia's most prominent pop stars of the '70s and '80s, a generously programmed set in which Slavic syllables never sounded so sweet.

Russian genius.......2003-02-24

For any Russian, Boris Grebenschikov (BG) will need no introdution: As the governing genius behind the category-defying Russian rock-reggae-blues-folk collective Aquarium (Akvarium), he's been a dominant figure on the Russian music scene for nearly 30 years. For Americans, however--who will probably only be familiar with BG as the "perestroika poster-boy" who released one quickly-forgotten English language album in the U.S. in the late1980's (the Dave Stewart-produced arena-rock travesty "Radio Silence"; easily the worst album in BG's entire, enormous discography)--this new compilation provides a good introduction to Russia's finest songwriter. The tracks on this album (culled from a half dozen albums released during the early-to-mid 1990's) have been chosen to showcase Grebenschikov's riffs on the Russian folk and bardic traditions, and include a handful covers of some of his influences from earlier eras of Russian music, such as Bulat Okudzhava and Alexander Vertinskii. Although the tracks chosen present only one facet of a multi-faceted talent--as adept at blistering rock-n-roll as he is at the mellower, folk-tinged tunes on display here--it's still a great place for neophytes to discover one of Russia's treasures, and the songs chosen are consistent enough in sound that those not in-the-know would never guess that it's a compilation of previously released material from various sources. Liner notes in four languages (Russian, English, French and German) provide guidance for those who don't know Russian: They don't begin to capture the poetry of the Russian originals, but at least they capture the general sense of classics such as "The Fastest Airplane, " "Dubrovskii," and the (awkward-sounding in English) "Mares of Reckless Abandon." Kudos to Naxos for putting BG in print in the U.S. after all these years!

Long Overdue.......2003-02-19

No single collection can capture the wide range of styles through which Grebenshikov has romped in the past twenty years, so the NAXOS WORLD folks have wisely chosen songs which emphasize the "World Music" side of things. RUSSIAN SONGWRITER brings together a selection of Grebenshikov/Akvarium's post-Soviet work, including a few non-Grebenshikov songs of the particularly Russian "Guitar Poet" genre. The album is mellow and beautiful, built around Boris's voice, acoustic guitars, accordions, and a host of other instruments. For the ill-informed and Russian-challenged, it includes liner notes along with lyrics in Russian, English, German and French. If you don't know Grebenshikov's work, this is a great place to start.

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Dark Rodeo Manufacturer: Out of Round ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAD3TS Release Date: 2002-01-22

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Good Things Are Coming My Way Yelena Manufacturer: Yelena ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAKNFU Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Songs in the Night
2. Greater Plan
3. Good Things Coming My Way
4. God's Love Is Perfect
5. Mercies
6. I Come to You
7. For You
8. Surround Me with Your Prayers
9. I Will Be Gold
10. Unconditionally
11. Wait
12. Mercies Remix

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Horse in the Window Elaine Buckholtz Manufacturer: Out of Round ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAD3TI Release Date: 2002-01-22

Tracks:

1. Daylight Passing Ships
2. Passing Calm
3. Twinkle Twinkle
4. When I Was Mongolian
5. Take Me for a Fool
6. Open Window
7. Zither Drum Song
8. Dark Clouds
9. Horse in the Window
10. Dark Clouds Reprise
11. Clear Water

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Berlin Lieder Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Tin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000056ICB Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

1. (Overature) Alexander's Ragtime Band - Dick Hyman
2. Grizzly Bear - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman
3. Let Me Sing And I'm Happy - Robert White/Dick Hyman
4. Let Yourself Go - Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
5. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails/Steppin' Out With My Baby - Robert White/Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
6. Let's Face The Music And Dance - Dick Hyman
7. How Deep Is The Ocean? - Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
8. Roses Of Yesterday - Robert White/Dick Hyman
9. Puttin' On The Ritz - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman
10. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning/This Is The Army Mr. Jones - Robert White/Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
11. That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune - Robert White/Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
12. Blue Skies - Dick Hyman
13. Snookey Ookums - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman
14. Change Partners - Robert White/Dick Hyman
15. Heat Wave - Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
16. Smile And Show Your Dimple - Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
17. Easter Parade - Robert White/Dick Hyman
18. Suppertime - Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
19. All Alone - Robert White/Dick Hyman
20. Pack Up Your Sins - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman
21. Always - Marilyn Horne/Dick Hyman
22. Cheek To Cheek - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman
23. White Christmas - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman
24. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman
25. Russian Lullaby - Dick Hyman
26. God Bless America - Marilyn Horne/Robert White/Dick Hyman

Rock Music:

1. Sacudin Ben Samba: Colecao Samba Soul [Import]
2. Sahara
3. Serie Raizes Do Samba [Import]
4. Shango
5. Shanti Shanti
6. So Danco Samba [Import]
7. Soh Daiko Taiko Drum Ensemble
8. Solo lo Mejor de Atahualpa Yupanqui [Import]
9. Soul of Angola Anthology: 1965-1975
10. Steel Drum Buffet

Rock Music

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