Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Russian Songs from the War Years (DVD)

A magnificent concert event. As the Russian journalist Elena Karakoleva writes, "These songs were known and loved by everybody in this country. A number of highly talented composers and poets were among their authors, and no Soviet family get-together could pass without these songs being sung by all of the guests.... [This concert] given by Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the vast 6,500 seat hall of the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow [made us feel] happy and united, because the music reminded us of the meaning of life and of our great cultural heritage." Booklet includes complete texts and translations.
Color, Stereo, 59 minutes, 4:3, All regions

Songs
Soldiers Are Coming (K. Molchanov ­ M. L’vovsky)
Dark is the Night (N. Bogoslovsky ­ V. Agatov)
Unexpected Waltz (M. Fradkin ­ Ye. Dolmatovsky)
The Roads (A. Novikov ­ L. Oshanin)
On a Nameless Hill (V. Basner ­ M. Matusovsky)
Somewhere Far Away (M. Tariverdiev ­ R. Rozhdestvensky)
Katyusha (M. Blanter ­ M. Isakovsky)
The Hills of Manchuria (I. Shatrov ­ A. Mashistov)
The Sacred Stone (M. Matusovsky ­ A. Zharov)
The Lonely Accordion ( B. Mokrousov ­ M. Isakovsky)
Cranes (Ya. Frenkel ­ R. Gamzatov)
The Last Battle (M. Nozhkin)
My Moscow (I. Dunaevsky ­ M. Lisiansky, S. Agaranian)

Dimitry Hvorostosky, baritone
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, conductor
with
Style of Five Ensemble; Evgeny Stetsuk, Music Director
Yale Alumni Chorus; Dr. Robert Blocker, Music Director
Spiritual Revival Choir; Lev Kontorovitch, Music Director
Concert Recorded at the State Kremlin Palace, Moscow, April 8, 2003