Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia
- Album ID:
- A-051(a)
- Publisher:
- Fiesta Record Compny
- Liner notes:
- Recorded in Europe
- Language:
- Russian
- Provenance:
- Gift of Jerry Wasserman in memory of his father, Mark Wasserman, November 2001
- Genre:
- Folk/ Orchestral
- Where produced:
- New York, New York
- Number of tracks:
- 8
Contents
Svietit Miesiatz
- Also known as:
- Brightly Shines the Moon
- Genre:
- Instrumental/ Dance
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32976
- Arranger:
- Cherry, R.
- Arranger:
- Alter, Louis
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
Kazbek
- Author:
- Traditional
- Genre:
- Folk/Caucasian Love Song
- Subject:
- Wandering, wine, women and song.
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32977
- Bass-baritone soloist:
- Cassen, Gerald
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Arranger:
- Alter, Louis
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Russian
- Style:
- Concert
Along the River Volga (Medley)
- Author:
- Traditional
- Genre:
- Folk/Medley
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32978
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Arranger:
- Cherry, R.
- Arranger:
- Alter, Louis
- Bass-baritone soloist:
- Cassen, Gerald
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- "Notchenka," "Rassposhol," "Uchar Kupetz," "Na Poslednyouyou Pyatyorku"
- Language:
- Russian
- Style:
- Concert
Niet Niet Nie Chotchoo
- Author:
- Traditional
- Genre:
- Folk/Russian Gypsy
- Subject:
- Maiden refusing to give up the pleasures of youth.
- Song comment:
- Title translates: "No, No, I Do Not Want."
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32980
- Arranger:
- Lefkowitch, Henry — לעפֿקאָװיטש, הענרי
- Bass-baritone soloist:
- Cassen, Gerald
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Russian
- Style:
- Concert
An Evening in Moscow (Medley)
- Also known as:
- Vetcher V. Moskwe
- Also known as:
- Moskowski Vetcher
- Genre:
- Folk/Instrumental Medley
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32981
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Arranger:
- Alter, Louis
- Arranger:
- Cherry, R.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
Bayoushki Bayou
- Genre:
- Folk/Lullaby
- Subject:
- Sleep my sad, shy one…
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32982
- Bass-baritone soloist:
- Cassen, Gerald
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Russian
- Style:
- Concert
Sounds of Eastern Europe (Medley)
- Genre:
- Medley of popular Yiddish song melodies.
- Song comment:
- Credited as "traditional" and representing different nationalities of Russia.
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32983
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Arranger:
- Alter, Louis
- Arranger:
- Cherry, R.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
Korubushka — קאָרובושקאַ
- Also known as:
- The Village Peddler
- Also known as:
- Yoshke Der Pedler
- Genre:
- Russian/Folk
- Additional song notes:
- Based upon a poem with the same name by Nikolai Alekeevich Nekrasov published in 1861
- Related information in folder 883:
- Comments:
- !. Artical from Wikipedia as of Jan 25, 2009 under title "Korobeiniki" providing historical background , and original, transliterated and tranlated lyrics of "Korubushka".
- On album:
- A-051(a) (Louis Alter Echoes of Old Russia)
- Track ID:
- 32984
- Bass-baritone soloist:
- Cassen, Gerald
- Orchestra:
- Louis Alter and His Balalaika Orchestra
- Arranger:
- Alter, Louis
- Arranger:
- Cherry, R.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Concert