His Majesty Bayan

Description

All facets of this beloved folk instrument were showcased at the concert "His Majesty the Bayan" performed by the Russian Folk Instruments Orchestra of the Academic Choir of Russian Song of the Orpheus Television and Radio Broadcasting Center, under the direction of Nikolai Azarov.

The program featured music from a wide range of styles and eras – from Bach's Grand Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor and Sibelius's "Sad Waltz" to Vyacheslav Semyonov's "Kalina Krasnaya" and Viktor Gridin's "Rassypukha."

PROGRAM:

Mikhail Glinka. Overture to the opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila";

Georgy Shenderev. Suite "Meadow Patterns";

Alfred Grünfeld. Paraphrase on Waltz Themes by Johann Strauss;

Jan Sibelius. Sad Waltz;

Johann Sebastian Bach. Grand Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor;

Vyacheslav Semyonov. In Memory of Vasily Shukshin. Fantasy on the Theme of Yan Frenkel's Song "Kalina Krasnaya";

Viktor Gridin. Rassypukha;

Georgian Folk Dance "Davluri";

Viktor Gridin. Gypsy Rhapsody.

PERFORMERS:

Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments of the Orpheus Television and Radio Broadcasting Center,