Alexander Zelkin Sings Meadowland and Other Russian Songs, Old and New

This collection of soulful and rousing Russian folk songs is sung by baritone Alexander Zelkin, born in France of a Russian father and French mother. Zelkin is accompanied by a small band and plays the balalaika (a triangle-shaped 3-stringed instrument).

Listeners may recognize “Meadowland” (“Polyushko-Polye”) and “On the Sunny Meadow” (“Na Solnechnoy Polyanochke”) as Soviet Red Army staples by composers Lev Knipper and Vasily Solovyev-Sedoy. Liner notes include full transcription of songs in English, Russian, and transliterated Russian.

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Track Listing

101	Lyuba	Alexander Zelkin	02:19
102	Old Waltz (Starinyi Vals)	Alexander Zelkin	03:23
103	Meadowland (Polyushko-Polye)	Alexander Zelkin	02:56
104	Song of a Friend (Pyesnya Druga)	Alexander Zelkin	03:27
105	By the Old Oak Tree (Kak U Duba Starovo)	Alexander Zelkin	03:18
106	When I am Drunk (Kogda Ya Pyan)	Alexander Zelkin	02:43
201	The Young Lad (Malchishka)	Alexander Zelkin	02:58
202	The Coach Is Racing (Vot Mchitsa Troika)	Alexander Zelkin	03:33
203	Tachanka	Alexander Zelkin	02:47
204	Beloved City (Lyubimyi Gorod)	Alexander Zelkin	02:48
205	Strolling Home (Provozhaniye)	Alexander Zelkin	02:20
206	Cornflowers (Vasilyochki)	Alexander Zelkin	03:59
207	On the Sunny Meadow (Na Solnechnoi Polyanochke)	Alexander Zelkin	02:59