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