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Around the Samovar

The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan
Around the Samovar The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble presents a variety of Russian and Ukrainian instrumental folk music played on the balalaika and the domra, an instrument similar to the balalaika. Composed of seven musicians, the ensemble performs arrangements of a Russian sailor’s dance, a Tchaikovsky piano piece, two waltzes, and a polka, among others. The album includes a mix of lively and slow pieces and is a showcase for balalaika virtuosity. Liner notes include song titles and a description of the instruments used on this recording.

Track Listing

101
Gypsy Medley: Zakhochu, Polyublyu / Ty Ne Ezdi Mily K Yaru / Makhorka (If I Want to, I Shall Love You / Do Not Drive to the Yar, My Love) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 03:50  
102
Na Sopkakh Manzhurii (Manchurian Waltz) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 02:21  
103
Russian Medley No. 1: Ne Brani Menya, Rodnaya / Vo Pole Beroza Stoyala / Sama Sadik Ya Sadila / Barynya (Mother, Do Not Scold Me / A Birch Tree Stood in the Meadow / I Planted the Garden / Madame) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 05:02  
104
V Tserkvi (At Church) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 03:58  
105
Dve Gitary (Two Guitars) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 03:09  
106
Svetit Mesyats (Brightly Shines the Moon) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 02:29  
107
Zakuvala Ta Siva Zozulya (The Grey Cuckoo Called) - Ukrainian Folk Song The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 03:18  
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Russian Medley No. 2: Vydu-l Ya Na Rechenku / Korobushka / Ekhal S Yarmarki Ukhar Kupets / Mal'chiki (Shall I Go to the Stream? / Village Peddlers / The Jolly Merchant Returns from the Fair / Happy Boys) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 02:52  
202
Yablochka (Russian Sailor's Dance) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 04:16  
203
Two Russian Folk Songs: To Ne Veter Vetku Klonit / Ya S Komarikom Plyasala (Bending Branch / I Danced with a Mosquito) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 04:47  
204
Kolokol'chiki (Troika Bells Polka) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 02:26  
205
Ukrainian Folk Song Medley: Raz, Dva, Tri / Oy, Ya Neschasni / Divka V Sinyakh Stoyala / Oy, Ne Khody, Grytsyu / Kozachok (One, Two, Three / I Am Unhappy / The Girl Stood in the Doorway / Do Not Go, Gritzu) The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 05:03  
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Fawn Waltz The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble, Mark Selivan 03:37