Moscow Nights: Popular Russian Hits

Recorded in the former Soviet Union, this recording is a collection of Russian popular music, some dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Although American popular music was generally excluded from the Soviet Union, Russian composers would occasionally use the music styles of American bands from the 1940s in writing their popular music compositions. Listeners will recognize “Moscow Nights,” know in America as “Midnight in Moscow,” and W.C. Handy’s “St Louis Blues” played by a trio of Russian guitarists.

Track Listing

101	Podmoskovni Vechera (Moscow Nights)	Vladimir Troshin and the Women's Chorus and Radio Concert Orchestra	04:26
102	Tuchi Nad Gorodo Vstali (Clouds Over the Town)	Mark Berness, Anatoli Shalayev and N. Krilov	02:01
103	Odinokaya Garmon (Lonely Accordion)	George Ots and the Estonian Radio Orchestra	02:55
104	Katiusha	Larissa Avdeyeva and the Radio Concert Orchestra	02:13
105	Song of Roshchin	Mark Berness	02:37
106	Otchevo, Pochemu (Why?)	Vladimir Troshin	02:24
107	Siniye Sumerki (Blue Twilight)	Nina Dorda	03:19
108	Accordion Waltz	Boris Tikhonov and the Radio Concert Orchestra	03:18
201	St. Louis Blues	Yuri Greschenko, Victor Mironov, and Alexei Yakushev	03:17
202	First Love Waltz	Rashid Beibutov and the State Orchestra	02:59
203	Podi Poproboi, Ogadai-ka (Try and Guess!)	Vera Krosovitskaya and the Radio Stage Orchestra	03:18
204	Uslish Menya, Khoroshaya (Hear Me Out, My Pretty One!)	George Ots and the Estonian Radio Orchestra	02:20
205	Lunni Vals (Moon Waltz)	Alla Solenkova and the Radio Concert Orchestra	02:46
206	Yesli Lyubish (If You Love)	Vitali Vlassov	03:44
207	Vsegda s Toboi (Always with You)	Alexander Tsfasman	03:15