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Songs and Dances of the Ukraine, Vol. 1 (LP edition)

Various Artists
Songs and Dances of the Ukraine, Vol. 1 (LP edition)
This 1957 release from Monitor Records presents a variety of traditional Ukrainian folk music: joyous and boisterous dance music (“Hutsulka”), moody and contemplative Cossack ballads (“The Cossacks Are Whistling”), and songs reflecting traditional life. The musical ensembles, recorded in Ukraine, play a variety of Ukrainian folk instruments, including Ukraine’s national instrument, the bandura, a zither with 31–68 strings. Liner notes include brief descriptions of the songs and a set of lyrics in Ukrainian.

Track Listing

101
Zasvistali Kozachenki (The Cossacks are Whistling) The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players with Ivan Kozlovsky 03:00  
102
Hutsulka The Ukrainian State Orchestra of Folk Instruments 02:16  
103
Vechirnia Pisnia (Evening Star) The Ukrainian State Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with Nikolai Fokin 03:36  
104
Dudarik (The Fifer) Ukrainian Dumka Chorus 01:25  
105
Vziav Bi Ya Banduru (The Enamored Bandura Player) The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players with Boris Hmirya 04:01  
106
Oi, Ne Sviti Misiachenku (Do Not Shine Bright Moon) The Ukrainian State Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with Halina Sholina 03:25  
107
Vechir Na Dvori (Evening in the Country) Boris Hmirya and Lev Ostrin 02:09  
108
Kucheriava Katerina (Curly-Headed Catherine) The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players 01:50  
201
Sontze Nizenko (The Sett'ng Sun) The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players with Ivan Kozlovsky 03:59  
202
Kozachok The Ukrainian State Orchestra of Folk Instruments 02:35  
203
Oi Ne Morhaite Divchata (Girls Do Not Wink) Nina Pavlenko, Valentina Tretyakova, and Tamara Polishchuk 02:40  
204
Pro Divchinonku (About a Young Maiden) Boris Hmirya and Lev Ostrin 01:58  
205
Handzia The Ukrainian State Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with Elizaveta Chavdar 02:53  
206
Oi, Divchina, Shumit Hai (Oh, Maiden, The Frost Rustles) The Ukrainian Radio Ensemble of Bandura Players 02:56  
207
Raz V Vishniovom ' u Sadochku (Once in a Cherry Orchard) The Ukrainian Radio Ensemble of Bandura Players with Vladlena Yalkut 03:03  
208
Na Mistochku (At the Little Bridge) Children's Chorus and Orchestra of Kaliningrad with Ivan Kozlovsky 02:18