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Songs and Dances of the Ukraine

Various Artists
Songs and Dances of the Ukraine
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
The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players with Ivan Kozlovsky
03:00  
102
The Ukrainian State Orchestra of Folk Instruments
02:16  
103
The Ukrainian State Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with Nikolai Fokin
03:36  
104
Ukrainian Dumka Chorus
01:25  
105
The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players with Boris Hmirya
04:01  
106
The Ukrainian State Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with Halina Sholina
03:25  
107
Boris Hmirya and Lev Ostrin
02:09  
108
The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players
01:50  
201
The Ukrainian Cappella Bandura Players with Ivan Kozlovsky
03:59  
202
The Ukrainian State Orchestra of Folk Instruments
02:35  
203
Nina Pavlenko, Valentina Tretyakova, and Tamara Polishchuk
02:40  
204
Boris Hmirya and Lev Ostrin
01:58  
205
The Ukrainian State Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with Elizaveta Chavdar
02:53  
206
The Ukrainian Radio Ensemble of Bandura Players
02:56  
207
The Ukrainian Radio Ensemble of Bandura Players with Vladlena Yalkut
03:03  
208
Children's Chorus and Orchestra of Kaliningrad with Ivan Kozlovsky
02:18