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Soviet and Russian composer
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Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2017-12-27 10:03:34
Death of a Soviet-era composer whom every Russian child knew
The death has been announced of Vladimir Shainsky, a folksy composer who created the soundtracks for the childrens’ television series Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile. He was 92. Shainsky had been living in Caifornia since 2007. Russian readers, prepare to shed a tear.
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2015-12-12 22:08:02
Rumbarocco Grooves with Baroque
[…] commenced with Senhora Del Mundo, another anonymous folk melody. Though somewhat somber and subdued, it gave rise to an equally enthralling moment; as the bass provided a consistent pulse, the percussion shared their softer side, delicately accompanying the more gossamer melody. Then Rumbarroco treated the audience to a sample from its recently released album. As arranged by Gutiérrez and her colleagues, Gena the Crocodile, a children’s song written for a Russian children’s show by Vladimir Shainsky, took on a much more complex and exciting life, as hints of Yiddish melody mixed with Afro-Latin Jazz. The first half closed with arrangements of three dances from the Spanish Baroque, one anonymous, the others by Santiago de Murcia and Juan Arañés, respectively. Vaya de Xacaras, by Guatemalan classical era composer Rafael Antonio Castellanos opened the second half. Perhaps the most traditionally performed piece on the program, though it still received improvisatory stylings. La […]
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