Boris Christoff - Song of the Volga Boatmen

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  • @gaytan6683
    @gaytan6683 Рік тому +10

    Великолепен бас,голям певец!
    Вече не се раждат такива певци.

    • @alligatoruno6975
      @alligatoruno6975 Рік тому +1

      Sad truth😢

    • @deyanko9412
      @deyanko9412 11 місяців тому

      Раждат се!

    • @gaytan6683
      @gaytan6683 11 місяців тому +2

      @@deyanko9412 Ако се раждат,не ги чувам.Двамата големи баси бяха Ник.Гяуров и Борис Христов.

    • @ПръчкоПръчлев
      @ПръчкоПръчлев 7 місяців тому

      @@gaytan6683 РАЖДАТ СЕ постоянно , но кървавата софийска мафия на кварталната софийска класическа музика не им разрешава да съществуват. Ако Борис Христов не беше успял да се изкопчи от острите им нокти и да избяга в чужбина и за него нямаше да си чувала.

  • @heavyweaponsguy7234
    @heavyweaponsguy7234 10 років тому +194

    Heavy like song.

  • @docfrankstein
    @docfrankstein 11 років тому +37

    Rest in Peace Boris Christoff, the shining star of Bulgarian Musicians. Eastern Europe and the Balkans is the home of Labour Culture and Music, long live the Eastern people!

    • @goshu7009
      @goshu7009 2 роки тому

      Bulgarians have always had ,,Shining stars" in Music since Orphey till modern days.

  • @Draxis32
    @Draxis32 9 років тому +91

    His voice is extraordinarily powerful. No wonder he is considered one of the greatest bass in the 20th century.

  • @Spiritakis
    @Spiritakis 15 років тому +62

    I simply cannot believe neither my eyes, nor my ears. I've been watching this video I don't know how many times and I still marvel that such a treasure is right here on UA-cam and is so wonderfully easy to be reached.
    Moreover, it seems this was not a lip sync but a live performance. It is distinctly different than the only studio recording of that song Boris ever made (Dobrowen, 1950), but it is even more powerful and more beautiful.
    God bless you, Gabba02, for having shared this video!

    • @hunterronald7759
      @hunterronald7759 3 роки тому

      you probably dont care but does any of you know a method to log back into an instagram account..?
      I somehow lost my account password. I would appreciate any help you can give me.

    • @rockymayson4323
      @rockymayson4323 3 роки тому

      @Hunter Ronald Instablaster =)

    • @borispavlov7377
      @borispavlov7377 2 місяці тому

      he needed no lipsync.

  • @AlgusUnderdunk
    @AlgusUnderdunk 16 років тому +51

    Man, just look at his posturing. It's not just the throat and lungs that make a great voice, he's taking intense pains to keep his body bent in just the right shapes to produce the best and most resonant tones he can.

    • @TrueConnoisseur
      @TrueConnoisseur 3 роки тому +12

      The “noble posture,” as it’s called in the singing field, is all about opening the ribs for maximum lung expansion, maximum breath support, and maximum freedom of the throat, tongue, and jaw.

    • @gabrielrios6595
      @gabrielrios6595 4 місяці тому +2

      Totally agreed! This is a master class in one video.

  • @ghislainedote859
    @ghislainedote859 2 роки тому +3

    Amazing doesn't quite describe it.

  • @JoseighBlogs
    @JoseighBlogs 9 років тому +53

    Wonderful iconic, timeless Russian song sung by this Bulgarian bass singer! You can really feel the incredible effort of the workers in the shipyard hawling, lifting, using all their combined perspiring team strength and spirit in their shared work to keep industry flowing. Bravo! Boris Christoff.

  • @Unblahyourself_
    @Unblahyourself_ 5 років тому +14

    Unbelievable perfection! The best interpretation ever!

  • @nadetomirkova4943
    @nadetomirkova4943 8 років тому +53

    INCREDIBLE BULGARIAN BASS BORIS CHRISTOFF !!! GOD BLESS YOU !!! ALL WE - ALL BULGARIAN LOVE YOU ENDLESS !!!

    • @wolkodlak666
      @wolkodlak666 8 років тому +15

      Русские любят его не меньше! Ну те у которых уши есть )

    • @mariocarolla3224
      @mariocarolla3224 3 роки тому +4

      And italian too

  • @landsker
    @landsker 11 років тому +34

    He sings as if he is hauling the rope himself, his voice paints a lovely picture. Most enjoyable. Thank you for posting this.

  • @michaelwalsh1234
    @michaelwalsh1234 17 років тому +9

    Inspiration. We basses love other ones, simply because we realise how under-appreciated we are.

    • @gamer5101
      @gamer5101 2 роки тому +1

      Tenor here, agreed, basses tend to be awesome and down to earth

    • @saracaselanizilio4627
      @saracaselanizilio4627 10 місяців тому

      I love basses! Amazing voices

  • @EntropicSloth
    @EntropicSloth 13 років тому +8

    I saw this video for the first time over a year ago, and lost it, forgot the singer. As soon as I saw the title, and heard his voice, I knew I found what I'd been looking for. Such an amazing voice.

  • @JClaus1221
    @JClaus1221 Місяць тому +1

    Chaliapin, the time traveler, who bent space and time to deliver his rendition of this tune to the masses. Setting the standard yet to be matched.

  • @wronski11
    @wronski11 12 років тому +7

    Boris Christoff bulgarian singer, Simply Magnificent!
    Борис Христов Български певец! Просто невероятно!

  • @artmartdc
    @artmartdc 17 років тому +4

    Grief! 100% tingle factor, I still remeber sitting gogle eyed/eared for a performance of Boris at Covent Garden

  • @beckyyule1228
    @beckyyule1228 5 років тому +12

    This gets better every time i listen to it (about every day)

  • @nadetomirkova4943
    @nadetomirkova4943 8 років тому +11

    BULGARIA IS A COUNTRY OF BEAUTIFUL VOICES !!! COUNTRY OF GREAT, GREAT, GREAT VOICES !!! GOD BLESS ALL BULGARIAN TALENTS !!!

  • @philkief
    @philkief 16 років тому +10

    Bois Christoff a une voix magnifique,qui se rapproche des basses profondes.Bravo et merci pour cette interprétation.

  • @modtran1
    @modtran1 13 років тому +3

    No Russian singer can sing Song of Volga Boatmen as perfect and EXCITING than Boris Christoff!!!

  • @balanchinito6373
    @balanchinito6373 8 років тому +17

    Por Dios!!!!!.... Qué lección magistral de canto!!!!...

  • @MrJaimeandreszapata
    @MrJaimeandreszapata 13 років тому +5

    EXCELENTE INTERPRETACIÓN DE ESTE SEÑOR, EN DEFINITIVA MUY BUEN BAJO, Y CON ESTE TEMA DA CÁTEDRA DE COMO SE DEBE CANTAR, CANCIÓN TRADICIONAL RUSA. SALUDOS A TODOS DESDE MEDELLIN COLOMBIA.

  • @arnaldihno
    @arnaldihno 2 роки тому +2

    C'est une jeune fille Lizza qui m'avait fait très rapidement découvrir l'opéra il y a qques années et j'avais découvert cette chanson interprétée par B.Christoff que je n'ai jamais oublié.

  • @emiliaenache9444
    @emiliaenache9444 4 місяці тому +1

    Boris Kristoff și Leonid Haritonov ,patrimoniu universal.Slava lor vesnica!

  • @kamikaze4172
    @kamikaze4172 3 роки тому +2

    Say what you will about people coming here because of the Heavy from TF2, if it weren't for that, there'd be some ignorant of this ballad. And being ignorant of it would undermind this man's bellowing vocals and the strain of the Volga Boatman. There's a lot of grief behind it, but it's meant to keep from losing morale. To keep pushing no matter the strain. Doesn't matter what brought you here, so long as it's appreciated

    • @civilwildman
      @civilwildman 3 роки тому +2

      Agreed. One way or another, there's much to appreciate both of this song and this performance of it.

  • @Justanotherconsumer
    @Justanotherconsumer 11 років тому +6

    I walked by his house in Plovdiv. I'm sad he's gone, he has dramatic flair that's missing in many modern operation basses.

  • @CaptainSeaCelt
    @CaptainSeaCelt 5 років тому +2

    Wonderful Voice & Tone if only we had more Singers like this from across the World it might unite us in Music if Nothing else??

  • @LHaritonov
    @LHaritonov 14 років тому +4

    Bravo! Boris Christoff is great!

  • @MrvelvetviruS
    @MrvelvetviruS 11 років тому +24

    Bass voice for excellence.

  • @serenaluce
    @serenaluce 6 років тому +5

    Unbelievable! So much expression and effortless! Great artist! Bravissimo!

  • @gabba02
    @gabba02  17 років тому +5

    I am glad you enjoyed it. I was very excited to get these two videos too.

  • @Anton_the_Vampire
    @Anton_the_Vampire 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful! Voice like the Thunder of the Gods.

  • @tttc
    @tttc 14 років тому +8

    I really like 2:55, where he says "volga" slightly diffirent than from before. The whole song feels more personal. Great performance.

  • @Saintrotter
    @Saintrotter 17 років тому +2

    that's boris christoff singing!!! my favourite singer ever

  • @jkircher314
    @jkircher314 17 років тому +3

    What a voice! He's one of the greats. Check out Ilya Repin's painting of the men this song depicts.

  • @pouriyanr
    @pouriyanr 10 років тому +19

    Magnificent voice...

  • @JMDewald
    @JMDewald 12 років тому +8

    His falsetto is a beautiful, nicely contrasting to his powerful bass.

  • @emilchalmov
    @emilchalmov 16 років тому +6

    I will never forget this. Невероятно вълшебство!

  • @ridvansadirxanov1503
    @ridvansadirxanov1503 4 роки тому +7

    ГЕНИЙ ВОКАЛА ОПЕРЫ СЦЕНЫ !!!

  • @SuperMelvyn
    @SuperMelvyn 11 років тому +16

    Is there any way to get UA-cam to remove the immature comments below so that music lovers of the world can share their views untainted by those with sad personal agendas. For me this is the single UA-cam clip I want EVERYBODY to see. In just 3:42 it opens up its wonders, combining in previously inaccessible video and sound a magnificent singer from the past in full vocal and physical presence and highly accessible music. I am glad 275,176 have had the experience. The 16 who didn't like it need to try again.

    • @eflabradors
      @eflabradors 10 років тому +3

      I share your sentiments Melvyn

    • @SuperMelvyn
      @SuperMelvyn 10 років тому +3

      Is this THE Eric Anthony formerly of Ecolint! Very nice to have my sentiments shared by such an illustrious fellow UA-camr. And sure you love Boris's Boatman too...

  • @CraigFrancisSoto
    @CraigFrancisSoto 16 років тому +1

    Che grande voce! What an extraordinary basso Christoff was.Until recently,he and Pinza were my favorite bassos.But very recently I first heard the Russian basso profondo,Boris Shtokolov here on UA-cam.His voice is just astounding and he was basically unknown to American audiences.

  • @cattleman6420012000
    @cattleman6420012000 16 років тому +4

    He has an absolutely fantastic quality voice.

  • @Addehiovy
    @Addehiovy 11 років тому +2

    Possibly the best-ever version of this superb song that I have ever heard!

  • @ivaan62
    @ivaan62 16 років тому +2

    I'm Bulgarian and I speak and understand Russian quite well - I can assure you that his russian is perfect (unlike most Bulgarians). His Russian is close to the old slavorthodox interpretation - for example he does pronounse the 'ь' and thr 'ъ' at the end of the words - like the old russian and bulgarian writing --- "Ей ухнемъ". Some priests in the orthodox churches still speak and sing that way.
    Something else; his speaks (sings) Italian, French or German with a Russian accent

    • @reymohammed7040
      @reymohammed7040 2 роки тому

      My Bulgarian cousins used to joke about faking it: you just (they said) stuck Russian endings on Bulgarian words... One of my cousins, though, had a Russian father, and did rather better.

  • @Phaidra69
    @Phaidra69 16 років тому +1

    The spirit of the Slavian people in his voice !!! A marvellous interpretation of Christoff, for one song , which speaks about a very sad story ..it is not a revolutionary song , as many people believe but a very sad one . Alas , one of many such songs , the story of which took place in the shores of the most famous Russian river , which is Volga River !!!

  • @ness111555
    @ness111555 14 років тому +1

    We used to sing this song every Saturday at Russian school... Some may never appreciate this song, but it has got me through many a hard days at work.

  • @saracaselanizilio4627
    @saracaselanizilio4627 10 місяців тому

    Perfection! The bulgarian class of basses never disapoints!

  • @josefernandezcarbonell5264
    @josefernandezcarbonell5264 2 роки тому +2

    Para una maravilla semejante no hay palabras.

  • @Draxis32
    @Draxis32 12 років тому +1

    Widely considered as one of the greatest basses in the 20th century.
    Yet, rarely know through the world.

  • @BernardBaars
    @BernardBaars 8 років тому +1

    Still the greatest Russian bass of the 20th century in my perception. Chaliapin had a fabulous reputation also, but his recordings are too early to judge them with modern ears. Christoff combined a great voice with great musical taste and refinement. Each separate note is tailored to the moment, as well as adding to the whole musical arc. I find him to be more emotionally truthful than any other great bass. This is the earliest good recording I've heard, and it's an old standby, but he makes it new again. Christoff's high "singer's formant" can be heard even on the low notes, and in his final high note it comes out with great confidence and purity. He retained that flexibility and emotional perfectionism for many years, also a feat for someone who sang as a cantor in Bulgarian Orthodox liturgy as well as opera, lieder, and the rest. His Italian performances sound like a Bulgarian singing Italian opera, reflecting his childhood roots in Bulgaria and presumably Soviet Russia. He lived much of his life in exile from Stalin's barbarians in Italy.

    • @RossIvanov
      @RossIvanov 8 років тому +3

      He was Bulgarian--it says so in the subtitle.

    • @BernardBaars
      @BernardBaars 8 років тому +1

      Yes, indeed, and I thought I said so as well. You have to remember that Bulgaria was occupied by the Soviets until around 1990. Nevertheless, they maintained their magnificent tradition of both liturgical and folk songs. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is said to be the ancestor of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and the closest to their Byzantine origins. That history is very complex, but one fascinating possibility is that the Old Slavonic tradition may have preserved some very ancient solo and choral melodies from its Byzantine roots, which in turn may go back to even more ancient sources. All the great Russian and Slavic composers were intimately familiar with the liturgy and melodies of the Eastern Orthodox Rite, and composed music along strikingly similar lines. So the Bulgarian roots are very, very important.
      It is also important to note that Christoff spent many years of his life in Italy, in exile from his native Bulgaria. As a devout Christian, he would have been considered an enemy of the Soviet State during the Lenin and Stalin period, when many priests and believers were murdered en masse. I believe that Christoff's music was played at times by Western radio stations like the Voice of America, which would have given Bulgarian and other Slavic music lovers a thrilling experience during a time of vicious persecution.

    • @BGkeys88
      @BGkeys88 7 років тому +2

      Bernard Baars are you saying that Bulgaria was part of the Soviet Union? please re -read your history dear friend....

  • @BaritoneDeLaTorre
    @BaritoneDeLaTorre 17 років тому +2

    Incredible bass... with his talent, he can sing excelent in the tesiture of Bass and Bass-baritone...

  • @vladispassov
    @vladispassov 15 років тому

    ivaan62, you have "thumbs up" from another Bulgarian. And I agree with every word you say. When a singer sings not only following the musical notes but also the language, he is a Maestro. Which Boris definetely is!

  • @jerricaleonard2123
    @jerricaleonard2123 Рік тому

    Off topic, but I just noticed that this video was uploaded the day before my favorite show first aired on TV.

  • @Spiritakis
    @Spiritakis 15 років тому +1

    Does it matter how his name is written? We all know who we are talking about and whose that magnificent voice belongs to?
    By the way, Boris has always been, and still is, much more popular outside Bulgaria and there his name is written like this.

  • @tenorschofield
    @tenorschofield 8 років тому +5

    Bravo!!!;what a great voice!!!Marvelous!!!

  • @jackylen57
    @jackylen57 15 років тому +4

    Quelle voix merveilleuse !

  • @nadetomirkova4943
    @nadetomirkova4943 8 років тому +5

    DEAR Gabba02, ENDLESS THANK YOU FOR THIS FANTASTIC VIDEO !!!

  • @Copperbat
    @Copperbat 15 років тому +3

    Wow. What an incredible voice. I just thought that song had become so cliché, but I've never heard it sung like that before.

  • @Hobott
    @Hobott 12 років тому +1

    I'm proud to be Bulgarian because of Boris Christov.

  • @kansaj
    @kansaj 15 років тому +1

    Just amazing. Unbelievable final part of the song. I think is beating some chore performance.

  • @Phaidra69
    @Phaidra69 16 років тому

    Another , equally famous russian song with the Volga Boatmen is Stenka Razin !!!! Thanks Gabba02 for posting this video . You bring to my mind thousand of memories , all strictly connected with the Russian land !

  • @duefoscari
    @duefoscari 17 років тому +1

    Unbelievable ! Never thought that an old fashioned song like this could have such an impact on me. Listen to Boris Christoff as Boris Godunov... I can only compare him to Fjodor Chaljapin !!!

  • @LalehanLale
    @LalehanLale 8 років тому +12

    no such a voice....RIP Boris...

  • @BernardBaars
    @BernardBaars 8 років тому +13

    Incredible.

  • @Martyhero
    @Martyhero 15 років тому +2

    Wow. Not only has my fascination with TF2 led me to this beautiful rendition of the song, it finally gave me the title to a tune (the "yo ho ho, ho" bit) that I've been wondering about for ages. You really do learn something new every day!

  • @vladispassov
    @vladispassov 16 років тому +1

    Boris is perhaps te best bass singer ever. Shalyapin might have been better but there is too little audio record from him left to judge. Te voice of Boris is eternal. Ant tis performance, in particular, is cosmic!

  • @Damrose_Stanford_Laryngology
    @Damrose_Stanford_Laryngology 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely incredible!!!

  • @popertop
    @popertop 16 років тому +2

    He sounds FREAKIN' GOOD!
    I wanna do this now.

  • @fillozauru
    @fillozauru 16 років тому

    DA, O voce extraordinara. Cel mai bun BAS care l-am auzit.

  • @gaytan6683
    @gaytan6683 Рік тому +1

    Доставя ми удоволствие да го слушам!!!

  • @celtickimba
    @celtickimba 16 років тому +1

    he is great. What a voice

  • @Sunwellis
    @Sunwellis 10 років тому +5

    Really incredible!

  • @BrownSoldier96
    @BrownSoldier96 9 років тому +1

    1:50 That movement that this fantastic singer does with his hands and arms, does it mean something? Or is that just how he simply portrays his emotion while performing this song?

    • @TheBosSauveli
      @TheBosSauveli 9 років тому +2

      +BetitoBass I presume that he simply imitates the towing effort of the burlaks with this gesture.

    • @BrownSoldier96
      @BrownSoldier96 9 років тому

      +TheBosSauveli That's what I was thinking as well, but I wasn't sure.

  • @ТатьянаВинник-ц6д

    Великолепно!

  • @Chaser82
    @Chaser82 13 років тому

    So powerfull, hard to believe that non-russian can perform this song with such perfect pronunciation and so heartfelt...

    • @reymohammed7040
      @reymohammed7040 2 роки тому

      The ancestors of our ancestors came from the Volga.

    • @huskytail
      @huskytail 2 роки тому

      @@reymohammed7040 Not really. The brothers of our ancestors went to the Volga

    • @reymohammed7040
      @reymohammed7040 2 роки тому

      @@huskytail The Volga is a very long river. Both of these things can be true.

    • @huskytail
      @huskytail 2 роки тому

      @@reymohammed7040 uhm, yeah, some of the Proto-Bulgarians must have stopped here and there along the lower flow of the Volga 🥴

  • @Ankhsnammon
    @Ankhsnammon 16 років тому

    No more sirs,then!My dear friendsounds better...isn't it so?
    I have no doubts about your skills:you're an artist in all that you do.
    Nina

  • @lukethompsonjr5512
    @lukethompsonjr5512 12 років тому +4

    Still the greatest basso EVER!

  • @Nintendawg
    @Nintendawg 15 років тому +2

    HIS SINGING IS BOOLET PROOOOOF.

  • @Sedraen
    @Sedraen 14 років тому +1

    2:21, the look on his face is priceless. In any case, this is one of the best renditions of the song.

  • @gloobster
    @gloobster 16 років тому +1

    This is incredible!

  • @nadiaandreeva2339
    @nadiaandreeva2339 11 місяців тому +2

    Велик !

  • @klallamcedar0099
    @klallamcedar0099 13 років тому +1

    I played this song in band when I was very little, and I had always loved it. But now after a year of tacking Russian and hearing this song again... I feel Russia.

  • @CenturyBG
    @CenturyBG 12 років тому +4

    Прекрасно ! Велик човек !

  • @kynoceph
    @kynoceph 16 років тому +2

    Somebody needs to do a death metal version of this song. With this guy's vocals sampled on top. It would TOTALLY RULE. \m/

  • @MeesterTweester
    @MeesterTweester 10 років тому +4

    "Da da da da. Da da da da. Come sing with me! Da da da da da."

  • @verschilles
    @verschilles 4 роки тому +1

    Came here to listen the music myself from Heavy Weapons Guy's voice lines. Simply beautiful.

  • @vk342
    @vk342 15 років тому

    Absolutely magnificent.

  • @vasetolevski
    @vasetolevski 10 років тому +19

    НАЙ - ВЕЛИКИЯ !!! THE GREATEST !!!

  • @nintendy
    @nintendy 11 років тому +2

    AMAZING!!!!! Thanks for Posting!

  • @iavorpatril
    @iavorpatril 15 років тому +1

    Boris Christoff e' formidabile!

  • @latbat58
    @latbat58 10 років тому +4

    Thanks Heavy...

  • @ruggalove
    @ruggalove 17 років тому

    I love this! Int he mddle of all my House music, I always had him on my Ipod. When will somebody make a House mix with this?

  • @DNSKILL0
    @DNSKILL0 13 років тому +1

    This song is great. I first heard it in "Mike Tyson's Punch Out!" Soda Popinski (aka Vodka Drunkinski) entrance was this song, in 8bit glory. I love music like this, and when I found out the songs name and then heard it, I almost cried, it's so good!

  • @trishbirchard1270
    @trishbirchard1270 7 місяців тому

    Too powerful to describe with mere words

  • @egymagyar1111111
    @egymagyar1111111 15 років тому

    there were barges in the middle of the river Volga Our Mother River as she gave life and death to everybody, the boatmen struggled to pull the barge by cords from and on the shores, and the music is painting as they approach us and go away far this is the dinamics

  • @inuyasharullz
    @inuyasharullz 16 років тому

    If you liked this song..there is a romanian commercial wich uses this song...it's about the elections wich will occur in this autumn....at the end it says:"choose you rulers wisely"

  • @haroldgaffney246
    @haroldgaffney246 6 років тому +1

    Great artist

  • @marcmomus
    @marcmomus 16 років тому +1

    Once more, once again, still once more, Now we fell the stout birch tree, Now we pull hard: 1, 2, 3. Ay-da, da, ay-da! Now we fell the stout birch tree Yo, heave ho! Hey, hey, let's heave a-long the way, to the sun we sing our song, As the barges float along, To the sun we sing our song. Hey, hey, let's heave a-long the way, to the sun we sing our song, Volga, Volga our pride, Mighty stream so deep and wide. Mighty stream so deep and wide. Volga, Volga you're our pride.

  • @ivelinapancheva3681
    @ivelinapancheva3681 12 років тому +1

    I still can't believe how clear his diction was!

  • @herbivorethecarnivore8447
    @herbivorethecarnivore8447 7 років тому +2

    you pause at any point in the video and this guy's face is a perfect profile picture