@@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.
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!
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!
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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...
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.
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
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.
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 !!!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 !
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 !!!
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!
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!
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?
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.
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!
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
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"
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.
Великолепен бас,голям певец!
Вече не се раждат такива певци.
Sad truth😢
Раждат се!
@@deyanko9412 Ако се раждат,не ги чувам.Двамата големи баси бяха Ник.Гяуров и Борис Христов.
@@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.
Heavy like song.
indeed
Da
Посмотрите моё исполнение, этой русской народной, бурлацкой песни: ua-cam.com/video/vHUm3u-lVN8/v-deo.html
This is not pop commercial freak stage. This is a real
And who doesn't like Heavy? ;)
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!
Bulgarians have always had ,,Shining stars" in Music since Orphey till modern days.
His voice is extraordinarily powerful. No wonder he is considered one of the greatest bass in the 20th century.
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!
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he needed no lipsync.
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.
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.
Totally agreed! This is a master class in one video.
Amazing doesn't quite describe it.
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.
Unbelievable perfection! The best interpretation ever!
Посмотрите моё исполнение, этой русской народной, бурлацкой песни: ua-cam.com/video/vHUm3u-lVN8/v-deo.html
Eh, maybe as a solo. Leonid Kharitonov and the Red Amry Choir hits much harder.
@@seawolf7610 Because it is a choir. 😜
INCREDIBLE BULGARIAN BASS BORIS CHRISTOFF !!! GOD BLESS YOU !!! ALL WE - ALL BULGARIAN LOVE YOU ENDLESS !!!
Русские любят его не меньше! Ну те у которых уши есть )
And italian too
He sings as if he is hauling the rope himself, his voice paints a lovely picture. Most enjoyable. Thank you for posting this.
Inspiration. We basses love other ones, simply because we realise how under-appreciated we are.
Tenor here, agreed, basses tend to be awesome and down to earth
I love basses! Amazing voices
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.
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.
Boris Christoff bulgarian singer, Simply Magnificent!
Борис Христов Български певец! Просто невероятно!
Grief! 100% tingle factor, I still remeber sitting gogle eyed/eared for a performance of Boris at Covent Garden
This gets better every time i listen to it (about every day)
BULGARIA IS A COUNTRY OF BEAUTIFUL VOICES !!! COUNTRY OF GREAT, GREAT, GREAT VOICES !!! GOD BLESS ALL BULGARIAN TALENTS !!!
Bois Christoff a une voix magnifique,qui se rapproche des basses profondes.Bravo et merci pour cette interprétation.
No Russian singer can sing Song of Volga Boatmen as perfect and EXCITING than Boris Christoff!!!
Por Dios!!!!!.... Qué lección magistral de canto!!!!...
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.
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.
Boris Kristoff și Leonid Haritonov ,patrimoniu universal.Slava lor vesnica!
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
Agreed. One way or another, there's much to appreciate both of this song and this performance of it.
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.
*operatic
Wonderful Voice & Tone if only we had more Singers like this from across the World it might unite us in Music if Nothing else??
Bravo! Boris Christoff is great!
And so are you.
Bass voice for excellence.
Unbelievable! So much expression and effortless! Great artist! Bravissimo!
Посмотрите моё исполнение, этой русской народной, бурлацкой песни: ua-cam.com/video/vHUm3u-lVN8/v-deo.html
I am glad you enjoyed it. I was very excited to get these two videos too.
Beautiful! Voice like the Thunder of the Gods.
I really like 2:55, where he says "volga" slightly diffirent than from before. The whole song feels more personal. Great performance.
that's boris christoff singing!!! my favourite singer ever
What a voice! He's one of the greats. Check out Ilya Repin's painting of the men this song depicts.
Magnificent voice...
His falsetto is a beautiful, nicely contrasting to his powerful bass.
I will never forget this. Невероятно вълшебство!
ГЕНИЙ ВОКАЛА ОПЕРЫ СЦЕНЫ !!!
Настоящий бас
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.
I share your sentiments Melvyn
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...
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.
He has an absolutely fantastic quality voice.
Possibly the best-ever version of this superb song that I have ever heard!
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
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.
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 !!!
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.
Perfection! The bulgarian class of basses never disapoints!
Para una maravilla semejante no hay palabras.
Widely considered as one of the greatest basses in the 20th century.
Yet, rarely know through the world.
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.
He was Bulgarian--it says so in the subtitle.
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.
Bernard Baars are you saying that Bulgaria was part of the Soviet Union? please re -read your history dear friend....
Incredible bass... with his talent, he can sing excelent in the tesiture of Bass and Bass-baritone...
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!
Off topic, but I just noticed that this video was uploaded the day before my favorite show first aired on TV.
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.
Bravo!!!;what a great voice!!!Marvelous!!!
Quelle voix merveilleuse !
DEAR Gabba02, ENDLESS THANK YOU FOR THIS FANTASTIC VIDEO !!!
Wow. What an incredible voice. I just thought that song had become so cliché, but I've never heard it sung like that before.
I'm proud to be Bulgarian because of Boris Christov.
Just amazing. Unbelievable final part of the song. I think is beating some chore performance.
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 !
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 !!!
no such a voice....RIP Boris...
Lalehan Lale I'm alive
Incredible.
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!
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!
Absolutely incredible!!!
He sounds FREAKIN' GOOD!
I wanna do this now.
DA, O voce extraordinara. Cel mai bun BAS care l-am auzit.
Доставя ми удоволствие да го слушам!!!
he is great. What a voice
Really incredible!
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?
+BetitoBass I presume that he simply imitates the towing effort of the burlaks with this gesture.
+TheBosSauveli That's what I was thinking as well, but I wasn't sure.
Великолепно!
So powerfull, hard to believe that non-russian can perform this song with such perfect pronunciation and so heartfelt...
The ancestors of our ancestors came from the Volga.
@@reymohammed7040 Not really. The brothers of our ancestors went to the Volga
@@huskytail The Volga is a very long river. Both of these things can be true.
@@reymohammed7040 uhm, yeah, some of the Proto-Bulgarians must have stopped here and there along the lower flow of the Volga 🥴
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
Still the greatest basso EVER!
HIS SINGING IS BOOLET PROOOOOF.
2:21, the look on his face is priceless. In any case, this is one of the best renditions of the song.
This is incredible!
Велик !
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.
Прекрасно ! Велик човек !
Somebody needs to do a death metal version of this song. With this guy's vocals sampled on top. It would TOTALLY RULE. \m/
"Da da da da. Da da da da. Come sing with me! Da da da da da."
Came here to listen the music myself from Heavy Weapons Guy's voice lines. Simply beautiful.
Посмотрите моё исполнение, этой русской народной, бурлацкой песни: ua-cam.com/video/vHUm3u-lVN8/v-deo.html
Absolutely magnificent.
НАЙ - ВЕЛИКИЯ !!! THE GREATEST !!!
AMAZING!!!!! Thanks for Posting!
Boris Christoff e' formidabile!
Thanks Heavy...
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?
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!
Too powerful to describe with mere words
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
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"
Great artist
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.
I still can't believe how clear his diction was!
you pause at any point in the video and this guy's face is a perfect profile picture