Balalaika music Kamarinskaya

Two members of The Red Army play a tune for the Pope in the Vatican

[@ModernModr]

"The music began quietly, almost inaudibly, but the melody grew louder and louder, the tempo faster, the knuckles of the balalaika players struck the sounding boards with bravura... This was the Kamarinskaya in full swing, and it would really have been a fine thing if Glinka could have heard it as it was played in our prison."
-DOSTOYEVSKY, The House of the Dead

[@mymyn69]

@emilointeriapl Hi! Yes, I can tell you that these musicians are from the Alexandrov Red army choir, they kept this name because it's famous since decades!

I already was at 20 concerts (the colonel even invited me often...) of this wonderful ensemble, and I want to tell everybody that these great artists are just very lovely persons (I'm French but I speak and sing in Russian...)!!!
The balalaika soloist is Viktor Predelin.
Best greetings from France!

[@Flake1900]

And the bayan (accordion) is played by the People's Artist of Russia Pavel Schenikov (1937-2023)

[@WedgeBob]

Balalaikas and accordions sound sooo beautiful together!

[@Purlee100]

This has always been my very favourite piece of Russian folk music!

[@karlhorvat9387]

Wow, those hats are BIG...Matches their talents!

[@baldrbraa]

BIG hats! Not Emperor hats, look... big hats!

[@mariaheb9621]

Beste Musik was gibt,Danke....

[@LibertangoVieenrose]

Accordion and Balalaika...
very nice to hear.
I love this combination and interpretation.
Great musicians by the way !

[@TheTomyossarian]

God I love this... I watch this over and over again! BALALAIKA ROCKS!!

[@portiermartin]

I wish all military would trade their guns for balalaikas or banjos or domras or mandolins or cellos or guitars or accordians or ?

[@ardagungor5755]

baglamas!

[@lud_boltz6674]

based. completely and utterly.

[@mariaheb9621]

Super, Danke....Ein großes Herz...

[@user-pz9yj2sp7m]

Одно из самых лучших исполнений Камаринской ... !!! Браво ребята!!! Благодарю за доставленную радость, восхищён!!!

[@maneschijn3]

Whatever you say, i find the music is fantastic, the musicians are great, it's a marvellous happening, look at the face of the orchestra-member behind the solist, who is funny enough to do a trick too...

[@mariaheb9621]

Super, Danke für die Musik.....

[@user-vm1jv5bh7x]

Отлично сыграно! Большое СПАСИБО ВСЕМ!!!

[@algorithmicmusic804]

Beautiful! Talented gents!

[@surabunkul]

I don't regret to watch this one. Excellent & bravo~~

[@Lord0Drizzle]

This is awesome! I love that balalaika spin move.

[@AndryukhaDrip039]

Такие Лучшие и красивая песня из моих товарищей

[@yurikozlow6995]

Balalaika's sound is the only way for bears to stay off.

[@nascarfreak45]

2:22 Thats freak'n awesome! XD I'd like to see steve vai or someone do that! that is just great!

[@robertholfelder1320]

Erstklassige Instrumentalisten,
ein Hoch auf Chor und Orchester des "Alexandrowensemble" !

[@mariaheb9621]

Super, Danke.....

[@VovaSibelia]

Офигенно. Никогда не видел раньше что на балалайке можно играть во время ее вращения

[@mariaheb9621]

Super Danke...

[@TheTomyossarian]

Ahhhh, I love the balalaika...

[@mariaheb9621]

Super Danke

[@TheWolfIsMine]

@akschrott They are usually referenced as "The Red Army Choir" and "Red Army Band" Some of the members have never seen any duty, it's all mainly for show. You can reserve them like most bands if you have the money but it's that expensive that they usually only play for government venues. I don't think you can rent any military forces for your venue. Many of the members still bear the Hammer Sickle cap badges as well.

[@Digga1221]

@akschrott Actually, the Red Army Choir and Musical Ensemble still exists. It's definitely not regular army nor a Communist army, but they still tour and perform.

[@jeremyjames9999]

Fantastic!

[@eddienilf8575]

I love this music

[@Nimbereth]

Dostoievski book about his time in a siberian prison brought me here!

[@shmuelp4504]

Nimbereth, How?

[@elliotbaxendale9926]

Me too. The House of the Dead.
A fantastic read

[@claudiogarcia9854]

Me too! El Sepulcro de los vivos in Spanish.

[@Th0ughtf0rce]

Came for the balalaika. Repeat for the accordion.

[@1138thz]

Those boys are smoking! Good stuff!

[@lemousquetaire5729]

magnifique!!

[@FSalesPN]

Não tem como não ler a parte do teatro do livro "memória da casa dos mortos", do Dostoiévski, sem ouvir essa música.

[@Alexkobein]

Awesome

[@KainVerd]

Ot prawdziwa, słowiańska muzyka.

[@cenayan]

Great. Bravo!

[@Splitleap]

Amazing!

[@tulugaqjuaq]

Awesome!

[@tiinakarlsson9592]

Lovely!!!!

[@uncledeuce7884]

Bravo!

[@gorthorki]

This russian guitarist owns Vai.

[@reallerr]

Всё проходящее, а музыка вечна!

[@jelyyfash]

this is my jam

[@deregot1094]

Душевно.

[@georgesmikeladze7468]

balalaika

[@TheWolfIsMine]

Not to mention they market their CD's with the title Red Army Choir and so on.

[@ferrari355able]

Kjempebra !

[@ramsesine]

6 p.m. October 15 2004.
26th anniversary of Pope John Paul II

[@rukieishere]

thats actual Russian Army clothing and music is classic

[@MrPloopy]

Any bigger and their caps could be helicopter landing pads!!! LOL!

[@bortchy]

spasiva spasiva harasho harasho

[@ondaride777]

if you hit the balalaica neck with your index finger tip it'll hurt!

[@Kilowat1000]

hendrix smocks at the coner.....

[@mariaheb9621]

I like dies..........

[@RockieRaccoon13]

That was fuckin awesome.

[@yergaderga]

Balalaika twirl!!!!

[@oscarames71]

Is this the song that Wes Anderson used at the end of "The Grand Hotel Budapest"?

[@Estrelladelsol]

je n'arrive pas à trouver la version de Pierre Lozere "Balalaïka" pour les p'tits enfants si vous pouviez m'aider merci

[@ramsesine]

6 p.m. October 15 2004.
26th anniversary of Pope John Paul II.
Transmitted live by Italian and Russian TV.

[@mariaheb9621]

I like dies...

[@therussian1019]

Watch me play Balalaika here :)
Balalaika Guy: Светит Месяц

[@Egalitariat-likesecretariat]

I play this song when I have to type really, really, REALLY fast. It never works : )

[@walterdreiberg]

Try the version of korobeiniki sung by Vadim Ananiev

[@nascarfreak45]

thats true

[@fatimmosul2802]

الة العود الشعبيه لدى الروس تسمى البلالايكا ....

[@ramsesine]

@Andron3 Really ?
Their name from their own WEB site:
The Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army
Their Official Name from Wikipedia:
A.V. Alexandrov Russian army twice red-bannered academic song and dance ensemble
Known World wide as:
Red Army Choir or Red Army Chorus
Earlier names:
Red Army Song Ensemble of the M. V. Frunze Red Army Central House
Red Army Choir Red Army Red-Bannered Song and Dance Ensemble of the USSR

[@RollinProject]

best EU

[@PrimaveraPictures]

The guy who's playing kinda looks like George Bush
...
HOLY SHIT!

[@Araltan1]

@S0VIETS0LDIER this is not the Soviet uniforms

[@odeljenjezazastitunaroda6580]

29 dislike in Gulag!

[@VRichardsn]

It has some extrange similarity with northern Argentina music...

[@Borat911]

all that was missing was a bottle of vodka ... and some silly drunken dancing with the pope

[@FreakOut111]

What is the name of this piece?

[@Purlee100]

Kamarinskya

[@user-sj8dg2ug9i]

Воистину Красная армия всех сильней.

[@petmis]

jimi hendrixov

[@tennancy1317]

.dt ngược bạn 1chút..nhưng ca nhạc nhảy vui jống bạn vậy..không hề mang 1tí tiêu cực nào )..

[@kangyannick6331]

哈拉少！

[@emilointeriapl]

are they the Alexandrov choir?

[@yurikozlow6995]

ja

[@user-ht4gb2fw4e]

Red army?? what Red Army?? there is only the modern Russian Army! Urraaah!!

[@dedis83]

красивая музыка, прекрасное выступление, но ... я не люблю форму, лучше бы одеться в народные костюмы....

[@norb1937]

Their hats are way too big.

[@gastibenedetti3527]

Dostoievski🇷🇺🇦🇷

[@mariaheb9621]

FB ist ja wirklich krANK::::

[@Brutell01]

kolkhoz style =)

[@af71mayday]

la fanfara dei bersaglieri? no grazie!!!!

[@erik-frankorschel2438]

Dass man in Uniformen auftreten muß ist schon kasperhaft. Aber so sind sie halt.

[@geragerasimov1822]

для завалинки самый раз