About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 73. Chapters: Soviet pianists, Soviet singers, Alexandrov Ensemble soloists, Evgeny Belyaev, Sofia Rotaru, Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov, Alla Pugacheva, Georgi Vinogradov, Alexandrov Ensemble choir, Valery Leontiev, Rashid Behbudov, Ivan Kozlovsky, Joseph Kobzon, Victor Ivanovich Nikitin, Sergei Lemeshev, Leonid Sobinov, Arnold Azrikan, Muslim Magomayev, Andrey Makarevich, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Aida Vedishcheva, Leonid Utyosov, Lidia Ruslanova, Mikhail Boyarsky, Andrei Mironov, Mark Reizen, Mark Bernes, Isaac Mikhnovsky, Taras Petrynenko, Lyudmila Zykina, Irina Ponarovskaya, Irina Allegrova, Roza Rymbaeva, Georg Ots, Anne Veski, Valentina Tolkunova, Armen Grigoryan, Dmytro Hnatyuk, Boris Shtokolov, Gleb Plaksin, Khadija Gayibova, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Yuri Loza, Sidi Tal, Tatyana Shmyga, Solomon Khromchenko, Misha Alexandrovich, Vladislav Zolotaryov, Annagul Annakuliyeva, Alexander Kutikov, David Ashkenazi, Elmira Zherzdeva, Tamara Sinyavskaya, Leah Zelikhman, Anastasia Lazariuc. Excerpt: This is an alphabetical list of the basso profondo, bass, bass-baritone and tenor soloists who have performed with the Alexandrov Ensemble (under its various titles) since its establishment in 1928. It is difficult to differentiate between regular and guest soloists, since many have alternated between the one category and the other during their careers, so they are all listed together. Soloists of whom no recordings have yet been found have been listed below as "other soloists." Until April 2009, when this article was created, little or nothing was generally known outside Russia about these fine soloists: as a group, or (in most cases) as individuals. People in the West could read a few of their names on current Alexandrov Ensemble CDs and DVDs, and perhaps hear a few old 78rpm recordings on YouTube, but could not Google in English for their...
