07-20-2008 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,658 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 1 Post ID: 7849 Reply to: 7849 Mysterious Russian Trombones Since I can't read Cyrillic/Russian, I may never know anything significant about these wonderful piano/trombone duets.   I am guessing from dates on the label that the compositions are from the early 1800s through the 1930s. The album jacket is the usual-for-eastern-Europe thin-ish paper, with a dark-ish color photo of a couple of gigantic Czarist chandeliers hanging from a HIGH, fancy coffered ceiling. Label is Melodya, stereo, "CM 01921-01922, 1.04.70; recordings are good, distant mike(s) in large reverberent space; sounds like omni or "S" set-ups. The trombonist is truly remarkable, the accompanist very accomplished, and the compositions are quite interesting, as well. I look forward to one day learning how to share pictures!  I need to start by figuring out how to get the picture files down from 8 megs! Paul S

07-23-2008 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree tuga Posts 174 Joined on 12-26-2007 Post #: 2 Post ID: 7873 Reply to: 7849 You can always try... Why don't you try using a cypher? Cheers, Tuga "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira Pascoaes

06-10-2019 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,658 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 3 Post ID: 25470 Reply to: 7873 Finally In GSC Image Gallery! I ran across the album a few days ago, finally got the front and back cover images as far as the GSC image gallery, couldn't figure out how to get it on/in this post.  Stand by. Paul S

06-18-2019 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree noviygera Chicago, IL Posts 177 Joined on 06-12-2009 Post #: 4 Post ID: 25486 Reply to: 7849 Translation Viktor Venglovskiy - Trombone A side: Sergei Rachmaninoff - Elegie op.3 No.1 V. Angelov - Skertsino (aka Scherzino) Balys Dvarionas - Theme with variations B side: Carl Maria von Weber - Romance for trombone and piano Henri Dutilleux - Choral, cadence et fugato for trombone and piano Eugène Bozza - Ballad Marcel Poot - Impromptu

06-18-2019 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,658 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 5 Post ID: 25487 Reply to: 25486 Thanks, Gera! Any mention of the fine pianist, or recording details? Best regards, Paul S

06-18-2019 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree noviygera Chicago, IL Posts 177 Joined on 06-12-2009 Post #: 6 Post ID: 25489 Reply to: 25487 Also Tamara Venglovskaya on piano. Maybe his wife? That would make this an extra special record, in my book! the price of the record was 1 ruble, 45 cents, if that makes a difference.

06-19-2019 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,658 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 7 Post ID: 25496 Reply to: 25489 The Price of Art I have Dutch in-laws who told me Holland is overflowing with State-funded art, including many otherwise-vacant warehouses chock full of paintings and sculpture.  I sort of love this idea when it applies to Music, like the "best" Socialist years in Russia, when students could attend the Ballet Russe for about 50 cents, and there were several worthwhile performances to be seen/heard at any given time.  This is, indeed, a special LP, which is why I called attention to it in the first place.   Thanks again for the translations! Best regards, Paul S