ANONYMOUS FOLK SONGS [all files] Russian Blowing the Horn (arr. by A.Larin) [3:00 · 5.5M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor Farewell Darling, My Life (arr. by A.Larin) [3:30 · 6.4M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor Fill Up the Glass to the Rim (arr. by A.Larin) [2:34 · 4.7M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor Glorious Sea, Holy Baikal (arr. by A.Larin) [3:25 · 6.2M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor Hour Upon Hour (arr. by A.Larin) [2:54 · 5.3M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor Mother, Mother - So Dusty is the Field (arr. by A.Larin) [3:21 · 6.1M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor On the Mother River Neva (arr. by A.Larin) [2:12 · 4.0M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor Winter, Oh Winter (arr. by A.Larin) [1:58 · 3.6M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor LARIN, Alexey; RUS [all files] Anima, for choir (1999) [6:02 · 11.0M] Spiritual Rebrith Choir Ardour and Mirages (cantata-palindrome, 2003) 1.Heathaze; 2.Autumn; 3.Ode to Man; 4.Ode to Girl; 5.Ardour and Mirages; 6.Portrait of N.Ladygin [24:16 · 44.4M] Maxim Kusov, Bass Alexey Artemyev, Accordion Rachmaninov Chamber Choir Vladimir Kozlyakov, Conductor Ballad, for domra quartet (1978) [5:52 · 10.7M] Quartet of the Russian Radio and TV Orchestra The Birth of the City, symphonic picture (1997) [18:11 · 33.3M] Gnessin Musical College Symphony Orchestra Christmas Carols, cantata for soloists, choir and percusssion (1992) Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor 1.Heaven and Earth [1:42 · 3.1M] 2.New Joy [2:06 · 3.8M] 3.Holy Night [3:11 · 5.8M] 4.Good Evening [1:11 · 2.2M] 5.Angels in Heaven [3:09 · 5.8M] 6.Kolyada Arrived [1:36 · 2.9M] 7.Heaven and Earth [1:44 · 3.2M] Concerto Bylina (1996) [12:20 · 22.6M] Moscow Russian Folk Orchestra Igor Gromov, Conductor Dedicated to E.F.Gnessina (1994) [5:15 · 9.6M] Moscow State Symphony Orchestra Timur Mynbayev, Conductor Dedicated to Those Who Perished in Other Lands, for choir (1990) [5:02 · 9.2M] Saratov Gubernatorsky Theater of Choral Music Ludmila Litsova, Conductor Dunya by the Ferry, for choir (1995) [4:17 · 7.8M] Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor Elegy, for choir (2002) [8:36 · 15.7M] Lev Kontorovich, Conductor Fantasia Rustica, for wind ensemble (1992) [7:26 · 13.6M] State Wind Ensemble of Russia From Japanese Folktales, orchestral suite for domra and Russian folk instruments (2001) Mikhail Gorobotsov, Domra Gubernatorsky Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments Galina Perevoznikova, Conductor 1.Linen Whitened in the Moonlight [2:16 · 4.2M] 2.As it Snowed for the First Time [2:48 · 5.1M] 3.Triangular Dream [1:37 · 3.0M] 4.Roll the Pea Roll [1:43 · 3.2M] 5.Flute Song [4:23 · 8.0M] From Volga Up To Morava, for alto saxophone (2001) [6:01 · 11.0M] Sergey Kolesov, Alto Saxophone Greek Diptych, for cello solo and cello ensemble (1996) Pan's Amusement [8:42 · 15.9M] Yaroslav Sudzilovsky, Cello Gypsy Ways, cantata for soloists, choir and piano quintet (2002) [27:09 · 49.7M] Alexandra Rzhevsteva, Mezzo-Soprano Andrei Khalturin, Tenor State Capella of Moscow Alexey Larin, Conductor I Planted an Apple Tree, for soprano and piano (2000) [3:31 · 6.4M] Tatyana Kroshilina, Soprano Alexey Larin, Piano Impulses, for strings (2006) [3:57 · 7.2M] In The Forge, for folk orchestra (1983) [2:44 · 5.0M] Moscow Russian Folk Orchestra Valery Petrov, Conductor January Watercolor, for piano and strings (1991) [4:10 · 7.6M] Alexey Larin, Piano Orchestra Cantus Firmus Alexander Khurgin, Conductor A Little Capriccio (1986) [3:00 · 5.5M] Moscow State Symphony Orchestra Veronika Dudarova, Conductor Little Suite: Once Upon A Time There Lived Dunya, What You Tell, Birch?, Saratov Chastooshka (1978) [6:53 · 12.6M] Russkaya Pesnya Vocal Ensemble Nadezhda Babkina, Conductor L'Oreal, for electroacoustic synthesizer (1996) [1:44 · 3.2M] Alexey Larin, Synthesizer Oak Leaves, for soprano and piano (2003) [4:29 · 8.2M] Tatyana Kroshilina, Soprano Alexey Larin, Piano 2 Pieces on Japanese Themes (2002) Moscow Russian Folk Orchestra Igor Gromov, Conductor 1.Edo Bridge [2:57 · 5.4M] 2.Rural Temple Holiday [3:01 · 5.5M] 3 Pieces for Accordion (1993) Friedrich Lips, Accordion 1.Reflections [1:54 · 3.5M] 2.Dialog [1:57 · 3.6M] 3.Hunter's Tale [1:56 · 3.5M] Poem in Memory of Nikolay Rubstov (2005) [17:41 · 32.4M] Gubernatorsky Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments Galina Perevoznikova, Conductor Remembrance of a Detective, for balalaika and piano (1986) [6:06 · 11.2M] Valery Zazhigin, Balalaika Larissa Gottlieb, Piano Russian Passion, oratorio for soloists, choir, organ and percussion (1994) Kapella Moscow Kremlin Gennady Dmitryak, Conductor 1.Neither Noise Nor Thunder [1:56 · 3.6M] 2.Dream of the Virgin [2:02 · 3.7M] 3.O Lord, Show Me the Way to Penance [1:10 · 2.1M] 4.Entry Into Jerusalem [1:28 · 2.7M] 5.And Jesus Went into the Temple of God [2:11 · 4.0M] 6.Judas [1:57 · 3.6M] 7.The Last Supper [2:56 · 5.4M] 8.The Garden of Gethsemane [5:43 · 10.5M] 9.He is Guilty of Death [2:06 · 3.8M] 10.Pilate [1:05 · 2.0M] 11.Jesus' Commandment [1:32 · 2.8M] 12.Crucifixion [4:52 · 8.9M] 13.Christ is Risen [2:51 · 5.2M] 14.Easter [4:42 · 8.6M] 15.Alleluia [4:54 · 9.0M] Soldiers' Songs, cantata for soloists, choir, two pianos and percussion (1985) [25:55 · 47.5M] Russian Radio and TV Choir Vadim Sudakov, Conductor Songs and Dances of Death (1877), arr. for soloists, choir, piano duet and percussion by A.Larin (1989) 4.The Field Marshall [6:12 · 11.3M] Valentina Luznetsova, Mezzo-Soprano Valentin Gutov, Tenor Kapella Moscow Kremlin Spanish Solfeggio, for women's choir (1999) [3:25 · 6.3M] Nina Koroleva, Conductor String Quartet (1982) [13:23 · 24.5M] Quartet of the Orchestra of the Russian Ministry of Culture Summer in the Country, suite for orchestra (1990) Moscow State Symphony Orchestra 1.Acquaintance [2:40 · 4.9M] 2.Why Does the Cow Have a Tail? [2:18 · 4.2M] 3.Chastooshka [1:28 · 2.7M] 4.A Gloomy Day [1:44 · 3.2M] 5.Let's Play Cats and Mice [3:22 · 6.2M] Symphony: For Liberty, Justice and Truth (2004) Korea University Symphony Orchestra Pavel Lando, Conductor 1.Allegro [15:05 · 27.6M] 2.Andantino [10:19 · 18.9M] 3.Sporting Scherzo [5:42 · 10.4M] 4.Finale [14:27 · 26.5M] Triptych: Autumn, Kitezh, Night, for bass, piano and choir (1994) [15:21 · 28.1M] Dmitry Stepanovich, Bass Alexander Finashev, Piano Student Choir of Gnessins Academy of Music Dmitri Tarasov, Conductor True Road, cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra (1987) [22:33 · 41.3M] Nataly Erasova, Mezzo-Soprano Konstantin Pustovoy, Tenor Mikhail Kruitkov, Bass Russian Radio and TV Academic Great Choir Russian Radio and TV Great Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Kuzhukhar, Conductor Two Watercolors: Spring, In Clear Morning, for women's choir (1984) [3:10 · 5.8M] State Magnitogorsk Conservatory Woman's Choir Svetlana Miroshnichenko, Conductor Who is the Most Cheerful, for choir (1984) [2:03 · 3.8M] Scarlet Sail Children's Choir Pavel Khainovsky, Conductor MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich (1839-81); RUS [all files] Epitaph Letter (1877), arr. for bass, choir and piano by A.Larin (1997) [6:24 · 11.7M] Songs and Dances of Death (1877), arr. for soloists, choir, piano duet and percussion by A.Larin (1989) Valentina Luznetsova, Mezzo-Soprano Valentin Gutov, Tenor Kapella Moscow Kremlin 1.Lullaby [5:14 · 9.6M] 2.Serenade [3:38 · 6.6M] 3.Trepak [4:35 · 8.4M] TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilich (1840-93); RUS [all files] Dance from Swan Lake, arr. for men's choir by A.Larin (2003) [1:21 · 2.5M] Rachmaninov Chamber Choir Vladimir Kozlyakov, Conductor

Alexey Larin

Alexey Larin was born in 1954 in Saratov, in the Volga River Valley of Russia. He began his music education at the Moscow Choral School for Boys and later attended the Gnessin Music School, where he studied composition with Professor N.Peiko. Mr. Larin himself began to teach at the Gnessin Music School (later called Gnessin Academy of Music) in 1978, eventually becoming a professor of composition and orchestration in 1998. He has become an important teacher of young composers in Russia, and has published articles on his pedagogical and compositional principles and aesthetics (e.g. in Musical Academy magazine).

Mr. Larin's compositions have been performed by such esteemed artists as V.Fedoseev, V.Dudarova, I.Golovchin, K.Orbelyan, V.Ponkin, A.Vedernikov, F.Mansurov, V.Kozhukhar, D.Orlov, V.Minin, S.Gusev, L.Yermakova, L.Litsova, V.Semenyuk, G.Dmitryak, V.Sudakov, N.Nekrasov, N.Kalinin, S.Kolobkov, P.Burchuladse, R.Holl, V.Matorin, M.Krutikov, P.Gluboky, S.Baikov, A.Safiulin, M.Shaposhnikova, F.Lips, M.Gorobtsov, N.Babkina and many others. Likewise, Mr. Larin himself regularly takes part in performing his music as a pianist, organist, conductor and member of the choir. He has participated in numerous performances (more than 130) of his cantata Christmas Carols, his oratorio Russian Passion, and other works in Austria, Cuba, Cyprus, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vietnam and Russia.

As seen here at the Classical Archives, Mr. Larin's output focuses largely on choral music, such as the Russian Passion, featured here at the Classical Archives - the first instance of a Russian setting of this sacred vocal tradition, using tradition Russian Orthodox texts, along with those of the New Testament and Russian folk texts. Likewise important are works involving Russian folk instruments, often stretching the traditional uses of these instruments. These genres then compliment his interest in chamber and symphonic writing, as well as creating transcriptions of older works - all of which can be heard here.

Mr. Larin has won several international composition awards, including Musica Mundi Award (Germany, 1997), Classical Heritage Award (Russia, 1999), and the Jihlava Award (Czech Republic, 2000). He is an honorary visiting professor of music at Korea University, and is a member of the Composers' Union of Russia. We are pleased to feature his music here at the Classical Archives.

Reviews

      "[Russian Passion] is its own genre - an original "liturgy" uniting traditional orthodox texts, texts from the New Testament, Russian folk texts and onomatopoetic phonemes... [his] music possesses the rare ability to evoke a strong emotional rapport with a listener."

Musical Academy (Russia)

      "A striking feature of Alexei Larin's music is its close affinity with Russian culture, both folk and professional, along with Russian folk songs."

Music in the USSR (Russia)

Alexey Larin email: alex007@zebra.ru or sforzando@mail.ru