Band
The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble
Академический Ансамбль песни и пляски Российской Армии имени А.В. Александрова
In the collection
2 records
Played with
Roger Waters
2 records together
Jim Farber
2 records together
Jim Haas
2 records together
Joe Chemay
2 records together
Jon Joyce
2 records together
Rundfunkchor Berlin
2 records together
Dietrich Knothe
2 records together
Graham Broad
2 records together
Rick DiFonzo
2 records together
Snowy White
2 records together
Andy Fairweather-Low
2 records together
Nick Glennie-Smith
2 records together
About
Alexandrov Ensemble (Краснознаменный Ансамбль Песни И Пляски СА / מקהלת הצבא האדום), most commonly known as the Red Army Choir. Founded by Александр Васильевич Александров in 1928. The ensemble contains a male choir, an orchestra and a dance troop from the Soviet army.
Please do not confuse with -
For the instrumental quintet, please use Instrumental Quintet Of The Soviet Army Band.
For the vocal octet, please use Вокальный Ансамбль Под Управлением А. В. Шилова
Conductors:
Александр Васильевич Александров = Alexander Vasilevich Alexandrov (1926-1946)
Борис Александрович Александров = Boris Alexandrov (1946-1987)
Анатолий Мальцев = Anatoly Maltsev (1987-1992)
Игорь Агафонников = Igor Agafonnikov (1992-1993)
Дмитрий Сомов = Dmitry Somov (1993-2002)
Леонид Малев = Leonid Malev (2003-2016)
Геннадий Саченюк = Gennady Sachenyuk (2012-2016, 2017-present)
63 members of the ensemble as well as artistic director Valery Khalilov = were killed in a Russian Defence Ministry aircraft crash into the Black Sea on 25 December 2016.
From Discogs.