The Russian song "Akh ty, step' shirokaya" (Oh You Steppe So Wide) is performed by the Yale Russian Chorus and Alumni at the 70th Anniversary Concert.
Arranged by Denis Mickiewicz, founding conductor of the Yale Russian Chorus.
Conductor: Stephan Sveshnikov.
Soloists: Glenn Storrs, Mark Hewitt.
Filming & editing: Emma Kazaryan.
September 9, 2023, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Friends, "Akh ty, step' shirokaya" (Oh You Steppe So Wide) is one of the most beloved (by us and our viewers) choral works in the repertoire of the Yale Russian Chorus. There is an entire video devoted to the analysis and discussion of "Akh ty, step' shirokaya" on our channel: • Русский хор Йельского ...
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The song "Akh ty, step' shirokaya" (Oh You Steppe So Wide) portrays the immeasurable breadth of the Russian character, represented by the vast expanses of the Russian steppe. It speaks of the difficult fate of Volga barge-haulers forced to do backbreaking work, and the eternal admiration of the surrounding nature, despite all the hardships and adversities.
The song as we know it today was born in 1923 in an arrangement by P. Triodin (1887-1950). The melodic basis of the arrangement was the lyrical song "Kalinushka", recorded by A. Listopadov (1873-1949) from the peasants of the village of Budaevo, Krasnoslobodsky district, Penza province. And the textual basis of this folk song retains its variability to this day.
The song "Akh ty, step' shirokaya" has entered the repertoire of many performers and singing groups, and is also known in arrangements by A. Alexandrov, A. Sveshnikov, V. Sokolov, and many others.
📌 Lyrics:
O you steppe, you steppe so wide, so spacious!
O you, Mother-Volga, Volga so free!
Ah, that is not a steppe eagle that is ascending,
It is the barge-hauler who is running free.
Eagle, do not fly low, near the ground.
Barge hauler, do not wander too close to the riverbank.
O you steppe, you steppe so wide, so spacious!
O you, Mother-Volga, Volga so free!
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The Yale Russian Chorus is the oldest singing group in the New World dedicated to the music of Russia and nearby countries. The YRC was founded 1953 at the height of the Cold War. Founders: Denis Mickiewicz and George Litton.
Singers join while students at Yale, and many stay active throughout their lives. Every year or so we hold a major concert in which students and alumni sing together. Many alumni also join the students on tours to Russia.
Without a doubt, each of us had our own motivation to join the Russian choir. But we offer you a quote from one of the members of our choir, which unites us to some extent and explains a little the meaning of the choir in our lives: "Singing the music of the YRC in the style we sang it, was an antidote to the intellectualism that got many of us into Yale in the first place, but that could be so restrictive to the heart and spirit".
The singers are not Russians, or emigrants from Russia, but are students and former students who share a passion for the music and a belief in the power of music to build connections between people of different countries.
Thanks to RU-vid, we are pleased to share these recordings with online audiences around the world who share our passion for this music.
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We have toured Russia and Eastern Europe many times, and we really hope that we will be able to hit the road again when the time comes 🌿
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29 сен 2024
