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Expanses of the Motherland: A Russian Musical Landscape — On this fourth compact disk by the American Balalaika Symphony, the orchestra presents a lively selection of characteristic Russian music, ranging from traditional folk dances, to instrumental miniatures based on popular songs, to short tone poems depicting aspects of both rural and city life.

Encounters and Partings — Encounters and Partings offers a unique program of Music from Soviet Life that features 17 selections of seldom-heard works from the Soviet era, including folk and novelty pieces, film-score excerpts, dances, and even an example of Russian big-band jazz. The composers represented here include Dunayevsky, Frenkel, Blanter, Shostakovich, and Miaskov, and only three of these tracks have been recorded before by a balalaika orchestra anywhere. 

 

Balalaika Romance — Recorded live in June 2004, Balalaika Romance features Russian balalaika virtuoso Andrei Gorbachev and the orchestra in a varied program that ranges from Russian folk favorites by Andreyev, Shalov, and Tsygankov to popular classics by Chopin, Daquin, and Gounod. A particular highlight is Gorbachev's spectacular performance of Bazzini's Dance of the Goblins. 

Opening Night — Dating from our first performance season (2003–2004), this first CD by the American Balalaika Symphony, and still a favorite among ABS fans, includes music by Asafiev, Gliere, Gimenez, Khachaturian, and Shostakovich, and concludes with a rousing version of one of our signature pieces, the Zaporiz'kyi Cossack March.

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ABS CDs Available for Sale

CD prices are: $15 for 1; $25 for 2; $40 for 3; $55 for 4.

ABS CDs are available for sale at every ABS concert. To order by mail, send check for the correct amount plus $5.00 for shipping and handling to:

American Balalaika Symphony
3811 N. 14th Street
Arlington, VA 22201

Don't forget to include your name, address, zip code, telephone number, and the names of the CDs you would like to purchase.