Where Are You, My Brothers?

Track Listings
1. Somewhere Far Away (Gde-To Daleko (Pesnya O Dalekoy Rodine))    
2. Dark Is the Night (Tiomnaia Noch)    
3. Unexpected Waltz (Slutchaynyy Val's)    
4. Where Are You, My Brothers? (Gde Zhe Vy Teper', Druz'ya-Odnopolchane)    
5. On a Nameless Hill (Na Bezymiannoy Vysote)    
6. Roads (Dorogi)    
7. Soldiers Are Coming (Vot Soldaty Idut)    
8. Cranes (Zhuravli)    
9. In the Trenches (V Zemlianke)    
10. Sacred Stone (Zavetnyy Kamen)    
11. Katyusha (Katyusha)    
12. Cossacks in Berlin (Kazaki V Berline)    
13. My Moscow (Moia Moskva)    
14. Road to the Front (Dorozhka Frontovaia (Pesenka Frontovogo Shofiora))    
15. Hills of Manchuria (Na Sopkakh Mandzhurii)    
16. Lonely Accordion (Odinokaia Garmon)    
17. Last Battle (Posledniy Boi)    

Where Are You, My Brothers?, Music, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Veniamin Basner, Matvey Blanter, Nikita Bogoslovsky, Isaak Iosifovich Dunayevsky, M. Fradkin, Yan Frenkel, K. Listov, M. Matusovsky, Boris Mokrousov, K. Molchanov, A. Novikov, M. Nozhkin, Dm. / Pokrass, D. Pokrass, I. Shatrov, Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy, Mikhail Tariverdiev, Constantine Orbelian, Style of Five, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Vocal, Vocal Music
Where Are You, My Brothers?
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Where Are You My Brothers
  • songs of courage, loneliness, patriotism
  • The most beautiful male voice there is
 Where Are You, My Brothers?

Manufacturer: Delos Records
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ASIN: B0000C3I8K
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

  1. Somewhere Far Away (Gde-To Daleko (Pesnya O Dalekoy Rodine))
  2. Dark Is the Night (Tiomnaia Noch)
  3. Unexpected Waltz (Slutchaynyy Val's)
  4. Where Are You, My Brothers? (Gde Zhe Vy Teper', Druz'ya-Odnopolchane)
  5. On a Nameless Hill (Na Bezymiannoy Vysote)
  6. Roads (Dorogi)
  7. Soldiers Are Coming (Vot Soldaty Idut)
  8. Cranes (Zhuravli)
  9. In the Trenches (V Zemlianke)
  10. Sacred Stone (Zavetnyy Kamen)
  11. Katyusha (Katyusha)
  12. Cossacks in Berlin (Kazaki V Berline)
  13. My Moscow (Moia Moskva)
  14. Road to the Front (Dorozhka Frontovaia (Pesenka Frontovogo Shofiora))
  15. Hills of Manchuria [Na Sopkakh Mandzhurii]
  16. Lonely Accordion (Odinokaia Garmon)
  17. Last Battle (Posledniy Boi)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Where Are You My Brothers.......2005-08-04

Dmitri Hvorostovsky's voice is at its amazing, beautiful, passionate best. He seamlessly moves from silken pianissimo to forte, conveying all the tragedy and futility of life lost through war, the false hope and despair of soldiers who have trudged too far and seen too much death, destruction and experienced too much pain, fear and hunger.

5 out of 5 stars songs of courage, loneliness, patriotism.......2004-08-02

Of my nearly 20 Dmitri Hvorostovsky albums, this one is in the Top 3, which has Dmitri singing in quite a different style than what he is most famous for, as one of the great operatic singers of our era, and this CD is far from the "opera singer does crossover CD" type of recording, which can sometimes be quite awful, but sings softly and with intense passion and sincerity, his dark honey toned baritone perfect for these melodious, gorgeous songs.
Though the focus of the songs is WWII, some were written as early as 1905 ("The Hills of Manchuria"), to the wonderful "Cranes" from 1969, and "Somewhere Far Away" was the title for a TV series ("17 Moments of Spring"), about a Russian spy in Nazi Germany, that was shown in 1973.

Some songs are more sublime than others, like "Unexpected Waltz" and "On a Nameless Hill", but there isn't a single composition that isn't filled with beauty and performed to perfection. Hvorostovsky has a voice that is a gift of God, with the technique of a master, and the soul of a true artist.
He is backed brilliantly by Constantine Orbelian and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the folk group Style of Five, and the rousing sound of the Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia.
The booklet insert is excellent, with liner notes, bios, lyrics in English and transliterated Russian; the sound is good and total playing time is 57'28.

5 out of 5 stars The most beautiful male voice there is.......2003-12-26

The sound of very beginning phrase of it's first song "Somewhere Far Away" grabbed me. This title song for TV series was sung in his natural voice rather than operatic singing. I found it absolutely beautiful. Have you ever heard Dmitri's speaking voice? Renee Fleming quoted "Dmitri has the most beautiful male voice I've ever heard". Well I must say many of us have to agree with her. This album is a good collection of war time songs that indicate harsh reality of soldier's life and emotional state. He expressed them very eloquently. Text has translations but you can feel the depth without it. These songs are melodious and tuneful, I liked his flexible singing of forte to exquisite pianissimo. This is not just sell out for Russians but to everyone. As a Japanese, we grew up in Russian folk songs were heard everywhere. It's nice he introduced us to further extension of Russian materials. Evidently his colaboration with his father and Orbelian worked well. I also appreciate the lightness of "Katyusha" is a nice bonus. I thoroughly enjoyed this and I recomend it to everyone. I hope I get to hear these in his recital someday.

I attended his recent opera(War and Peace /Onegin) and recital in Tokyo. This was his first public performances in Tokyo, yet he was extremely popular here. He received mountain of flowers and presents, and for autograph session, nobody seemed to left the house. His high quality of vocal art, stylish and expressive singing and at most striking impact on his stage presence were overwelming. I hope he'll come back again.
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      Some of the best musicals from the last century appear on this 4-CD compilation "Musicals:The Gold Collection", featuring many stars of the London Stage with Paul Bateman (conductor), The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ sharing the spotlight, blending voice and music within the boundaries of great compositions from sold out musical shows from the past ~ all songs presented on this collection have been performed by a diverse set of artists ~ share the beauty of simplicity that exists in the music of each performance.

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