Vdol po Piterskoy
| "Вдоль по Питерской" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Language | Russian |
| English title | "Vdol po Piterskoy" |
| Genre | Folk |
| Composer(s) | P. I. Tchaikovsky, I. F. Stravinsky |
"Vdol po Piterskoy" (Russian: Вдоль по Питерской, lit. "Down the Peterskaya Road") is one of the best-known Russian folk songs.[1]
Commentary
Historical background
Vladimir Gilyarovsky, a Russian journalist and writer, devoted a chapter of his book Moscow and Muscovites to the song.[2]
Some authors say that one ancient soldiers' song began with the same words ("Down the Petersky/"). Later that expression became a catch phrase meaning “to do something in plain sight” (to ride, to fly, etc.). Nikolai Dobronravov, a Russian poet, used the phrase in his song dedicated to Yuri Gagarin.[3]
Settings and performance
Some works of such composers as Tchaikovski[4] or Stravinski[5] contain themes based on «Vdol po Petersky».
The song was popularized by Feodor Chaliapin and by the Alexandrov Ensemble[6][7]. It also appeared in the repertoires of Yuri Gulyayev[8], Leonid Kharitonov, Dmitri Hvorostovsky[9], Sergei Lemeshev[10], Vladimir Matorin[11], and Muslim Magomayev[12].
References
- ^ Виноградов, В. С. (1961). Вопросы развития национальных музыкальных культур в СССР [Questions about development in the national musical cultures of the USSR] (in Russian). Москва: Советский композитор.
- ^ "Загадки «летучего корреспондента»" (in Russian). Голос России. 2012-05-21. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ Шулежкова, С. (2011). И жизнь, и слёзы, и любовь… (in Russian). Москва: ФЛИНТА: Наука. p. 81. ISBN 978-5-02-037720-2.
- ^ Природа (in Russian). Наука. 1984.
- ^ Вершинина, И. Я. (1967). Ранние балеты Стравинского (in Russian). М.: Наука.
- ^ Кузнецова, Татьяна (19 September 2005). "Эстрадное разоружение" (in Russian). Коммерсантъ. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Жар-птицы стаями не летают" (in Russian). Российская газета. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Мода проходит, Хиль остается" (in Russian). Московский комсомолец. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "ХВОРОСТОВСКИЙ — ПЕВЕЦ «ВСЕЯ РУСИ»" (in Russian). Завтра. 10 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Самородок с музыкальной душой (стр. 4)" (PDF) (in Russian). Московская правда. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Корея запела басом" (in Russian). Независимая газета. 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Щуплов, Александр. "Магомаев вернулся в Кремль по приказу Андропова" (in Russian). Российская газета. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
External links
- "Lyrics (a Russian text and its translation into English)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- Down the Petersky by Feodor Chaliapin (Hayes, 1924)