“The Song About Dnieper“ - , , and the Red Army Choir (1970)

“The Song About The Dnieper River“ is a patriotic song about the battle at the Dnieper river in 1942 during WW2. In this clip the composer Mark Fradkin tells the story of creation of this epic song. It performed by the first Ukrainian performers - Ostap Darchuk, the Associate Professor of the Lvov Conservatory and the People’s Artist of the Soviet Union, the soloist of the Lvov Opera House - Pavel Karmalyuk. The second part of the song is presented by Alexey Sergeev (bass) and The Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army. Music - М. Fradkin, Lyrics - Y. Dolmatovsky (1942). The composer Mark Fradkin is at the piano. The conductor is Boris Alexandrov. This is a clip from the TV-Show “Blue Light - The Song of the Victory“ dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Victory Day in the World War II. Central Television of the USSR, 1970. This video was improved and remastered by our channel. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE! Dear fans, please, join Leonid Kharitonov’s Fan Club on and