Yuri Shishakov - Balalaika Concerto (1953)

Yuri Nikolaevich Shishakov (1925-2000) was a Soviet composer who primarily was active in the field of folklore music. In 1948 he graduated from the Gnesins Institute, the same year he started teaching there (since 1977 as professor). Please support my channel: Balalaika Concerto (1953) 1. Moderato (0:00) 2. Vivo (7:01) Vladimir Boldyrev, balalaika and the Academic Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Company conducted by Nikolai Nekrasov. Yuri Shishakov was a Honored active Arts of the RSFSR (1971). The author of the book. “Instrumentation for the orchestra of Russian folk instruments“ (Moscow, 1970). Some of his compositions are: Oratorio Songs of the village of Shushenskoye (for soloists, chorus and orc. Folk instruments, 1970); for orchestra - 2 symphonies (1949, 1953); for orchestra folklore instruments - symphony (1976), overtures, suites, etc .; for instrument