The Roaring Twenties roared in Russia as well as in Europe and America, to an extent generally unsuspected in the west. This CD reveals for the first time the light music of a minor master of the day, Matvey Nikolaevsky (1882-1942), whose songs and dances were hits in the early years of the Soviet Union. His style evolved effortlessly from the salon music of the late nineteenth century to the foxtrots, Charlestons and tangos popular during the relatively liberal New Economic Policy introduced by Lenin in 1921 and which Soviet audiences continued to enjoy after the NEP was abolished by Stalin in 1928.

Tracklist:

Nocturne in C Minor
Fantasia on the Russian Folksong Korobeiniki
Oh Come, Have Mercy - Gypsy Romance
I Dreamt of Evening Skies
To Admire You Forever
Csardas
Gypsy Dance
Victory March
Heroic March 1
The Snuff-Box. a Musical Box for Piano 1
A Day on the Volga: Musical Picture 1
Tango Satanique 1
Charlie-Fox: Charleston 1
Jou-Re: Boston Waltz 1
Miss Evelyn: Foxtrot (Shimmy, Two-Step) 1
Hey, Enough of That! 1
Old Sofron on the Bench 1
The Road Runs Wide Through the Fields 1
A Bell Jingles Under the Shaft-Bow - Russian Song

UPC: 5060113443243
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 10.9.15
Format: CD

Nikolaevsky / Zlobina / Moscow Symphony Orchestra - Two Dances for Orchestra - Piano Music - Songs (CD)