Before the far journey Yevgeny Belyaev and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir (1967)

The song Before the far journey performed by Yevgeny Belyaev (tenor) and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir (with English subtitles). Music by Matvey Blanter, lyrics by Vladimir Dykhovichny M. Slobodskoy Conductor Boris Alexandrov. This performance is a clip from the musical film Winged Songs devoted to the Soviet composer Matvey Blanter. USSR, Central Television, 1967. The concert itself was recorded in 1962 in the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. NOTE There s an old tradition in Russia to sit down for a