“The Song About The Dnieper River“ - Leonid Kharitonov & The Alexandrov Red Army choir (1993, HQ)
Leonid Kharitonov & The Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army (also known as the Alexandrov Red Army Choir) perform the patriotic song “The Song About The Dnieper River“ (with English Subtitles). Now fully restored and upscaled in Full HD quality!
Music М. Fradkin, Lyrics Y. Dolmatovsky
Conductor - I.G. Agafonnikov.
Here is the result of the video restoration compared to the original version -
This patriotic song is about the battle at the Dnieper river in Ukraine during the World War II. Very rare video.
This concert was devoted to the 50-th anniversary of the liberation of Kiev city (Ukraine) from the Nazis in 1943. It was held in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Moscow, 1993.
Interesting facts:
- Leonid Kharitonov performed this song just once in his career.
- The concert was organized by Otari Kvantrishvilli - the famous Georgian “Godfather“ as they say. He can be seen in the very first fra