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The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble

Russia

The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble is credited on 546 releases across 151 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Alexandrov Ensemble (Краснознаменный Ансамбль Песни И Пляски СА / מקהלת הצבא האדום), most commonly known as the Red Army Choir. Founded by Александр Васильевич Александров in 1928. The ensemble contains a male choir, an orchestra and a dance troop from the Soviet army.
Please do not confuse with - Академический Ансамбль Песни и Пляски Внутренних Войск МВД России
For the instrumental quintet, please use Instrumental Quintet Of The Soviet Army Band.
For the vocal octet, please use Вокальный Ансамбль Под Управлением А. В. Шилова
Conductors:
Александр Васильевич Александров = Alexander Vasilevich Alexandrov (1926-1946)
Борис Александрович Александров = Boris Alexandrov (1946-1987)
Анатолий Мальцев = Anatoly Maltsev (1987-1992)
Игорь Агафонников = Igor Agafonnikov (1992-1993)
Дмитрий Сомов = Dmitry Somov (1993-2002)
Леонид Малев = Leonid Malev (2003-2016)
Геннадий Саченюк = Gennady Sachenyuk (2012-2016, 2017-present)
63 members of the ensemble as well as artistic director Valery Khalilov = were killed in a Russian Defence Ministry aircraft crash into the Black Sea on 25 December 2016.

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