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| genre = Russian folk, classical, other |
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| occupation = [[Chamber music|Chamber ensemble]] |
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| years_active = 1973–present |
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* PAN Records |
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⚫ | '''Quartet Skaz'''<ref>From the book "The Names of Our Era", by Tatiana Kalmikova, Firma Grom 4 Publications, in Russian, Moscow, 2003 |
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⚫ | '''Quartet Skaz'''<ref>{{cite web|title=From the book "The Names of Our Era", by Tatiana Kalmikova, Firma Grom 4 Publications, in Russian, Moscow, 2003|url=http://www.skaz1.com/HistoryQuartetSKAZ.htm|website=Skaz1.com|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|Квартет «Сказ»}}) is a concert [[quartet]] employing Russian folk instruments: the prima [[domra]], prima [[balalaika]], alto domra, and bass balalaika. |
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⚫ | Quartet Skaz’s recordings include several LP’s and three CD’s, as well as many recordings for radio and television. In 1989, the Quartet recorded ''Balastroika''<ref name=Balastroika> https://www.discogs.com/Skaz-Balastroika/release/6502644 </ref> |
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Founded in 1973, Quartet Skaz pioneered instrumental chamber performance on Russian folk instruments in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]]. Since then, the Quartet has actively promoted both [[Russian traditional music|Russian folk]] and classical music. |
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⚫ | Quartet Skaz’s recordings include several LP’s and three CD’s, as well as many recordings for radio and television. In 1989, the Quartet recorded ''Balastroika'',<ref name="Balastroika">{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Skaz-Balastroika/release/6502644 |title=Skaz – Balastroika (CD, Album)|website=Discogs.com |access-date=2018-03-25}}</ref> the first CD in Soviet music, produced by PAN Records. In 1994, Quartet Skaz participated in the recording of the soundtrack of the film ''Catherine the Great'' (USA), with a symphony orchestra with musicians from Germany, Hungary and the US. Later in 1995, Skaz performed for the soundtrack of the film ''The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father'' (USA). In 2000, Quartet Skaz recorded 14 pieces for an international folk dance project. Russian Disk produced the Quartet’s next CD, ''Skaz, Russian Folk Quartet'', in 2009.<ref name="SkazRFQ">{{cite web |url=http://www.russiandisc.ru/disc/RDCD_00858.aspx |title="Сказ" Русский концертный квартет, RDCD 00858 |website=Russiandisc.ru |access-date=2018-03-25}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In the words of [[Irina Arkhipova]], “through its creative and social efforts, the Quartet [Skaz] has achieved great recognition and popularity among a wide audience of music lovers."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skaz1.com/I.K.Arhipova_o_SKAZe.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photographic image|language=ru|website=Skaz1.com|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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⚫ | For [[Joseph Kobzon]], Quartet Skaz is characterized by “a unique sound, impeccable taste, and extraordinary breadth and diversity of performance.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skaz1.com/I.D.Kobzon_o_SKAZe.jpg |format=JPG|title=Photographic image|language=ru|website=Skaz1.com|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Quartet Skaz received the [[Lenin Komsomol Prize]] in 1985 "for great mastery in performance and promotion of folk-music creativity among the youth", and is a laureate of the First Moscow Competition for Performing Artists. |
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== Discography == |
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*Quartet Skaz, "Kalinushka" (Калинушка), LP, 1980, Melodiya, Moscow, C20—14835-36.<ref> https://www.discogs.com/Квартет-Русских-Народных-Инструментов-Сказ-Калинушка/release/3540387 </ref> |
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*Quartet Skaz, The Best of Quartet Skaz" (Лучшее Из Репертуара Квартета "Сказ"), LP, 1990, Melodiya, Moscow, C20 29229 001.<ref> https://www.discogs.com/Сказ-Лучшее-Из-Репертуара-Квартета-Сказ-The-Best-Of-Skaz-Quartet/release/4947785</ref> |
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⚫ | * "Snow House" (Снежный дом), dramatization of fairytale by [[Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy|A. N. Tolstoy]], LP, 1977, Melodiya, Moscow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gorenka.org/index.php/detskaya-audioteka/10978-m-dyurichkova-bratets-iz-tykvy-a-tolstoj-snezhnyj-dom |title=М.Дюричкова. "Братец из тыквы". А.Толстой. "Снежный дом" |website=Gorenka.org |access-date=2018-03-25}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * Quartet Skaz, "Skaz: Quartet of Russian Folk Instruments" (Квартет русских народных инструментов "Сказ"), LP, 1979, Melodiya, Moscow, C20-11839/08998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7228656-Сказ-Сказ|title=Сказ – Сказ (1979, Vinyl)|access-date=31 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}</ref> |
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* Quartet Skaz, "Kalinushka" (Калинушка), LP, 1980, Melodiya, Moscow, C20—14835-36.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82-%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85-%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85-%D0%98%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7-%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0/release/3540387|title=Квартет Русских Народных Инструментов «Сказ» – Калинушка (1980, Vinyl)|website=Discogs.com|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> |
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⚫ | * Quartet Skaz, "Around the World" (Вокруг Света), LP, 1983, Melodiya, Moscow, C20-19457-003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5277135-Сказ-Вокруг-Света-Around-The-World|title=Сказ – Вокруг Света (Around The World) (1983, Vinyl)|access-date=31 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}</ref> |
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* Quartet Skaz, The Best of Quartet Skaz" (Лучшее Из Репертуара Квартета "Сказ"), LP, 1990, Melodiya, Moscow, C20 29229 001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7-%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%B5-%D0%98%D0%B7-%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7-The-Best-Of-Skaz-Quartet/release/4947785|title=Сказ – Лучшее Из Репертуара Квартета "Сказ" = The Best Of "Skaz" Quartet (1990, Vinyl)|website=Discogs.com|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> |
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===Further reading=== |
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* Alexandre Marchakovsky, “The Legendary Quartet: All About Skaz", 2012, [http://kxk.ru/skaz/v1_1154544__.php Part 1] and [http://kxk.ru/skaz/v1_1154752__.php Part 2] {{ |
* Alexandre Marchakovsky, “The Legendary Quartet: All About Skaz", 2012, [http://kxk.ru/skaz/v1_1154544__.php Part 1] and [http://kxk.ru/skaz/v1_1154752__.php Part 2] {{in lang|ru}} |
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* Anatoly Zhurin, "[http://ju.skaz1.com/jurin.html Quartet Skaz, and what the King of Football Himself Told Them]", on the occasions of the 35th anniversary of the founding of Quartet Skaz, Evening Moscow (Вечерняя Москва), Moscow, 2010 {{ |
* Anatoly Zhurin, "[http://ju.skaz1.com/jurin.html Quartet Skaz, and what the King of Football Himself Told Them]", on the occasions of the 35th anniversary of the founding of Quartet Skaz, Evening Moscow (Вечерняя Москва), Moscow, 2010 {{in lang|ru}} |
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* Yelizaveta Uvarova, "The Stage in Russia: 20th-Century Creators," Moscow, 2004. |
* Yelizaveta Uvarova, "The Stage in Russia: 20th-Century Creators," Moscow, 2004. |
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* A. I. Peresada, "International Encyclopedia of Ensembles and Orchestras of Russian Folk Instruments," All-Russia Musical Society, Krasnodar, 2004. |
* A. I. Peresada, "International Encyclopedia of Ensembles and Orchestras of Russian Folk Instruments," All-Russia Musical Society, Krasnodar, 2004. |
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* ''[http://canalbis.globo.com/programas/musica-na-mochila/materias/t02e06-a-surpreendente-musica-folclorica-russa.html Musica na Mochila]'', Quartet Skaz on TV Brazil. |
* ''[http://canalbis.globo.com/programas/musica-na-mochila/materias/t02e06-a-surpreendente-musica-folclorica-russa.html Musica na Mochila]'', Quartet Skaz on TV Brazil. |
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* B. Selmengin, "[http://lgz.ru/article/-10-6634-7-03-2018/skaz-s-iranskim-aktsentom/ Skaz with an Iranian Accent]", The Literary Journal (Литературная газета), 10, Moscow, 2018 {{ |
* B. Selmengin, "[http://lgz.ru/article/-10-6634-7-03-2018/skaz-s-iranskim-aktsentom/ Skaz with an Iranian Accent]", The Literary Journal (Литературная газета), 10, Moscow, 2018 {{in lang|ru}} |
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==External links== |
== External links == |
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* [http://www.skaz1.com/ Quartet Skaz’s official website (in Russian and English)] |
* [http://www.skaz1.com/ Quartet Skaz’s official website (in Russian and English)] |
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Latest revision as of 23:03, 21 October 2024
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Origin | Moscow, Russia |
Genres | Russian folk, classical, other |
Occupation | Chamber ensemble |
Years active | 1973–present |
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Website | www |
Quartet Skaz[1] (Russian: Квартет «Сказ») is a concert quartet employing Russian folk instruments: the prima domra, prima balalaika, alto domra, and bass balalaika.
History
[edit]Founded in 1973, Quartet Skaz pioneered instrumental chamber performance on Russian folk instruments in the USSR. Since then, the Quartet has actively promoted both Russian folk and classical music. Quartet Skaz’s recordings include several LP’s and three CD’s, as well as many recordings for radio and television. In 1989, the Quartet recorded Balastroika,[2] the first CD in Soviet music, produced by PAN Records. In 1994, Quartet Skaz participated in the recording of the soundtrack of the film Catherine the Great (USA), with a symphony orchestra with musicians from Germany, Hungary and the US. Later in 1995, Skaz performed for the soundtrack of the film The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (USA). In 2000, Quartet Skaz recorded 14 pieces for an international folk dance project. Russian Disk produced the Quartet’s next CD, Skaz, Russian Folk Quartet, in 2009.[3]
In the words of Irina Arkhipova, “through its creative and social efforts, the Quartet [Skaz] has achieved great recognition and popularity among a wide audience of music lovers."[4] For Joseph Kobzon, Quartet Skaz is characterized by “a unique sound, impeccable taste, and extraordinary breadth and diversity of performance.”[5]
Awards
[edit]Quartet Skaz received the Lenin Komsomol Prize in 1985 "for great mastery in performance and promotion of folk-music creativity among the youth", and is a laureate of the First Moscow Competition for Performing Artists.
Discography
[edit]Compact discs
[edit]- Quartet Skaz, "Balastroika",[2] 1989, PAN Records, The Netherlands, PAN-139-CD.
- Quartet Skaz, "Skaz, Russian Folk Quartet",[3] 2009, Russian Disc, Moscow, RD-CD-00858.
- Quartet Skaz, "Tea from a Samovar", 2017, Masherbrum Art, Addison, MA-54.
Other albums and recordings
[edit]- "The Losers’ Ensemble", Musical Film, 1976. Featured in the film are Alla Pugacheva, G. Leybel and V. Nikolsky, and Quartet Skaz.[6]
- Quartet Skaz, "Oh, you night!" (Ах, Ты Вечер), LP, 1976, Melodiya, Moscow, C22-07257-58.[7]
- "Snow House" (Снежный дом), dramatization of fairytale by A. N. Tolstoy, LP, 1977, Melodiya, Moscow.[8]
- Quartet Skaz, "Russian Lubok" (Русский Лубок), LP, 1977, Melodiya, Moscow, C20-08997-8.[9]
- Quartet Skaz, "Skaz: Quartet of Russian Folk Instruments" (Квартет русских народных инструментов "Сказ"), LP, 1979, Melodiya, Moscow, C20-11839/08998.[10]
- Quartet Skaz, "Kalinushka" (Калинушка), LP, 1980, Melodiya, Moscow, C20—14835-36.[11]
- "The Magic Apple" (Волшебное яблочко), dramatization of a story written and directed by O. Anofriev, with L. Larina and Quartet Skaz, LP, 1980, Melodiya, Moscow.[12]
- Quartet Skaz, "Around the World" (Вокруг Света), LP, 1983, Melodiya, Moscow, C20-19457-003.[13]
- Quartet Skaz, The Best of Quartet Skaz" (Лучшее Из Репертуара Квартета "Сказ"), LP, 1990, Melodiya, Moscow, C20 29229 001.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "From the book "The Names of Our Era", by Tatiana Kalmikova, Firma Grom 4 Publications, in Russian, Moscow, 2003". Skaz1.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Skaz – Balastroika (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b ""Сказ" Русский концертный квартет, RDCD 00858". Russiandisc.ru. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Skaz1.com (in Russian). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Skaz1.com (in Russian). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Ансамбль неудачников (1976)". 7 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Сказ – Ах, Ты Вечер (1976, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "М.Дюричкова. "Братец из тыквы". А.Толстой. "Снежный дом"". Gorenka.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Квартет "Сказ". Русский лубок". Records.su. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Сказ – Сказ (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Квартет Русских Народных Инструментов «Сказ» – Калинушка (1980, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Волшебное Яблочко". Records.su. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Сказ – Вокруг Света (Around The World) (1983, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Сказ – Лучшее Из Репертуара Квартета "Сказ" = The Best Of "Skaz" Quartet (1990, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Alexandre Marchakovsky, “The Legendary Quartet: All About Skaz", 2012, Part 1 and Part 2 (in Russian)
- Anatoly Zhurin, "Quartet Skaz, and what the King of Football Himself Told Them", on the occasions of the 35th anniversary of the founding of Quartet Skaz, Evening Moscow (Вечерняя Москва), Moscow, 2010 (in Russian)
- Yelizaveta Uvarova, "The Stage in Russia: 20th-Century Creators," Moscow, 2004.
- A. I. Peresada, "International Encyclopedia of Ensembles and Orchestras of Russian Folk Instruments," All-Russia Musical Society, Krasnodar, 2004.
- Musica na Mochila, Quartet Skaz on TV Brazil.
- B. Selmengin, "Skaz with an Iranian Accent", The Literary Journal (Литературная газета), 10, Moscow, 2018 (in Russian)