Georgi Vinogradov (tenor)
| Georgi Pavlovich Vinogradov | |
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Georgi Vinogradov
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| Background information | |
| Born |
16 November 1908 Kazan, Russian Empire |
| Origin | Kazan, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 November 1980 (aged 71) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Opera, Romantic music, military music, ethnic Russian music, easy listening, middle of the road, folk music, lieder. |
| Occupation(s) | All-Union Radio and Radio Moscow singer; Alexandrov Ensemble soloist |
| Years active | 1937–1951 |
| Labels | Originally: USSR Aprelevsky Plant; Melodiya. Re-releases: The Eastern Front, Melodiya, Le Chant du Monde |
| Associated acts | Alexandrov Ensemble; Valeria Barsova |
Georgi Pavlovich Vinogradov (Russian: Георгий Павлович Виноградов), Honoured Artist of Russia, (16 November [O.S. 3 November] 1908 – 11 November 1980) was a Russian tenor: a popular World War II singer on Radio Moscow, recording artist, and soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble.
Georgi Vinogradov was born in Kazan in 1908. At first he belonged to the church choir and the railroad workers' drama club in Kazan. Then, while studying engineering, he also studied violin and viola at the Kazan State Conservatory (Kazan School of Music or Eastern Music College), and in the 1930s was a student at the Military Academy of Communications, Moscow. He took singing lessons and performed in amateur concerts at the same time, besides broadcasting on All-Union Radio. He left the academy in 1936, six months before completing his studies.
As a native of Kazan, he was taken in by the Kazan Opera Studio in 1937, and in the same year he became a soloist of Gosdzhaza USSR, directed by W. Knushevitsky and G.M. Blanter. This led to three successful recordings: Two to Tango, My Happiness and Love. He completed his musical studies at the Moscow Conservatory.
In June 1941, he attended the recruitment office to sign up as an ordinary soldier, but was instructed to join those soldiers who entertained the troops at the front. Vinogradov said:
"I just wore uniform in the first days of war. Then I was put into an ad hoc entertainment team, which included the orchestra, under the management of B. Knushevitsky and several soloists. We served at the Front, entertaining the fighters who had just left the battle. On one occasion we were under fire, the floor collapsed, and we were left with a team of only 11 people, but the group re-established. In blockaded Leningrad, in a group with Ruslanova, Garkavi and other famous artists, we performed about a thousand concerts. In 1943 I was transferred to serve in the Red Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army. I was with them until the end of the war ..." Georgy Vinogradov.
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