Nikolay Gres: French Marching Song Походная 1963

Nikolay Timofeyevich Gres (Николай Тимофеевич Гресь 1920-2003) sings a French traditional song: Marching Song or "Le chant du départ" (Походная), lyrics by E.Mugel, music arrangement by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov . Recorded in 1963, possibly in Moscow or Paris.

Gres was an Honoured Artist of Russia. Before joining the Ensemble he was a soloist of the Black Sea Fleet Ensemble and then soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Nic Gres on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrov_Ensemble_soloists#Nikolai_Timofeyevich_Gres

Nic Gres playlist on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/riverhouse2007#grid/user/C2EC0A5E9CD47BC4

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