Although the music belongs to a world that has long since vanished, the range of experience the singer conveys is valid for all time. - John Austin, Australia
@dzheger In 1920s and 1930s in Paris many models for haute couture collections were Russian aristocrats. Many of these breathtakingly beautiful and elegant ladies had simply no other way to survive after the catastrophe of their luxurious paradise in Tzarist Russia. First class photographers like Hoyningen-Huene - himself, a Baltic aristocrat born in St Petersburg - had a whole array of top beauties to pose for them. Perhaps, that's the source of the outstanding elegance of many of these photoes
Hello Grzegorz - Pyotr Leshchenko was a divine interpreter of Tango. Oscar Strok was a Tango Giant - in his his own right. You put those two together to arrive at a masterpiece. I want to know who is this super angelic Tango spirit looking beauty in the frames 1:05 through 1:11 and in the frames 2:13 through 2:23. Thanks for this upload and have a great day!!!
@tango3721 At 1:05 , 2:13 and 2:23 are models presenting Madeleine Vionnet haute couture collection of the year 1939, woman at 1:11 is a model posing for George Hoyningen-Huene - the Baltic Germano-American genius of the chic photography of the 1930s.
@camille885 As matter of fact, it is not a Russian tango but Latvian! Leshenko wrote a Russian text to it, while melody was composed by Oskar Strok. He was a Latvijan-Jewish living in Riga - a wonderful gothic city on the Baltic shore and capital of independent Latvija until the Soviet aggression and annexion of it, in 1940. Strok composed a lot of tunes, incluging tangoes, especially for Leshchenko. They made a perfect duo, some of these reditions are listed in my note to this clip.
I love Leshchenko's powerful voice ever since you uploaded Moj Drug, which occupies a prominent place on my favorites list. Sorry I missed you when I tried to call you earlier this evening; will try again soon.
@barbcard I know, you phoned. Perhaps next time I'll have more luck to be right at home when you're calling :-( Leshenko's interpretations always break my heart! He was such sweet person! He was Ukrainian, not Russian. And almost all his life he was spied, chased, haunted, tormented by that devil's organisation on this Earth in the 20th century, the Russian KGB...
Wonderful!
bucktones 4 months ago
Leschenko's young and elegant voice is simply perfect for this.
1920sbuff 7 months ago
Although the music belongs to a world that has long since vanished, the range of experience the singer conveys is valid for all time. - John Austin, Australia
jrakg 7 months ago
@jrakg I second your opinion in 100%, thank you!
240252 7 months ago
A passionate tango, and Leshchenko's voice always sounds young and radiant. Elegant video!
dzheger 7 months ago
@dzheger In 1920s and 1930s in Paris many models for haute couture collections were Russian aristocrats. Many of these breathtakingly beautiful and elegant ladies had simply no other way to survive after the catastrophe of their luxurious paradise in Tzarist Russia. First class photographers like Hoyningen-Huene - himself, a Baltic aristocrat born in St Petersburg - had a whole array of top beauties to pose for them. Perhaps, that's the source of the outstanding elegance of many of these photoes
240252 7 months ago
Cudowne i mój ulubiony rosyjski piosenkarz. Pozdrawiam ;-)
XxXEMOBOYx 7 months ago
Hello Grzegorz - Pyotr Leshchenko was a divine interpreter of Tango. Oscar Strok was a Tango Giant - in his his own right. You put those two together to arrive at a masterpiece. I want to know who is this super angelic Tango spirit looking beauty in the frames 1:05 through 1:11 and in the frames 2:13 through 2:23. Thanks for this upload and have a great day!!!
tango3721 7 months ago
@tango3721 At 1:05 , 2:13 and 2:23 are models presenting Madeleine Vionnet haute couture collection of the year 1939, woman at 1:11 is a model posing for George Hoyningen-Huene - the Baltic Germano-American genius of the chic photography of the 1930s.
240252 7 months ago
Lovely melody, Russian tangos are as perfect as Argentinian tangos!
camille885 7 months ago
@camille885 As matter of fact, it is not a Russian tango but Latvian! Leshenko wrote a Russian text to it, while melody was composed by Oskar Strok. He was a Latvijan-Jewish living in Riga - a wonderful gothic city on the Baltic shore and capital of independent Latvija until the Soviet aggression and annexion of it, in 1940. Strok composed a lot of tunes, incluging tangoes, especially for Leshchenko. They made a perfect duo, some of these reditions are listed in my note to this clip.
240252 7 months ago
La voix liee a mon enfance ,merci
osnatvideo 7 months ago
@osnatvideo Je suis très heureux, merci :-)
240252 7 months ago
I love Leshchenko's powerful voice ever since you uploaded Moj Drug, which occupies a prominent place on my favorites list. Sorry I missed you when I tried to call you earlier this evening; will try again soon.
barbcard 7 months ago
@barbcard I know, you phoned. Perhaps next time I'll have more luck to be right at home when you're calling :-( Leshenko's interpretations always break my heart! He was such sweet person! He was Ukrainian, not Russian. And almost all his life he was spied, chased, haunted, tormented by that devil's organisation on this Earth in the 20th century, the Russian KGB...
240252 7 months ago