Old Russian Romance "Lebedinaya pesn'", (2/2) E. Schischkina

Elena Egorovna Schischkina (1864 - 1942) -- famous singer of a Gipsy group (tsyganskoe khorovoe tabornoe penie -- in Russian), a soloist. She acted and sang on restaurant platforms as well as in theatres, being a member of a well-known Sanct-Peterburg gipsy quartet Schischkin's (Elena, Nina - singing; Andrey, Alexander - guitars).
Nina (Schischkina-Tsur-Millen) was very famous too, she was a girlfriend of a poet Nikolaj Goumilev and composed romances to his lyrics. After the revolution 1917, Elena Egorovna worked in Petrograd "Theatre for the young spectator" under direction of Alexander Brjantsev (Petrogradskij Teatr Junogo Zritelja pod upravleniem A. Brjanceva, TJuZ). She was a teacher in singing of a well-known singer of Soviet time, Strongilla Irtlach (of Turkish origin).
It may be interesting that Schischkina actually was not able to read and write, and did not know notes or sheet music. Lived long and her history embraced what might be called: Sanct-Peterburg - Petersburg - Petrograd - Leningrad.
I suspect that "Lebedinaya pesn'" might have been recorded by her in mid 30's when she was around 70.

My thanks to Igor Loshchilov for kind support.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Old
• Russian
• Romance
• Lebedinaya
• pesn'
• Elena
• Schischkina
• Russia
• 1910s
• 78rpm

[elbruss22]

какой голос! очень красиво, первый раз слышу, как это мне нравится! Jurek - merci beaucoup.

[jurek46pink]

@elbruss22

Menia otchen prijatno !

[1914sologub]

спасибо душевное. впервые слышу и очарован.

[jurek46pink]

Otchen prijatno mena.

J.

[MrLopatin]

АХ, ЕЛЕНА ШИШКИНА! НЕУЖЕЛИ СОХРАНИЛСЯ ЕЁ ГОЛОС?! ЭТО ПОРАЗИТЕЛЬНО! ВЕДЬ ОНА БЫЛА ПОРАЗИТЕЛЬНОЙ ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬНИЦЕЙ-ЦЫГАНКОЙ. СПАСИБО ЗА СОХРАНЕННЫЙ ГОЛОС И ВОЗМОЖНОСТЬ СЛУШАТЬ ЕГО И ВОСХИЩАТЬСЯ.

[jurek46pink]

Menya otchen prijatno chto Vam ponrawilos' !

Yurij.

[genia106]

"Lebedinaya pesn'" is the most beautiful romance and your photo is exquisite. Elena Egorovna Schischkina's voice is so powerful, so plaintive,so mournful,and so heart wrenching. She was magnificent! Thank you.

[MrSyntheticDreamer]

@genia106 it might be beautiful...for russians,indeed.but as i do not understand a word it is kind of hard to decide about what she talks about,but i can sense the russian state of mind from it:it is about vodka,being poor and having a girlfriend with at least 40 years older than yourself..viva russia

[meloe03]

Этот романс исполняла и Вера Панина!

Интересно чи сохранилась гденибудь ,

Спасибо! Хорошо слушать и старую музыку!

[jullia1954]

Ocheni horosho!! spasiba!!

[Babejuda]

Amazing. So beautiful, and to think she did it around 70 years old!

[ROMMANUSH]

XAPACO

[MrBobrbobr]

Прекрасный русский романс! Прекрасное исполнение! Спасибо за то, что дали услышать этот удивительный голос!