New Year Card. USSR. 1977

Happy New Year!
Head uut aastat!
С Новым годом!

Postcard, 1977 / by A. Isakov.
My collection

Budapest. Hungary. 1967

Budapest. Hungary. 1. Fishers' Bastion. 2. Parliament. 3. Hungarian National Gallery. 4. View of Budapest. 5. Opera House.

Budapest. Ungari. 1. Kaluribastion. 2. Parlamendihoone. 3. Ungari Rahvusgalerii. 4. Linnavaade. 5. Ooperiteater.

Будапешт. Венгрия. 1. Бастион Рыбаков. 2. Парламент. 3. Венгерская Национальная Галерея. 4. Вид города. 5. Оперный театр.

Postcard, 1967.
My collection.

Béla Bartók (1881-1945), opera "Bluebeard's Castle" (1911).
Béla Bartók, ooper "Hertsog Sinihabeme loss" (1911).
Бела Барток, опера "Замок герцога Синяя Борода" (1911).

Stamp, 1967. Hungary.

"Bridal" - Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak

"Bridal"

"Pulmad"
"Peiukene, poisikene,
lase hüüda pulmapilli,
pulmapilli, saajasarve!
Meie neidu noorukene -
see tahab minna tantsimaie..."
/Haljala, 1889./

"Свадьба"

Postcards, 1974. Estonia.
My collection.

Linols on the Estonian Folksongs / Jüri Arrak.

Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel / Jüri Arrak (sünd 1936).

Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен. Художник Юри Аррак.

Also:
http://aeliita123.blogspot.com.ee/2014/12/cover-juri-arrak-linols-on-estonian.html

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Микалоюс Константинас  Чюрлёнис

Stamp of the USSR, 1975.
NSVL postmark, 1975.
Почтовая марка СССР, 1975.
My collection.

* 1975 - 100th birth anniversary of lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (22 September /O.S. 10 September/ 1875 - 10 April /O.S. 28 March/ 1911).

* Postmark lasti välja 1975. a seoses leedu kunstniku ja helilooja Čiurlionise 100. sünniaastapäevaga.

* Микалоюс Константинас  Чюрлёнис (22 сентября 1875 - 10 апреля 1911) - литовский художник и композитор.

Look also: Čiurlionis

Edvard Grieg

Edvard Grieg - Norwegian composer.
Эдвард Григ - норвежский композитор.

Stamp of the USSR, 1957.
NSVL postmark, 1957.
Почтовая марка СССР, 1957.
My collection.

* Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15 June 1843 - 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helping to develop a national identity, In 1874-76, Grieg composed incidental music for the premiere of Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, at the request of the author. - Wikipedia.

* Edvard Hagerup Grieg (15. juuni 1843 - 4. sept 1907) oli romantismiajastu norra helilooja ja pianist, Norra rahvusliku muusika rajaja, kelle kuulsaim teos on süit "Peer Gynt". Grieg on kirjutanud 140 soololaulu, klaverisonaate ja -kontserte ning kammermuusikat. Griegi looming on läbipõimunud Norra loodusest ja rahvalikest elementidest.

* Эдвард Хагеруп Григ (15 июня 1843 - 4 сентября 1907). Eго лучшее произведение, известное во всем мире – музыка к драме Генрика Ибсена "Пер Гюнт".  Всего Григ опубликовал около 140 песен и романсов, большинство из которых пропитаны норвежским фольклором.

1002.

Cover: "Jüri Arrak. Linols on the Estonian Folksongs". 1974

Cover for postcard's set: "Jüri Arrak. Linols on the Estonian Folksongs". 1974.

Postkaardikogumiku "Jüri Arrak. Linoollõiked eesti rahvalaulude ainetel". 1974.

Обложка для набора открыток "Юри Аррак. Линогравюры по мотивам эстонских народных песен." 1974.

My collection.

* Jüri Arrak (born 24 October 1936 in Tallinn) is an Estonian artist, a painter whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world. - Wikipedia.

* Юри Аррак (26 октября 1936, Таллинн, Эстония) - эстонский живописец, график, художник по металлу, основоположник эстонского авангардизма.

Szeged. Chiming Clock. Hungary. 1974

Szeged. Chiming clock. Hungary.
Szeged. Mängukell. Ungari.
Сегед. Часы с музыкой. Венгрия.

Postcard, 1974.
My collection.

* One of the specialities of Szeged is the musical clock as a symbol of mediaeval universities built in the wall of the square’s building opposite to the main entrance of the Cathedral. The clock, unique in Hungary is by Ferenc Csúri Szeged clockmaker and its figures are by József Kulai woodcarver. It was in 1936 when for the first time the musical clock played its tunes during the Open Air Festival. - http://www.budapest.com/hungary/szeged/sights/musical_clock.en.html
A chiming clock plays the folk song "Szeged, a famous town" at midday.
Detail from the postcard:

950.

Estonian Song Festival. 1965 and now

Estonian Song Festival on the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds.
Laulupidu Tallinna Lauluväljakul.
Эстонский праздник песни на Таллинском Певческом поле.

Stamp of the USSR, 1965.
NSVL postmark, 1965.
Почтовая марка СССР, 1965.
My collection.

And now, 5 July 2014:

"Music"

"Music" (1933) / Kristjan Raud (1865-1943) / Estonia.
"Muusika" (1933) / Kristjan Raud.
"Музыка" (1933) / Кристьян Рауд (1865-1943) / Эстония.

Postcard, 1965.
My collection.

Alexander Borodin

"Alexander Borodin" / Y. Levinstein.
"Aleksandr Borodin" / J. Levinštein.
"Александр Порфирьевич Бородин" / Я. Левинштейн.

Postcard, 1955.
My collection.

* Alexander Borodin (12 November 1833 – 27 February 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer, doctor and chemist. He was a member of the group of composers called The Five (or "The Mighty Handful"), who were dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music. He is best known for his symphonies, his two string quartets, In the Steppes of Central Asia and his opera Prince Igor. - Wikipedia.

* Aleksandr Borodin (12. november 1833 – 27. veebruar 1887) oli vene helilooja ja keemik. Teosed: ooper “Vürst Igor”, ooper "Bõliina", 2 sümfooniat, kümmekond laulu, keelpillikvartette.

* Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (31 октября (12 ноября) 1833, Санкт-Петербург - 5 [27] февраля 1887, там же) - русский композитор, учёный - химик и медик. Участник "Могучей кучки". Основоположник русского эпического симфонизма.

Alexander Borodin "Polovstian Dances" from his opera "Prince Igor":

"The Lute Player" (Hermitage version)

"The Lute Player" / Michelangelo Caravaggio (1567-1609) / The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

"Mandoliinimängijanna" - "Lautomängija" / Michelangelo Caravaggio / Ermitaaž, Peterburi.

"Мандолинистка" - "Лютнист" / Караваджо / Государственный Эрмитаж.

Postcard, 1945. WWII
My collection.

Stamp, 1966 / USSR.
My collection.

* "The Lute Player" is a composition by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio. It exists in three versions, one in the Wildenstein Collection, another in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg and a third from Badminton House, Gloucestershire. - Wikipedia.
It was long thought that the painting in the Hermitage was depicting a female lute player, which was also reflected in its Russian title ("Mandolinistka", "Ljutnistka").

* "Lautomängija" (1595) on Itaalia kunstniku Caravaggio maal, millest on olemas kolm versiooni. Siinsel postkaardil on nn Ermitaaži versioon. Kuna Caravaggio esimene biograaf arvas, et maal kujutab mandoliini (lautot) mängivat neiut, nimetati Ermitaaži versiooni kaua aega "Mandolinistka", mis tähistab mandoliini mängivat naist, hiljem "Ljutnistka" (lautomängijanna) ja alles sellest ajast, kui selgus, et maalil on kujutatud Caravaggio armastatud noormeest, hakati maali Ermitaažis kutsuma "Lautomängijaks". 1945. aastal välja antud postkaardi tagaküljel on pildi nimeks "Mandolinistka".

* "Лютнист" (1595) - одна из ранних картин Караваджо, для которых позировал его любимец Марио Миннити. Картина существует в трёх версиях, ныне хранящихся в Эрмитаже, музее Метрополитен и в английской усадьбе Бадминтон-хаус. Из них до недавнего времени общепризнанным было авторство только эрмитажного полотна; сейчас первой авторской версией сюжета считается полотно в Нью-Йорке. Английское полотно - копия с эрмитажного. /- - - /
Первый биограф Караваджо Беллори утверждал, что на полотне изображена девушка. Возможно, Беллори был введён в заблуждение чересчур женственным видом юноши. В Эрмитаже картина долгое время экспонировалась под названием "Мандолинистка" и "Лютнистка".

"Kabardinka" - "Kafa Dance"

"Kabardinka" (1934-...). State Ensemble of Kabardino-Balkarya. "Kafa Dance".
Rahvakunstiansambel "Kabardinka". Rahvatants "Kafa".
Ансамбль народного танца "Кабардинка" (1934-...). Исполняется величавый народный танец "Кафа".

Postcard, 1973.
My collection.

* "Kabardinka" - "Kafa":

Fairy Tales Come to Life (Estonian Stop-Motion Animated Shorts) - 5.

"The Talent"

"Talent" / Kunstnik G. Štšukin, režissöör E. Tuganov, stsenaristid E. Tuganov ja H. Väli.

"Талент" / Художник Г. Щукин, режиссер Э.Туганов, сценаристы Э. Туганов и Х. Вяли.

Postcard, 1973.
My collection.

* From the set "Fairy Tales Come to Life" (Estonian Stop-Motion Animated Shorts).
* Postkaardikomplektist "Tõestisündinud muinasjutud" (Eesti nukufilmid).
* Из набора открыток "Сказки-были" (Эстонские кукольные фильмы).

Lake Viljandi. Estonia

Lake Viljandi. Estonia.
Viljandi järv.
Oзерo Вильянди. Эстония.

Postcard, 1972.
My collection.

* "Boatman of Viljandi": Often the popular old Estonian song is sung about the Boatman of Viljandi or the legend of him is told. Long-long ago, as a young man he had once taken a young girl across the lake on a summer evening and fallen hopelessly in love with the girl's blue eyes. Nobody knows what happened on the lake, but on the other side, the girl just waved him good-bye and left... However, the Boatman, a grey old man now, is said to row on the lake to this day, longing to see those wonderful blue eyes again

* "Лодочник на озере Вильянди": Давным-давно молодой лодочник влюбился в голубые глаза девушки, которую он перевозил через озеро летним вечером. Никто не знает, что произошло на озере, но по другую сторону его девушка помахала перевозчику рукой и ушла. И до сих пор лодочник, уже седой и старый, продолжает плавать по озеру в надежде снова увидеть те прекрасные голубые глаза.

* Rahvalikku laulu "Viljandi paadimees" laulab Toomas Anni:

Saratov. Russia. 1981 - 5.

Saratov Conservatory.
Leonid Sobinovi nim Saraatovi riiklik konservatoorium.
Саратовская государственная консерватория имени Л. В. Собинова

Postcard, 1981.
My collection.

* Saratov Conservatory was founded in 1912, and was the first provincial conservatory to be founded in Russia, after St Petersburg Conservatory and Moscow Conservatory. Saratov was, at the time, Russia's third city. Since 1935 the Conservatory has taken the honorary name of the tenor Leonid Sobinov.

Summer. Germany. 1956

Summer.
Suvi.
Лето.

Postcards (Germany/DDR), 1956.
My collection.

"Plyaska". Art lacquer painting. Palekh. Russia

"Plyaska (Russian Dance)" / Ivan Golikov / Art lacquer painting. Palekh / 1930s.
"Pljaska (Vene rahvatants)" / I. Golikov / Palehhi lakkmaal.
"Пляска" / Иван Голиков / Палех.

Postcard, 1979.
My collection.

See also:
"Working in the Fields" / I. Golikov / Art lacquer painting. Palekh.
"Tale of Ivan Golikov" / M. Shemarov / Palekh.

Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin (1799 - 1837) / O. Kiprensky and S. Bondar.
Postcard, 1955.
Aleksander Puškin. / S. Bondari postkaart O. Kiprenski maali järgi.

Alexander Pushkin.
Stamp, 1962.

Pushkin and Zhukovsky with Glinka. Glinka - 150.
Stamp, 1954.
Puškin ja Žukovski külas Glinkal. Postmark M. Glinka 150. sünniaastapäevaks.
Почтовая марка СССР, 150 лет со дня рождения М. И. Глинки, 1954. /  Худ. Виктор Артамонов (1919 г.р.) "А.С. Пушкин и В.А. Жуковский у М.И. Глинки".

* Mikhail Glinka (1804 – 1857), was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition within his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music. Operas "Ivan Susanin" and "Ruslan and Lyudmila"; his major orchestral works include the symphonic poem "Kamarinskaya" based on Russian folk tunes, and two Spanish works: "A Night in Madrid" and "Jota Aragonesa"; many art songs, many piano pieces, and some chamber music.

* Vasily Zhukovsky (1783 – 1852) was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s and a leading figure in Russian literature in the first half of the 19th century.

Cover: Museum - Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo. 1984. With special stamp Oct, 19, 1986. Picture: Pushkin Monument, Tsarskoye Selo, now Pushkin.
Ümbrik Puškini kujuga Tsarskoje Selo (nüüd Puškin) lütseumi aias. Eritempel lütseum-muuseumi 175. aastapäeva puhul.

* The Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum was opened on October 19, 1811. The first graduates were all brilliant and included Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Gorchakov. The opening date was celebrated each year with carousals and revels, and Pushkin composed new verses for each of those occasions.

My collection.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Tchaikovsky.

Pjotr Tšaikovski.

Пётр Ильич Чайковский.

Swan Lake ballet.
"Luikede järv"
"Лебединое озеро"

Stamps, 1958.
My collection.

* Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) was a Russian composer who wrote symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental, chamber music and songs. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, his last three numbered symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin. 

* Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875 – 1876.