Andrey Vinogradov (Russian: Андрей Виноградов; born 1959 in Ekaterinburg, N… Read Full Bio ↴Andrey Vinogradov (Russian: Андрей Виноградов; born 1959 in Ekaterinburg, Northern Ural) has studied and been exposed to a variety of musical genres, everything from classical jazz to jazz-rock. He has now settled down in folky niche, where he creates his classic but unique blend of sounds.
He graduated with highest honors from the Moscow Gnessin Music College and completed his education at Gnessin Academy of Music. Later, as part of well-known Russian jazz-rock group The Arsenal, directed by revered saxophonist Alexei Kozlov, he recorded two LPs, The Second Wind and Pulse 3, which were later released on the CDs Time-scorched III and Time-scorched IV (1997-1998). Ever since his youth, Andrey's goal has been to create innovative unions between the most diverse of musical genres by combining elements of classical, jazz and folk music.
In 1996 he composed a series of songs to the verses of Russian modernist poets Soloviov, Blok, Voloshin, and Akhmatova among others. The result was a CD entitled Dryad's Songs featuring the vocals of Galina Lipina and Ivan Smirnov's guitar playing.
Since Andrey became interested in Russian traditional folklore, he has restored a lot of unique recordings of anonymous rustic musicians. The immersion into the depths of the Russian traditional music culture inspired him for an attempt to blend the authentic folklore samples into keyboard-driven electronic-based ambient textures in the Sokol project.
In the CD Iliya Murometz Andrey combines old Russian tunes into neo-traditional compositions, drawing new life from ancient tones. Here he appears both as an arranger and performer of Russian traditional folk tunes, playing rylia (Russian hurdy-gurdy traditionally used by strolling beggars).
In 2003 Ethnomirages project was created. It is penetrated with various musical intonations: Arabian, Turkish, Tuvinian as well as Serbian, Celtic and Armenian threaded into modern ethno-techno tissue.
The project Daylight Breath - several preludes for piano & strings - was inspired by Andrey's Scandinavian journey in 2005. Its music is both fascinating and soothing.
The latest project Russian Hurdy-Gurdy Tunes is dedicated to kolesnaya lyra (organistrum, hurdy-gurdy) - an old musical instrument used by strolling beggars throughout Ukraine, Belarus and some regions of Russia. This project contains traditional tunes, songs, and sacred chants from various regions of Russia, arranged and performed by Andrey Vinogradov (voice & hurdy-gurdy).
He graduated with highest honors from the Moscow Gnessin Music College and completed his education at Gnessin Academy of Music. Later, as part of well-known Russian jazz-rock group The Arsenal, directed by revered saxophonist Alexei Kozlov, he recorded two LPs, The Second Wind and Pulse 3, which were later released on the CDs Time-scorched III and Time-scorched IV (1997-1998). Ever since his youth, Andrey's goal has been to create innovative unions between the most diverse of musical genres by combining elements of classical, jazz and folk music.
In 1996 he composed a series of songs to the verses of Russian modernist poets Soloviov, Blok, Voloshin, and Akhmatova among others. The result was a CD entitled Dryad's Songs featuring the vocals of Galina Lipina and Ivan Smirnov's guitar playing.
Since Andrey became interested in Russian traditional folklore, he has restored a lot of unique recordings of anonymous rustic musicians. The immersion into the depths of the Russian traditional music culture inspired him for an attempt to blend the authentic folklore samples into keyboard-driven electronic-based ambient textures in the Sokol project.
In the CD Iliya Murometz Andrey combines old Russian tunes into neo-traditional compositions, drawing new life from ancient tones. Here he appears both as an arranger and performer of Russian traditional folk tunes, playing rylia (Russian hurdy-gurdy traditionally used by strolling beggars).
In 2003 Ethnomirages project was created. It is penetrated with various musical intonations: Arabian, Turkish, Tuvinian as well as Serbian, Celtic and Armenian threaded into modern ethno-techno tissue.
The project Daylight Breath - several preludes for piano & strings - was inspired by Andrey's Scandinavian journey in 2005. Its music is both fascinating and soothing.
The latest project Russian Hurdy-Gurdy Tunes is dedicated to kolesnaya lyra (organistrum, hurdy-gurdy) - an old musical instrument used by strolling beggars throughout Ukraine, Belarus and some regions of Russia. This project contains traditional tunes, songs, and sacred chants from various regions of Russia, arranged and performed by Andrey Vinogradov (voice & hurdy-gurdy).
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Uzh i ya li moloda tonkopriaditsa byla
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Peter Sneddon
Wasted my whole life playing guitar and piano when this is what I should have been doing all along, better late than never ordered my first gurdy at 63 years old, feel like a kid at Christmas. A lot of fabulous gurdy players out there but Andrey just blows me away, he's a musical genius.
Çrÿpt of Filth
How’s it going? I thought about doing the same thing….
Steven N
@Çrÿpt of Filth My question is just: where did he get it?
Getting a hurdy gurdy seems to be the biggest hurdle to playing one
4NN13 H
I never even knew there was a sound like this until a few years ago. Kudos to you for being able to get one and play it. It’s like it speaks to me in my center.
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
Never a waste my friend playing lovely sounds is always well lived moment. I hope you enjoy the gurdy young man!
BowTieTeddy
You should check out Guilhem Desq's music too! his album Visions has some of the coolest and most emotional music I've ever heard
Logan Magnan
I can't believe this instrument has been nearly lost to history! It is amazing! Thank you for giving it the justice it deserves through your skill!
whalesong999
It is truly exquisite to my ears and senses. I'm a newcomer to hearing the instrument and this is jaw dropping stuff to come upon. The artist is so accomplished and skillful, thank you, Audrey.
roastbeafman87
@whalesong999 he is amazing, and don't call him Audrey. 😂😂
Stäni Steinbock
One reason why it has been largely forgotten for a few hundreds of years may be that it uses drone notes, which haven't been part of the European music scene for some time. But now they're coming back!