The Don Cossacks conducted by Serge Jaroff: Don Cossacks On Parade

The fifth Columbia Masterworks album of songs by Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossacks was a 12” LP, Don Cossacks on Parade (ML 4473).

Green Grass; Kalinka

In the Don Valley

Dark Eyes; Two Guitars

Along the St. Petersburg Road

Old Waltz

Selection from Gretchaninoff Songs

Scenes from “Life of the Czar”

Album audio & artwork

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Don Cossack Chorus conducted by Serge Jaroff: Religious Music

Here’s the fourth album of songs by Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossacks on Columbia Masterworks and the second released as a long-player, Religious Music (ML 2163) from 1950. Their version of “In Church (from Album for Children)” swirls equal parts brooding and religious awe into a concoction that’s just about the heaviest thing imaginable. You know, for kids!

Gretchaninoff: Augmented Litany (After the Gospel)

Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria (from “Evening Service”)

Traditional: Funeral Service (Adapted to commemorate those who have died in the recent war)

Tchaikovsky: In Church (from “Album For Children”)

Traditional: Let All Mortal Flesh

Tchesnokoff: Alleluia (from “Requiem”)

Folksong: Christmas Song

Album audio & artwork

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Don Cossack Chorus conducted by Serge Jaroff: Don Cossack Concert

In 1949 Columbia Masterworks released the label’s third album of songs by Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossacks, for the first time all on a single long-playing disc: A Don Cossack Concert (ML 2070). 1949 was the first year Andy Warhol started designing covers for Columbia Masterworks, but the jury’s still out on whether this is one of his.

The Lord’s Prayer

The Sailors

On Saturday

A Hazel Tree

Holy God

Twelve Robbers

Song of the Indian Guest

Blessed Art Thou, O Lord

Album audio & artwork

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Don Cossack Chorus conducted by Serge Jaroff: Russian Fair

From 1944 here’s the second album on Columbia Masterworks from Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Chorus, Russian Fair, a four-disc set.

Russian Fair: Merry-Go-Round / Blind Man Sings an Old Ballad / Side-Show

Russian Fair: Street Organ / Man with a Bear / Two Dancing Songs

Two Guitars

Monotonously Rings the Little Bell

In Praise of Raspberries

Song of Stenka Razin

Snowstorm

Dark Eyes

For reference, here’s what the front cover of this bastard looked like prior to restoration:

Album audio & artwork

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Serge Jaroff and The Don Cossacks: On the Attack

Here’s the very earliest multi-song album I can find for Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossacks, the four-disc set On the Attack from Columbia Masterworks, part number M-542, released in 1943.

Don Cossacks on the Attack

Three Cossack Songs: Kuban River / Snowflake / Platoff’s Song

On the Black Horse (Partisan’s Song)

Two Soldier’s Songs: Caucasian Mountains / Along the Street

Sailor’s Song / In the Village

Lezginka

The Recruit’s Last Day

Song of the Plains

Album audio & artwork

DISCLAIMER: To the best of my knowledge, this work is out of print and not available for purchase in any format. If you are the artist and are planning a reissue, please let me know and I’ll remove it from the blog. Also please get in touch if you’ve lost your art &/or sound masters and would like to talk with me about my restoration work.