Elena Frolova | |
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 Elena Frolova with gusli (Photo by Margarita Kabakova) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elena Frolova |
| Born | 1 October 1969 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Singer-songwriter, author song, ethnic Russian music, world music |
| Occupation(s) | singer, composer and poet |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, gusli |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | Her site on bards.ru (Russian) |
Elena Borisovna Frolova (Russian: Елена Борисовна Фролова; born 1 October 1969, in Riga) is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer, and poet. She is author and performer of songs based on poems by many Russian poets of twentieth century,[1] including Marina Tsvetaeva,[2] Sophia Parnok,[3] Joseph Brodsky,[4] Anna Barkova, Andrei Belyi, Varlam Shalamov, Maria Petrovykh,[5] Veniamin Blazhenny,[6] Bulat Okudzhava,[7] and many others,[8][9][10][11][12] as well as her own poetry.[13] Frolova is one of few performers who uses Russian folk instrument gusli and ancient harp,[14] along with classical six-string guitar for the accompaniment. During 25 years of work she created more than 630 songs[15] and published more than 40 music albums.[16][17][18]
- ^ Spiritual triptych Blessed are the humble in spirit published by Frolova on YouTube: Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- ^ To Anna Akhmatova, words by Marina Tsvetaeva, music by Frolova
- ^ You are neither good nor mean, lyrics my Sophia Parnok, music by Frolova
- ^ Sonetik, words by Joseph Brodsky, music by Frolova
- ^ Do not complain, my confessions are crude, lyrics by Maria Petrovykh, music by Frolova
- ^ The wheel, words by Veniamin Blazhenny, music by Frolova
- ^ Blue balloon, song and music by Bulat Okudzhava, arrangement by Frolova
- ^ Insomnia, Homer, lyrics by Osip Mandelstam, music by Vitaly Kharisov
- ^ The vain lullaby, words by Marina Gershenovich, music by Frolova
- ^ "I don't want to forget you...", words by Leonid Gubanov
- ^ Love is not an angle, words by Dmitry Strotsev, music by Frolova; White mother, words and music by Dmitry Strotsev
- ^ There, text by Tatiana Aleshina, inspired by Sodade
- ^ Solar thread of Elena Frolova Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Zakhar Prilepin, Novaya gazeta, 07-04-28
- ^ Skyphos Songs, sound of reconstructed ancient (500 BCE) angular harp found by archeologists in Altai Mountains: music and songs by Elena Frolova on Ishtar and other "Skyphos poems" by Marina Tsvetaeva
- ^ Texts of songs by Frolova (Russian)[permanent dead link]
- ^ The language to express the ineffable. Yelena Frolova at the crossroads of spiritual poetry and art song by Collection, Youth Orthodox missionary and educational magazine
- ^ "Page of Elena Frolova at website of Theater of Music and Poetry by Elena Kamburova". Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Singer Elena Frolova: "I took Gusli in my hands after meeting with people of Irkutsk Archived 6 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine by Irina Zheglova, Komsomolskaya Pravda, 7 February 2010]