Ivanov-Kramskoy

Aleksandr Mijilovic Ivanov-Kramkoy (real name Ivanov; August 26, 1912-April 11, 1973) was a Russian classical guitarist, composer, conductor, educator and honored artist of the RSFSR.

Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, 1972 Melody LP mono Rip

Classical, Guitar, Ivanov-Kramskoy, LP Remastering, Melodia
Anton Stepichev


Listen to the magic of Ivanov-Kramsky's guitar – the best performance of the Preludes of Villa-Lobos. The sound of the record is too compressed though.

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Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, 1948 78RPM Rip

Bach Johann, Classical, Fabrica Zvukozapisi, Guitar, Ivanov-Kramskoy, Remastering from shellac records
Anton Stepichev


Beuatiful audiophile Lo-Fi of the 1940s! Yes, at the record Factory right after the war, there was a chic (german trophy?) equipment at 78. Switching to 33 in the early 1950s was, of course, a disaster.

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Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, 1956 LP Rip

Classical, Guitar, Ivanov-Kramskoy, Leningrad Sovnarkhoz, LP Remastering
Anton Stepichev


Impeccable intonation and taste – so you can characterize the guitar playing of A. Ivanov-Kramskoy, these tracks in particular.

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Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, 1965 Melody LP Rip

Classical, Guitar, Ivanov-Kramskoy, LP Remastering, Melodia
Anton Stepichev


It sounds like a re-release of 1940s records. Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy is one of the few classical guitarists with a filigree sense of rhythm, hypnotic sound and calligraphic sound extraction.

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