Alexander Gradsky
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Alexander Gradsky (Russian: Александр Градский, born November 3, 1949) is a Russian bard and composer, and has sometimes been called the Soviet Union's most popular recording artist. He is known to have a three-and-a-half octave range, and has performed with John Denver on the song "Let Us Begin..."
He's also the composer of the song entitled "Hymn," which uses the melody from Bozhe, tsarya khrani ("God Keep the Czar"), but has different lyrics. He has proposed that this song be made the Russian national anthem. It was probably first performed by Gradsky on August 20, 1998 on Vasilievsky Spusk next to the Red Square in Moscow.
Gradsky has also performed as a tenor at New York City's Carnegie Hall. He was married to Anastasiya Vertinskaya after her divorce with Nikita Mikhalkov.
[edit] External links
- Official site (Russian)
- Reprint of a New York Daily News article.
- John Denver's official site with mention of Gradsky.
- Gradsky's biography (Russian)
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