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Michaeloff and his Bessarabian Orchestra

on National Programme Daventry

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with The Moldavian Singers (All arrangements by Michaeloff)
Michaeloff was bom in Mohilev, Pod, which is only a short journey by boat across the estuary to the capital of Bessarabia. As a boy he used to go there and hear the Bessarabian tunes which he plays today. He heard them played in the peasant style and that is why he calls his orchestra the Bessarabian orchestra.
Michaeloff arranged all the music for Evening in Budapest, which was broadcast two years ago. The number he specially wrote for this show and called ' Night of Love in Budapest' became very popular when it was published under the title of ' Gypsy, play your serenade '. It was broadcast and played all over the world. He arranged some of the numbers in Balalaika, including a symphonic arrangement.

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