Today we’ll talk about the composition “White Swan on a Pond”. Who sings the original and is the author of this work, you will learn from this material. The performer is a musical group that has chosen Russian chanson as its main style.
Author
Before answering the question of who sings "The White Swan on the Pond", it should be said that Mikhail Isaevich Tanich wrote this composition. This is a Soviet and Russian songwriter. He was awarded the title of "People's Artist". This man was born in Taganrog. There was a legend that the grandfather of the future poet knew Sholom-Aleichem. Mikhail studied at the secondary school number 10 of the city of Taganrog.
Group
Briefly answer the question of who sings the “White Swan on the Pond”, it should be said that this is a collective called “Sawmill”. This group was created by Sergei Korzhukov and Mikhail Tanich in 1990. Discussing the question of who sings the “White Swan on the Pond”, it should be noted that in 2008 the main ideologist of the collective passed away. It's about Michael Tanich. This man in 1947, after a war, went to prison. 6 years was in the conditions of logging, camps, shipments. He was released from prison after Stalin's death in 1953.
The theme of the group’s songs coincides with the times indicated. None of the current members of the team were in prison. The stories performed by Sawmill are written by Tanich himself. Sergey Korzhukov became the first soloist. He wrote music for numerous works of the collective, in total there are more than 60. During the existence, the group underwent several changes in the composition. In 1994, Sergei Korzhukov passed away. After that, the team did not perform for some time. "Lesopoval" was reanimated with the advent of other musicians. After the composition was updated again. The team’s chief ideologist passed away, and Lydia Kozlova, his wife, took the place of artistic director. During the existence of the collective, at least 21 albums were released. Among them are 2 records recorded after the departure of Mikhail Tanich. Mostly compositions are performed to the sounds of an accordion, guitar, drum. It should be noted that Mikhail Tanich was accused of anti-Soviet agitation.
Current performers
Understanding who sings the “White Swan on the Pond” today will help us to familiarize ourselves with the current composition of the group presented above. The main vocalist is Stanislav Vladimirovich Volkov. He also plays the guitar. The second vocalist is Vyacheslav Velichkovsky. Lidia Nikolaevna Kozlova-Tanich is the artistic director.