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Chór Juranda - Idź, nie wracaj 1932

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Channel: 240252 · 2009 · Music

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Chór Juranda - Idź, nie wracaj (Go, And Don't Come Back) (Henryk Wars /Andrzej Włast) Tango dramatyczne z teatru "Morskie Oko", Odeon 1932

NOTE: Chór Juranda (The Jurand's Choir) were the second best Polish male revellers before 1939.  Established in Warsaw in 1932 by the composer and bandleader Jerzy "Jurand" Koszutski, during all their long years of existence (they survived even WWI, performing after 1945 as Chór Czejanda)  they remained in sharp competition with Chór Dana, which was established a few years earlier and quickly earned the opinion of the leading Polish male vocal band.  While Chór Dana was a virtuoso ensamble unavoiding the musical experiments and open to the newest trends in the group singing, Chór Juranda was more stylish, moderate, perfectly  shaped for the solo and accompanying performances.  Therefore, many recordings of Chór Juranda are made together with the great singing stars of the 1930s, e.g. Aston, Lucyna Szczepańska, Aniela Szlemińska and others.

The music was composed by Henryk Wars, who was one of the best prewar Polish bandleaders and composers. Another "tango dramatyczne" of his and his detailed - and very interesting! bio, can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K05uPQFfxEQ 

The record is fairly wornout, yet the outstanding, haunting beauty of the composition made me forget about the surface noise, especially in the beginning and the end, and upload it to share with the others.

Another lovely Chór Juranda's rendition at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwJYs8OZbs8

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