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Я хочу поблагодарить вас глубоко!
God bless you! God bless your son, Misha! 🙂
Ваша музыка прекрасна!
I love Russia! Russia is in my heart for my childhood! You are a great artist, a great man, a great voice! Thank You Leonid Kharitonov!
Да благословит вас Господь! Мой сосед! Мой брат! Мой отец!
I don’t know if you would remember me from 3 years ago, but I messaged you on youtube once and Misha was so kind to forward my letter to you.
I came back upon your letter you wrote me from back then, and your words ring truer to me now than ever before. They renewed a strength in me I had forgotten I had. Thank you for lending me your strength. Your music, your voice, and your priceless advice.
Your words and your voice continue to inspire, for years and years after. We will never forget you Леонид Харитонов. You’ve touched all of our lives for the better. Across the oceans and continents, people you may never meet, they love you and what you stood for as a person. Not just a man standing for a country or an ideal, but one who stands for all of humanity. Standing, no. Singing! At the top of his lungs, sharing the deepest connection with us all, speaking in a language all people can understand. The language of music. Thank you for everything, and may you live long and happy.
I almost forgot, here is a copy of the letter you wrote me:
“I sang for 50 years and all those 50 years I was nervous and experienced that fear that you’re talking about. All those 50 years my knees and my hands were shaking. I used to change two or three shirts during my concerts since they were all wet with sweat as a result of my fears. So every concert was a challenge in more or less way. Of course, all my courage and strength that you can see on my videos weren’t real ones and didn’t reflect what I really felt inside. Only will power helped me to hide my fears and nervousness each time I stepped to a stage.
So train your will power and use your love for music. I know from my experience, that first 3-4 songs of your solo concert will always be difficult, but then your fears should go away while you’re more and more haunted with the beauty of music you’re performing. If your sound cuts out from being too nervous then I wouldn’t recommend to start your concert with songs that request strong attack of your vocal ligaments especially when taking high notes unless you’re sure that you’ll handle. Keep your legs stretched preventing your knees shaking but don’t strain them too much. But once again, train your will power and use your love for music as your support in it.
Having such fears is natural. And more than that, if you have such feelings and such nervousness then it tells me that you’re a real gifted artist and real music lover! Because you’re honestly trying to deliver what you have in your soul discovering something very personal and as a result you’re getting nervous. This is natural and good and this describes you as a real master. So keep struggling your fears and train your will power. And I wish you a lot of success in your difficult way to music and truly believe that you’ll achieve all your personal goals.
Sincerely, Leonid Kharitonov.”
I hope your words will reach far beyond me to help many others. Thank you once again.
Hello Steven, I just wanted to say thank you for posting that lovely letter. It provides an unusual insight into Mr Kharitonov’s sublime performances -- he seems so polished and self-assured, it’s amazing to learn how nervous he was, despite possessing amazing talent and charisma. It makes the videos we see all the more remarkable!
I hope you took Mr Kharitonov’s advice and on your way to realising your goals. Like you, I find his music and messages inspiring, and look forward to enjoying these performances for many years.
Best wishes from Australia.
Carolyn xx
Thank you very much, Steven, for reminding of that letter!
You have one of the best bass voices I have ever heard. Is so sad that for the so call “cold war”, here in the “New World”, we never had heard about you. At least for me, in Puerto Rico (The Caribbean). The first time I heard you was through an american cable TV channel call Classic Art Showcase. Specifically the “Song of the Volga Boatmen”. I love choirs, and your voice, with the former Soviet Army Choir was fantastic! Thank you for your talent, and God Bless you, your love ones, and your beloved Country.
Dear Mr. Kharitonov,
Greetings from Hong Kong! I first heard “Dark-Eyed Cossack Girl” at the age of 14 and have been listening to your songs ever since! God bless you for your wonderful music and contributions to peace and friendship all over the world!
Dear Sir Leonid Kharitonov,
I love your voice and i try to sing like you when it comes to the song ‘the song of the Volga boatmen’. I really would like to learn how to pronounce it properly. Mars is pleased with your, God Bless you forever…
P.s
If you would like to teach me through skype, my facebook is Jc de montemayor
Dear Mr. Kharitonov,
I am a young Composer from Canada. One year ago, I watched your most beautiful videos and I fell in love with your songs. Just few minutes ago I was searching to find more videos of you and I came across your greetings on youtube. What a beautiful message! Your message of love and brotherhood to the world that we all have the same blood is really touching.Your message is very powerful and I am going to place it on my favorites.
Warm greetings from Canada,
Gene Emerson
Некоторые hópja обнаружили этот замечательный звук. Очарованный. Et в первый раз, что кто-то писал на сеть. Жаль, что она не нашла его раньше.
Я желаю вам много больше здоровья.
Ласло
I just happened to find your work on YouTube. What a national treasure you are for Russia! God bless your talent and your ability to enlighten the world with beautiful music.
Monsieur Kharitonov,
Je suis un admirateur inconditionnel de l’ensemble Alexandrov depuis les années 1960. Je n’ai jamais oublié d’aller auditionner un concert, lorsque l’ensemble passait dans ma ville, Lyon en France. La musique russe me touche profondément. J’ai certainement eu le bonheur de vous entendre lors de concerts dans les années 1960 et au début de 1970. À l’époque j’ignorais votre nom. Je vous ai découvert, depuis quelques mois sur internet. Je possède 18 disques 33 tours et 8 disques 45 tours de l’ensemble Alexandrov et d’autres formations de diverses régions de l’URSS. J’ai le bonheur de d’avoir sur un 33 tours votre enregistrement du cantique des bateliers de la Volga. Quelle voix merveilleuse et quelle performence musicale. Je ne passe guère de semaine, et presque de journée, sans vous écouter au moins une fois. Avec votre incontestable talent de comédien, le plaisir est double, notamment dans la fille cosaque aux yeus noirs !
Merci Monsieur Kharitonov pour le plaisir que vous donnez à tous les admirateurs de la musique traditionnelle russe ou même des chants militaires de l’époque soviétique, dont j’apprécie beaucoup le patriotisme ardent, ce qui n’enlève rien à la beauté musicale de ces mélodies guerrières. Vous les interprètez merveilleusement.
Monsieur Kharitonov, comme l’éternelle Russie vous êtes immortel !
Spasiba; mille fois !
thanks for your songs from austria!!!! you have a great voice!!!greetings dr martin moser
Привет из Сантьяго, Аргентина, каждые выходные, я слышу твой голос, не имеющий аналогов, которая вечна, для борьбы за права нации, новое amacecer, будет руководить нами, и ваш голос в моем сердце, спасибо, учитель, и благодаря новой технологии, чтобы принести вам, к вам, в Сантьяго-дель-Эстеро, Аргентина, спасибо.
Privet iz Sant’yago , Argentina, kazhdyye vykhodnyye , ya slyshu tvoy golos , ne imeyushchiy analogov , kotoraya vechna , dlya bor’by za prava natsii, novoye amacecer , budet rukovodit’ nami, i vash golos v moyem serdtse , spasibo, uchitel’, i blagodarya novoy tekhnologii , chtoby prinesti vam , k vam, v Sant’yago -del’-Estero , Argentina , spasibo.
I have just discovered Leonid Mikhailovich. He has one of the most wonderfull voices I have ever hear.
The Volga Boatmen 1965 is simply perfect I have hear it thousands and everyday is better than before.
Mr Haritonov,
I think the performance of the Russian Army Choir of the Volga Boatmen (1965), with you as the leading vocals, is the best ever.
I’ve always liked the tune but the sheer dominance of your voice is simply not from this world.
Dear Mr. Kharitonov,
as a German man (33 years old) who loves the Russian culture and the traditional Russian music, I discovered your music as a piece of the Soviet Army Chorus via youtube and bought the cd’s.
I bow low to you and your fantastic voice and your incredibly superior presentation under the Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov Ensemble of the Red Army.
Especially the pieces “The Cliff”, “Eyed Cossack Girl” (what a pretty cool show, unbelievable!), “Chrysanthemums finished blossoming long”, “The Ballad about Russian Boys”, and so on … I regret, that there is any more of it …
It makes me lucky to see and hear you. Your forcefully and emphatically style deeply moves my soul — how magical and how valuable this is!
So, your art command deep admiration from me.
I never will forget you, I’ll share your music and mind to my children!
Thank you so very much for this wonderful moments with your music for many days in this dark winter!!!
I wish you all the very best and I wish I could give you some life years of me.
In deepest admiration, my very best greetings,
your
Thomas E. of Germany
I heard Leonid Kharitonov sing as part of the Soviet Chorus, yesterday. I was astounded at the power and depth of his voice. What a beautiful gift that man had. I heard “Song of the Volga Boatmen. Superb! I am so glad i was able to enjoy his singing. Thank you to the person who provided this gift to prosperity.