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To Russia with Love is a 1994 album by Mannheim Steamroller, composed for the 1994 Goodwill Games. [2] The album was recorded in St. Petersburg Philharmonia Hall. [3] "Chakra III" originally appeared on Manheim Steamroller's previous album, Fresh Aire 7. [4] "Fugue" originally appeared on Chip Davis' 1993 release, Impressions. [5]
Sergey ignores Sasha, until Sasha climbs on the steamroller. An alarm clock rings, revealing this to be a dream. [2] For the role of the operator of the steamroller, Sergey, Tarkovsky cast Vladimir Zamansky, an actor at the Sovremennik Theatre. For the role of Sasha he cast Igor Fomchenko, a seven-year-old music school student.
Mannheim Steamroller is an American neoclassical new-age music ensemble founded and directed by percussionist/composer Chip Davis in 1974. The group is known primarily for its Fresh Aire series of albums, which blend classical music with elements of new age and rock, and for its modern recordings of Christmas music.
An early steamroller was patented by Louis Lemoine in France in 1859 and demonstrated sometime before February 1861. [3] In Britain, a 30-ton steamroller was designed in 1863 by William Clark and partner W.F. Batho. [4] [5] Having failed to impress the British municipal road authorities it was transferred to Kolkata where it continued to work. [5]
Fresh Aire 7 was the seventh album in new age musical group Mannheim Steamroller's Fresh Aire series. The album was originally released in 1990 and peaked at #77 on the Billboard album chart in December of that year. Its theme is based on the number seven. The album won a Grammy Award for best New Age album in 1991. [2]
They released it under the pseudonym "Mannheim Steamroller" as a play on the phrase "Mannheim roller," an ascending arpeggio named for the late 18th century Mannheim school of music. Over the next three decades, Mannheim Steamroller released over 30 different albums, including 11 albums of Christmas songs.
Fresh Aire 8 is an album by Mannheim Steamroller, released in 2000.It is the final album in the Fresh Aire series and is based on the topic of infinity, with each track or suite representing a different "aspect of infinity."
The Sacrifice (Swedish: Offret) is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.Starring Erland Josephson, the film was produced by the Swedish Film Institute.