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    I had this recording on cassette tape when I was first getting into mandolin. I was very inspired by Sheynkman's style and performance as well as choice of music.

    He reminds me a little of both Dave Apollon and David Grisman, nothing to flashy though just great playing no matter the genre.

    if you haven't heard of him, very worth checking out, "Natalie" being one of my favorite tunes.

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    I have his album Russian Folk Instruments: Mandolin. His performances are technically precise, but the arrangements are really strange, especially for otherwise familiar pieces like those by Mezzacapo and Marucelli. I like the sound of what you've linked here much better.

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...nuel-Shenykman

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    Agree. I still have my vinyl copy of Sheynkman’s Art of Mandolin record. I dubbed it many years ago to listen in ITunes & my IPod/Phone. I also love the playing & song choices. It’s different from other Classical & Italian Mandolin records. I’ve continued to listen to it from time to time.
    I don’t know the recording Eugene referred to.
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    Thanks, I hadn't known him. What a light touch.
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    I believe it was Norman Levine who said that Emanuil Sheynkman was amazing to see live. That the energy in his concert performances far outshone his recordings.
    I have "The Art of the Mandolin" and also "The Paganini of the Mandolin". The "Paganini" recording has the arrangements that Eugene referred to.
    Eugene, I am missing the titles of the last 4 songs on the LP, do you by chance have a scan of the back of the "Russian Folk Instruments" LP readily available?
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    I met Misha a couple of times because he was a friend of my parents around the late-1970s to early '80s. He was performing a lot in Southern California during that time. I dimly recall him as friendly, although seeming to be preoccupied and not wasting time on small talk. He was the first professional mandolinist I ever met.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Levesque View Post
    Eugene, I am missing the titles of the last 4 songs on the LP, do you by chance have a scan of the back of the "Russian Folk Instruments" LP readily available?
    I took a cursory dig at the accessible basement vinyl, but the Sheynkman LP in question wasn't immediately visible. It's probably still buried in a box someplace after our last move (seven years ago). in any event, I digitized it for routine listening years ago. Its track listing is Capriccioso (Riss), Madrigal (Simonetti), Slavic Lullaby (Nerukh), Tango from the ballet "Ballerina" (Colen), Concert Waltz (Marucelli), March (Mezzacapo), Canzonetta (Godar), Gondoliera (Riss), Serenade from the ballet "Harlequinade" (Drigo), Waltz (I don't have a composer listed with my digitization), Bolero (Mezzacapo).

    Digging around Discogs, it looks like the same album cover as is in my collection was used on more than one of his Soviet releases. I found my cover there, but it was associated with a completely different track listing.

    I scored my copy from Matanya Ophee years ago. Matanya was a music publisher (via his Editions Orphée), scholar of historic repertoire for Russian guitar, and husband to a renowned Russian musicologist. They had a good deal of such stuff around their house.
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    Hi Eugene,

    Thank you for taking the time to list the track names. This is the same recording that I have as a CD under the title of "The Paganini of the Mandolin". I think one of his students re-released the Russian LP as the CD.
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