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Emanuil Sheynkman The Art of the Mandolin (1983) This is one of my favorite mandolin records. Tracks: 0:00 Pastorale 2:55 Vocalise 8:35 Minstrel's Rondo 11:44 Sentimental Mazurka 16:05 Thumbeline 17:55 Lezghinka 20:02 Natalie 22:15 Troika 25:15 Old Romance 29:52 Morning Serenade 32:37 Romance 35:06 Neapolitan Dance From University of Illinois Database: Emanuil Sheynkman (1939-1995), known to family and colleagues as “Misha,“ was a Russophone Soviet balalaika and mandolin player recognized for his orchestra, ensemble, and solo performances, as well as his original music arrangements for Russian folk instruments. Sheynkman was born in 1939 in Leningrad, USSR (contemporary Saint Petersburg, Russia). He first began lessons on the domra, a 3-stringed Russian folk instrument, as a child after World War II because they were offered for free at his neighborhood music school. He later studied the balalaika and mandolin, and completed his
