IVAN THE TERRIBLE VODKA commissions DVD of Tallulah Rendall singing KALITKA in Russian
To be released Sat 12th June 2010 with a special live performance by Tallulah at
The Russian Summer Ball at The Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace London SW1, in the presence of their Highnesses Prince and Princess Dimitri of Russia, Her Highness Princess Olga of Russia and H. E. the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Mr Yuri Fedotov.
TALLULAH RENDALL
Singer/songwriter Tallulah Rendall released her highly acclaimed debut Album, ‘Libellus’ in a unique and beautiful book format in 2009 after successfully composing the music and songs for Rebel Penfold Russell, Producer and Director of the Film Priscilla Queen of the Desert’s acclaimed short film ‘Alex’s Story’. She then produced the music to accompany her father John Rendall’s official ‘Christian The Lion’ video
http://www.tallulahrendall.com/2009/09/a-lion-cub-from-harrods-and-black-seagull/
Following a three-month tour of Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Tokyo, November 2009 – January 2010, George Piskov the Chairman of UNIASTRUM BANK commissioned Tallulah to record an early 19th Century Russian love song, KALITKA in Russian. His idea being to bring such songs to an appreciative UK audience. She took up the challenge and having never spoken Russian before, embarked on the journey of writing and producing the music to accompany her vocal of Kalitka in Russian.
The result was her delightful and unusual version of the song to which Tallulah was then asked to direct and produce an accompanying video which can be seen on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-PPY1XmdI8
IVAN THE TERRIBLE VODKA’S Chairman Dimitri Chebotarev then commissioned a DVD of Tallulah’s version of Kalitka which will be released June 2010 following Tallulah’s performance at The Russian Summer Ball, Whitehall Palace on 12th June 2010.
Kalitka was first published in 1898 music V. Bouyukly, lyrics A. Boudishev
IVAN THE TERRIBLE FACTS
IVAN THE TERRIBLE® vodka is inspired by Ivan IV (“the Terrible”), the most powerful of the Russian Tsars. The word “Terrible” is an incorrect translation of his nickname “Grozny”, meaning “Stern” or “Strict”. Ivan, indeed, was terrible to his enemies, including aristocratic opposition and foreign invaders, most of whom he defeated successfully. He united what was to become 21st century Russia. Ivan was highly intelligent, cultured and had an exquisite taste. He patronised the Muscovy Company, the first English plc, set up to trade with Russia in 1555, and was a big admirer of Elizabeth I. The Tsar is also known as the world’s first VODKA MAGNATE: he reinstated the monopoly for vodka production and opened the first vodka bars in the 16th century Moscow. His harsh governing methods guaranteed the high quality of the national spirit.
