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MUSICAL TALES (857 words) |
 | Not so in the 19th century when the 35-year-old Alexei Lvov was promoted to General and appointed to the head of the Royal Choir in St.Petersburg expressly for his “God Save the Czar” anthem. |
| Like Lvov before him, he, too, tried his hand writing religious chants, not for the Royal Choir, but, instead, for the choir of Christ the Savior’s Cathedral in Moscow where he was a precentor. |
| However, let’s get back to the national anthems… Alexei Lvov’s “God Save the Czar” was played in the world’s largest country for a whole 84 years, well known to each and every of its subjects and numerously excerpted by Russia’s leading composers. |
| The Voice of Russia [MUSICAL TALES OF ST. PETERSBURG] (1907 words) |
| Lvov’s son, Alexei, proved a real virtuoso of the violin and he led the Royal Capella for a whole 25 year, following his father’s death in 1825. |
| A self-taught player, Alexei Lvov was a certified transport communications engineer and had spent a few years working for the Defense Ministry. |
| Alexei Lvov was one of St. Petersburg’s most titled and wealthy residents. |
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