BULAT OKUDZHAVA (Булат Окуджава) .. Soviet Bards 1950s-1991
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Bulat Okudzhava (Moscow 1924, Paris 1997) is the greatest Soviet bard. He starts singing in 1957, records about 200 of his own songs and also publishes 15 fiction books and numerous collections of poems. Initially distributed as amateur-recordings in the early 60s, his songs become immensely popular and later appear in 28 Soviet films. Born from a Georgian father and Armenian mother, he lived most of his life in Arbat street, in Moscow.
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∙ 1957 ∙ Sentimental march / Сентиментальный марш (ver. 1962 movie ‘Ilyich’s Gate’) ∙ 1958 ∙ Goodbye kids / До свидания, мальчики ∙
∙ 1962 ∙ The last trolleybus / Последний троллейбус (ver. movie ‘Chain reaction’) ∙ Paper soldier / Бумажный солдат (ver. 1970s) ∙ Song about the open door / Песенка об открытой двери ∙ 1963 ∙ Hopes for a small orchestra / Надежды маленький оркестрик (ver 1967, movie ‘We urgently need a song’ / Фильм ‘Срочно требуется песня’) ∙ 1964 ∙ It’s sad anyway (The past can’t be brought back) / А всё таки жаль (Былое нельзя воротить) ∙ When I see this woman I go dumb / Эта женщина, увижу и немею ∙ The main song / Главная песенка ∙ 1965 ∙ The prayer / Молитва ∙ 1969 ∙ Georgian song / Грузинская Песня ∙ Song about Mozart / Песенка о Моцарте ∙
1972 ∙ A song about fools / Песня о дураках ∙ 1975 ∙ Put your coat on, let’s go home / Бери шинель, пошли домой ∙ Arbat romance / Арбатский романс ∙ 1976 ∙ Your Honor / Ваше благородие (movie ‘White sun of the Desert’) ∙ 1977 ∙ Historical novel / Исторический роман ∙
1982 ∙ To Volode Vissotski / О Володе Высоцком ∙ 1984 ∙ Musician / Музыкант ∙ The young hussard / Молодой гусар ∙ 1987 ∙ Listen, the boots are rumbling / Вы слышите, грохочут сапоги (53′ concert) ∙ During the fall of the Roman empire / Римская империя времени упадка ∙ At night in Sretenke / На Сретенке ночной ∙
1994 ∙ Departure / Отъезд ∙
