A phonochrestomathy will allow you to hear works of Russian classical literature performed by well-known actors from Moscow theaters—People’s and Honored Artists of Russia, masters of the stage. The actors’ readings are accompanied by classical and folk music. Performance interpretations of literary works will spark students’ interest in reading and provide additional material for an analytical discussion.
Contents
Introduction
Oral folk art
Roundelay and lyrical songs
“Зацветала у лози лоза” (performed by ensemble “Вертёнце” p/u E. Krasnopyevtseva)
“И туда гора и сюда гора” (performed by ensemble “Вертёнце” p/u E. Krasnopyevtseva)
Historical songs
“Там татары шли” (performed by ensemble “Вертёнце” p/u E. Krasnopyevtseva)
“Про Пугача” (performed by ensemble “Вертёнце” p/u E. Krasnopyevtseva)
Legend “О покорении Сибири Ермаком” (read by L. Kulagin)
From Ancient Russian literature
“Шемякин суд” (read by A. Vologdin)
From Russian literature of the 19th century
I. A. Krylov “Frogs asking for a king” (read by A. Kolgan)
I. A. Krylov “The Litter” (read by A. Pokrovskaya)
K. F. Ryleyev “The Death of Ermak” (read by S. Sazon’tiev)
A. S. Pushkin “The Captain’s Daughter” (read by Yu. Vasileyev)
M. Yu. Lermontov “Mtsyri” (read by N. Lazarev)
N. V. Gogol “The Inspector General” (read by A. Pokrovskaya and others)
M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin “The History …” (read by L. Kulagin)
N. S. Leskov “The Old Genius” (read by A. Kolgan)
L. N. Tolstoy “After the Ball” (read by N. Lazarev)
M. Yu. Lermontov “Autumn” (read by E. Gabets)
F. I. Tyutchev “An Autumn Evening” (read by A. Pokrovskaya)
A. A. Fet “First Lily of the Valley” (read by E. Gabets)
A. P. Chekhov “On Love” (read by A. Vologdin)
From 20th-century literature
Writers smile
I. A. Bunin “The Caucasus” (read by Yu. Vasileyev)
A. I. Kuprin “Lilac Bush” (read by A. Kolgan)
A. A. Blok “Russia” (A. Pokrovskaya)
S. A. Yesenin “Pugachev” (read by S. Sazon’tiev)
M. A. Osorgin “Cochlea” (read by S. Sazon’tiev)
I. S. Shmelev “How I became a writer” (read by A. Kolgan)
Teffi “Sparta” (read by E. Gabets)
Teffi “Life and a Collar” (read by A. Pokrovskaya)
M. M. Zoshchenko “The Story of an Illness” (read by A. Vologdin)
A. T. Tvardovsky “Vasily Tyorkin” (read by M. Lebedev)
Poems and songs about the Great Patriotic War
M. Isakovsky “Katyusha” (read by E. Gabets)
M. Isakovsky “The enemies burned the native hut” (read by S. Sazon’tiev)
B. Okudzhava “A Little Song About the Infantry” (read by E. Gabets)
Russian poets of the 20th century about the Motherland, native nature, and themselves
B. Okudzhava “Here birds don’t sing” (read by S. Sazon’tiev)
L. Oshanин “Roads…” (read by E. Gabets)
A. Fatyánov “Nightingales” (read by E. Gabets)
B. Okudzhava “Oh, war…” (read by L. Kazakova, N. Lazarev)
I. Annensky “Snow” (read by L. Kulagin)
D. Merezhkovsky “Native” (read by A. Pokrovskaya)
D. Merezhkovsky “No need for sounds” (read by E. Gabets)
N. Zabolotsky “An Evening on the Oka” (read by A. Pokrovskaya)
N. Zabolotsky “Yield to me, starlings, a corner” (read by S. Sazon’tiev)
N. Rubtsov “Hello, Russia…” (read by L. Kulagin)
“Hard for me without Russia.” Poets of Russian exile on the Motherland
Z. Gippius “Know!” (read by E. Gabets)
Z. Gippius “That’s exactly how it is” (read by A. Pokrovskaya)
D. Aminado “Indian summer” (read by L. Kulagin)
I. Bunin “The bird has a nest…” (read by E. Gabets)
From foreign literature
W. Shakespeare “Romeo and Juliet” (read by N. Lazarev, O. Shorokhova, E. Ga)