Soviet Block

Shostakovich

sovietblock — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:36:57 +0000


	Symphony No. 14, Op. 135	performed by New York Philharmonic
	Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102	Eugene List, Piano; Moscow Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra; Maxim Shostakovich, Conductor
	Violin Sonato Op. 134	Gidon Kemer, violin; Andre Gavrilov, Piano; Fedor Druzhinin, viola; Mikhail Muntyan, piano
	Violin Sonato Op. 147	Gidon Kemer, violin; Andre Gavrilov, Piano; Fedor Druzhinin, viola; Mikhail Muntyan, piano

Russian & Ukrainian rock with English lyrics

sovietblock — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:44:47 +0000

Here’s a video of one of my favorite songs i played from Soviet band Gorky Park (props to Alex for showing me!):

Click here to view the embedded video.

Thanks for listening, as always!

A Thursday afternoon treat: recent show uploaded

sovietblock — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:54:32 +0000

The most recent show with all sorts of folk-influenced Russian rock, folk songs set to rock, and music with folk instruments! Thanks for listening!

I also invite you all to listen this Sunday for a special themed show: Where Russian Music meets America! There will be American bands with Russian influence, and Russian bands singing in English and Russian music influenced by American rock.

Also, the UGA Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies is hosting a 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and Revolutions in Eastern Europe Festival. The events will start November 5th (today! now!) at four and go through November 11th.

Folk-rock and rock-folk, check it out, folks!

sovietblock — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:01:03 +0000

On the next Soviet Block there’ll be some really cool folk-rock, rock with folk instruments and influence, folk songs set to rock, etc. etc., from the likes of ДДТ, Любэ, and more!

I know you can’t wait for the show, so to keep you tied over till Sunday, check out this pretty offensive, yet hilarious song from Есенин, a mystery drama series about one of Russia’s great poets of the 20th century Sergei Esenin! Esenin’s poem is set to music and performed by this actor from the television series.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Soviet Block was “Seized”!

sovietblock — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:30:15 +0000

Soviet Block was seized by a fan and friend of the show Alex Maksymenko–check out some of his Ukrainian music! You can find the playlist for the show here, but, basically, we heard some very cool tunes from bands like Би-2, Любэ (favorite band of Russia’s Prime Minister Putin), Земфира, Братья Гримм, Океан Ельзи and much more. If there’s a particular band you find interesting, send me an email, and I’ll make sure to put some more of whoever you like into the show’s rotation. For those who missed it live, here’s a recording of the show! Enjoy!

Next weekend is Alumni Weekend, where former WUOG DJ’s get to step once more inside the DJ booth and spin some records. So, regular Soviet Block programming will continue on Oct. 25 with some folk-rock from our favorite part of the world.

Thanks for tunin’ in…

A taste of Russian classical music

sovietblock — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:21:03 +0000

Sunday’s show on Oct. 4, 2009, featured Russian classical music from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Auerbach, and Shostakovich! A big spasibo to Adam Bloodworth, our special guest DJ for the hour!

Here’s the show in its entirety:

For more information on specific titles played, visit the playlist. Enjoy!

Regular Soviet Block programming will return Oct. 25. In the meantime, be sure to tune in this Sunday for ‘Seize the Airwaves,’ a community DJ event, and the next Sunday for the Alumni DJ Weekend!

Soviet Block online! Слушайте [listen]!

sovietblock — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:12:28 +0000

Привет всем! [Hi everyone!] This is Soviet Block’s first web post. Soviet Block features opera, classical, contemporary, rock, pop, folk, polka, etc. galore!, from countries formerly part of the Soviet Union. The show debuted on WUOG airwaves on August 30, 2009 and continues to reach audiences far and wide every Sunday from 1-2pm. Unfortunately, we couldn’t record the first show, but I’ve posted the past three shows below.

The upcoming show for October 4 is going to feature Russian classical music, and we’ll have special guest Adam Bloodworth, a UGA senior majoring in Music and minoring in Russian, come on air to share his knowledge of Russian classical music! Stay tuned in to the blog for more updates and recordings of previous shows, and thanks for listening!

The show and playlist for Sept. 27, 2009:

The show and playlist for Sept. 20, 2009:

The show and playlist for Sept. 13, 2009: