Fyodor Dostoyevsky

From high atop the beautiful Pinsk region, not too far from Minsk, it's time once again for Sadko's World of Music. The role of Sadko today is being played by Woody Allen. The role of the Bobbsie Twins is being played by Annie and Fannie Hall. The role of Ken Moss is being played by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

In the third half of the program, the role of Lenny the Listener will  be played by Sandy Semipalatinsk. Our featured great Russian writer today is  Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (Russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский; 11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the context of the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia. He began writing in his 20s, and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. His major works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His output consists of eleven novels, three novellas, seventeen short novels and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest and most prominent psychologists in world literature.

The Brothers: 
The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel set in 19th century Russia, that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia.
Joan Baez – Satisfied Mind(Duet w/Lilly Brothers) Live at Newport
Woody Allen, Love and Death
Otakar Jeremiás – Bratři Karamazovi. Opera in 3 Acts: Act 1: Darebáku, přijde dnes ona? Otakar Jeremiás – The Brothers Karamazov Antonín Votava, Karel Kala?, Václav Eremiá?, Drahomíra Tikalová, Jarmila Pechová, Antonín Zlesák, Josef Heriban
Bronislaw Kaper – The Brothers Karamazov – Kaper, B.: Film Music played by the composer
The Allman Brothers Band – Midnight Rider – The Best Of The Allman Brothers 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
The Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes  – Rhino Hi-Five: The Doobie Brothers [Vol. 2]
The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody  – The Very Best Of The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody


Crime and Punishment: 
Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in St. Petersburg who formulates and executes a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her cash. Raskolnikov argues that with the pawnbroker's money he can perform good deeds to counterbalance the crime, while ridding the world of a worthless vermin. He also commits this murder to test his own hypothesis that some people are naturally capable of such things, and even have the right to do them. 
Alex Jennings – Crime & Punishment: Chapter 1, On The Brink 
Frank Black – Bullet Various Artists – Crime And Punishment In Suburbia
Sleater-Kinney – Burn, Don't Freeze Various Artists – Crime And Punishment In Suburbia
Nigel Anthony – Crime & Punishment: Chapter 2, Murder Is Done  – Dostoyevsky: Crime & Punishment
Meat Puppets – Two Rivers Various Artists – Crime And Punishment In Suburbia
Nigel Anthony – Crime & Punishment: Chapter 8, Admission Of Guilt  – Dostoyevsky: Crime & Punishment

The Idiot:
The 26-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of St. Petersburg for his trusting nature and naiveté, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin's very goodness precipitates disaster, leaving the impression that, in a world obsessed with money, power, and sexual conquest, a sanatorium may be the only place for a saint
Fyodor Sofronov  Duet for violin and viola Elena Ivanova Violin Olga Kogan Viola.
Chumbawamba – Dance, Idiot, Dance – ABCDEFG
Monty Python – Idiot Song - Live – Live At Drury Lane

Nikolai Myaskovsky Composer Silence, symphonic poem after Poe, Op.9  

Stankovsky, Robert Conductor Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Orchestra