LA MUSICA RIBELLE DI VLADIMIR VYSOCKIJ ED EUGENIO FINARDI Coscienza della fine e resistenza

The Rebel music of Vladimir Vysockij and Eugenio Finardi. Consciousness of the End and Resistance. This paper will explore the ideal encounter between Eugenio Finardi, an Italian singer-songwriter, best known for his 1976 song Musica ribelle, and the singer, poet and actor Vladimir Vysockij (1938-1980), author of a vast poetic and musical production, who was boycotted and ostracised by the powers that be during the Soviet era. In the album entitled Il cantante al microfono (Singer at the Microphone, 2008), Finardi, accompanied by the ensemble “Sentieri selvaggi”, performs a selection of songs written by Vysockij. It is evident that Koni priveredlivye (Picky horses) is a particularly noteworthy piece, in which Finardi succeeds in capturing Vysockij’s poetic essence. This article aims to delve into the thematic and motif-related intricacies of the aforementioned piece, with a view to emphasising its bold and intrepid message.