V1988. EVGENYI NESTERENKO, w.Georgy Sviridov (Pf.): Songs by Sviridov (Acc. by the Composer). (Russia) Melodiya 10 01818, recorded 1978. Gatefold Edition. - 4600317118182

CRITIC REVIEW:

“Georgy Sviridov was one of the most significant and distinctive composers of the 20th century. Among his vocal compositions and apart from oratorios, cantatas, and vocal-instrumental poems, his musical heritage includes more than 200 lyrical romances and songs. The recordings featured on this album were made in 1978. There are two vocal cycles – songs to the poetry of Scottish poet Robert Burns and romances to the poetry of Alexander Pushkin, as well as pieces written to the poetry of Sergei Esenin, Alexander Blok, and other Soviet poets. The composer himself is at the piano, and the vocal parts are sung by Evgeny Nesterenko. Here we have the opportunity to hear him performing his own compositions with Evgeny Nesterenko, a master singer with a bass voice of rare beauty.”