BORIS TCHAIKOVSKY (1925-1996): String Trio, 2 Pieces for Balalaika and Piano, From Kipling for Mezzo-Soprano and Viola, Soprano and Piano: 4 Poems by Josef Brodsky, 2 Poems by Mikhail Lermontov, Lyrics of Pushkin.

Description: The composer's musical language throughout this recital, which ranges from his 1940 Lermontov songs to the last thing he ever wrote - the unfinished From Kipling - remains direct and approachable, infused with lyrical warmth and buoyant rhythms with the expected Shostakovich influence strongest in the 1955 string trio. Russian-English texts. Olga Filonova (soprano), Svetlana Nikolayeva (mezzo), Alexei Khutoriansky (violin), Lev Serov (viola), Marina Archakova (cello), Kirill Ershov (balalaika), Olga Solovieva (piano).