SVIRIDOV: THE SNOWSTORM; PUSHKIN'S GARLAND - USSR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Gyorgy Sviridov: The Snowstorm Pushkin’s Garland; (Three) Choruses

Large Symphony Orch
of Moscow Radio /
Vladimir Fedoseyev /
Novosibirsk Chamber
Choir /
Leningrad Glinka /
Choir / Chernushenko

The Snow-Storm is represented by a meaty suite in nine gem-like episodes. Its saturated romance is delivered full-on but is all very tasteful and bursting with telling ideas...The basses are fulsomely recorded throughout the Garland and the sopranos are all fierce attack on exposed high-notes. Everything glowers with resonance. The precision of the singing is remarkable as is the attention to shaping the words. - MusicWeb International

Sviridov: Pushkin's Garland - concerto for chorus
Sviridov: Snow-Storm, 9 orchestral illustrations after Pushkin's story

Sviridov: 5 Choruses on Words by Russian Poets (excerpts)