Verses by ancient Japanese poets
Allegretto. `The moon faintly shines in the morning`
Andante. `I know day will come, but night is then to follow`
Nina Grigorieva, Contralto. Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Participated in the recording: Boris Shulgin, Lev Marquis, Vladimir Rabey, Leonid Polees, Alla Vasilyeva, Moscow Chamber Orchestra dir. Rudolf Barshay, 1958.
The oratorio was written in 1964 and is called “Guide us, the road.” In addition to the Barshai orchestra, the oratorio was performed by the choirs of K. Ptitsa and A. Sveshnikov.
Verses by Nikolai Zabolotsky
Chorus `In the birch tree grove`
Adagio. `With wide-brimmed hats, long jackets, with books filled with their own poems`
Choral. Chorus. `The speech of lovers is broken, the last starling has flown`
Nina Grigorieva, Contralto; Moscow Boys Choir; Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Rudolf Barshai (1997)