Orchestral Songs & Waltzes
In a second Shostakovich tribute, Thomas Sanderling joinsfamous Russian baritone Sergei Leiferkus for an excitingsurvey of Shostakovich's songs, some of which have beenorchestrated exclusively for Shostakovich's 100th birthdayyear celebrations and are featured here as world-premiererecordings in these new versions.This song collection, focusing on Shostakovich's preferencefor satirical texts, appears on disc with the composer's Suiteof Eight Waltzes for orchestra--another set of interestingrarities performed by specialized musicians.