• Distinguished Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov’s first recording of arias from his homeland’s operatic tradition • Riveting renditions of arias by Glinka, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov,...

• Distinguished Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov’s first recording of arias from his homeland’s operatic tradition • Riveting renditions of arias by Glinka, Borodin, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev • Inspired collaboration by Maestro Constantine Orbelian leading the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra (Lithuania) and the Kaunas State Choir • “…Ildar Abdrazakov has just about everything – imposing sound, beautiful legato...” – The Independent