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Georgy Sviridov, the great master of Russian musical poetry, appears in an unexpected acoustic dimension. His heartfelt romances to poems by Pushkin and Blok, folk songs and urban romances will be accompanied by the king of instruments.

Mezzo-soprano Ksenia Vyaznikova dialogues with the organ performed by Evgenia Krivitskaya - this unusual duet reveals new facets of familiar melodies. The organ registers here do not simply accompany, but create a three-dimensional sound space where Sviridov's simplicity takes on a cathedral-like grandeur. This experiment does not violate the author's intention, but rather emphasizes the timeless spiritual basis of Sviridov's music, which today sounds more contemporary than ever.

The following essays may be included in the program:

• • "The forest casts its scarlet hue", poems by Alexander Pushkin.

• "Winter Road," poems by Alexander Pushkin.

• "Premonition," poems by Alexander Pushkin.

• "Approaching Izhora," poems by Alexander Pushkin.

• "In Nizhny Novgorod", poems by B. Kornilov

• "Tear," folk words

• "How We Said Goodbye, Passionately Swore," poems by A. Blok.

• "Vane," poem by A. Blok.

• "Beyond the mountains, forests," poems by A. Blok.

• "Morning in Moscow," poems by A. Blok.

• "Russian Song," folk words