• Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Two Fables of Krylov, Op. 4 (1922)

  • G Schirmer Inc (USA, Canada and Mexico only)
    Le Chant Du Monde (France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Andorra, French speaking African countries)

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  • 3(pic)2.2.2+cbn/4.3.3.1/timp.cel.hp/str
  • Mz chorus
  • mezzo soprano
  • 15 min

Programme Note

Dedicated to Mikhail Vladimirovich Kvadri

1. The Dragonfly and the Ant [Strekoza i muravei] (Con moto – Più mosso – Presto)
2. The Ass and the Nightingale [Osyol i solovei] (Moderato – Allegro – Poco meno mosso – Molto meno mosso – Allegro)