Bolschoi - Russische Opernchöre (Inspiration)

The Russian people as protagonists: The composers who made up the “Mighty Handful” had committed themselves to the restoration of a cultural identity to the Russian nation. Inspired by their land’s eventful history and by the rich store of Russian sagas and legends, they gave musical form to their works from the Slavic folk tradition, with exotically sensual colouring and a tonal language far from European models. In their great opera choruses they proclaim the identity of a nation united in facing its destiny.