The otherwise perfect recording of this wonderful Schnittke's work is spoiled by the accent of the singers - you just drift away thinking that the performance is perfect until the first grave mispronounciations of the Russian words that spoil everything.The Russian text in the booklet first surprises you by the use of the authentic old Russian orthography, but, similarly to the impression produced by the singing, at a closer inspection, it turnes out that spelling mistakes occur litetally in every second line, which gravely spoils the impression the booklet produces.This cd produces an excellent first impression - but unfortunately it is extremely far from the excellence of performance which this wonderful music calls for.