Melodiya presents one of the masterpieces of 20th c. Russian choral music - Valery Gavrilin's Chimes. By right named Georgy Sviridov's successor, the major motifs of Mr. Gavrilin's music are associated with folklore, images of the Russian north and his native region of Vologda. Written for soloists, choir, oboe and percussion, and subtitled "upon reading V. Shukshin", the composer defined the work as a "performance symphony". Composed for the Moscow Chamber Choir, Chimes was premiered in Leningrad and Moscow in 1984. This recording was made in 1988.