Sviatoslav Richter, a pianist, performs on Modest Mussorgsky's "The Nursery."
Mark Reizen, a bass, performs on Dmitri Kabalevsky's "Shakespeare Sonnets op. 52."
Alexei Masslenikov, a tenor, performs on Dmitri Shostakovitch's "From Jewish Folk Poetry."
Nina Dorlyak, a soprano, performs on two cycles on this album: Dmitri Shostakovitch's "From Jewish Folk Poetry" and Modest Mussorgsky's "The Nursery."
Dmitri Shostakovitch, a composer, performs on this album as the pianist for his song cycle "From Jewish Folk Poetry."
Zara Dolokhanova, a mezzo-soprano, performs on Dmitri Shostakovitch's "From Jewish Folk Poetry."
Dmitri Kabalevsky, a composer, performs on this album as the pianist for his "Shakespeare Sonnets op. 52."
