On the Sadness of These Days

A heartfelt, velvety baritone of Russia’s honored artist Sergey Bekhterev—wrapped in a shimmering cloak of quiet music—penetrates the soul, revealing hidden meanings and bringing the melodies of poems to life. It’s impossible to describe the beauty and lyricism of this work of art—you need to immerse yourself in the musical waves of poetry that have passed through the artist’s soul. This is Sergey Bekhterev’s final recording. No wonder they called him the “second Smoktunovsky.”
Don’t rush to judge by the title. The collection by Boris Krieger “Who, if not me, will write about the sadness of these days…” doesn’t drag you into despair. Here you’ll find not only sadness and emotional intensity, not only landscape sketches, but also a light smile, irony—and most of all, a deep thought. The poet’s words aren’t just a set of beautiful phrases and rhymes. Steeped in pain and rebellion, love and admiration, philosophical conclusions and everyday observations, Boris Krieger’s poems will leave no one indifferent.