Grammy awards 2018, Paras klassisen musiikin soololaulualbumi -ehdokas.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Style of Five Ensemble, Constantine Orbelian

"Yesenin’s deceptively plain language and imagery are sensitively echoed in Sviridov’s austere, intensely lyrical vocal lines, with constant echoes of religious chant. The composer’s friend Dmitri Hvorostovsky, with his darkly brooding, anguished tones and exceptionally clear diction, is an ideal interpreter." - BBC Music Magazine October 2017