The Dutch mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn, accompanied by pianist Julius Drake, sings Tchaikovsky's 'It was in the early spring'; 'The fearful moment'; 'The mild stars shone for us'; 'If only I had known'; 'Why?'; 'My genius, my angel, my friend'; 'None but the lonely heart'; 'Does the day reign?'; and Shostakovich's
'Six Verses Marina Tsvetayeva', Op 143. (The performers were winners of the 2010 BBC Music Magazine Vocal Award for their recording of these Tchaikovsky songs.)