Widely respected in Russia and praised by figures such as Shostakovich and Rostropovich, Boris Tchaikovsky amassed a formidable body of works, including four symphonies, four instrumental concertos, and an abundance of music for the cinema. At a time when other Russian composers were drawn to avant-garde trends in the West, Tchaikovsky began to explore a bolder musical language of his own, capable of an astonishingly wide range of expression. The works on this disc offer a varied cross-section of his repertoire, from the robust rhythms of his Piano Concerto to his most important vocal work, the cantata Signs of the Zodiac.