The inspiring specters of Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and Kabalevsky loom over the generation of composers that followed them, particularly those of the "Leningrad School." A veritable "who's who" of Leningrad-based violinists of the late Soviet and post-Warsaw-Pact eras — Marina Yashvili, Sergei Stadler, Maxim Vengerov, and Arkady Gutnikov - perform violin concertos by Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, Sergey Slonimsky, and Vladislav Uspensky. These recordings, originally issued in limited release by Melodiya, make their first appearance on CD in newly remastered editions.