Leonid Desyatnikov is one of the most successful living Russian composers. The release of Leaden Echo, with words by Gerard Manley Hopkins, is one of the disc’s six works which the composer considers to be amongst the most important of his output.

Roman Mints has brought together some of the finest Russian musicians recording today, along with the outstanding young British countertenor William Purefoy.

Also featuring:
- Alexei Goribol (piano)
- Anton Dressler (clarinet)
- Anna Panina (violin)
- Fedor Lednev (conductor)
- Pavel Stepin (double bass)
- Serj Poltavski (viola)
- Evgeny Rumyantsev (cello)
- Petr Kondrashin (cello)
- Dmitri Sharov (trombone)
- Yuri Kolosov (trombone)
- Kirill Koloskov (trombone)
- Dmitri Vlassik (timpani)
- Asya Sorshneva (violin)

World Premiere recordings of:
- Return
- Main Theme from motion picture Moscow Nights