The City I Love and Hate

The creation of the sextet was initiated by my friend and fellow pianist, Alexei Lubimov. It is about my city – Moscow, where I’ve lived for almost 40 years. I love this place. But, each time I return to it from other places, I hate it for the suffocating smog. for the snow, black from dirt and chemicals. for the grim faces of passersby and for the fact that the changes in its external appearance are not always for the better. Soon, this feeling passes and I once more start enjoying the architecture, friends, and time with my family. Again I love Moscow for what it is. Pavel Karmanov