This is one of Kovalevskaya's series of cartoons without words based on famous works of Russian classical music composers. She directed these periodically from 1976 to 1993. Like a lot of them, I'm a bit conflicted about this one because it mixes elements I like with others I like less. I often like Kovalevskaya's musical selections, but I don't like her nearly as much as a director. The musical performances are always excellent, since they were recorded by world-class orchestras and conductors. As is also nearly always the case, there isn't much depth or story, but what there is could work well enough if carried along by well-executed mood and movement. I guess, in the end, it works more than it doesn't, despite the backgrounds being drawn in a completely different style than the characters (also true of Kovalevskaya's most famous film, The Bremen Town Musicians).