This piece is a sonic feast and a treat for the imagination. Ambient sounds are wonderfully observed and orchestrated here; narration is balanced acoustically, and the words are very fine--both wry and respectful. And the tones of the Azerbaijani language are beautiful, especially in the opening, when they linger untranslated. Some of the later dialogue could be given a more space relative to the translation. That said, it's a remarkably balanced tone poem altogether.