Pianist Aki Takase's discography on Leo Records continues to expand. Her new adventure, "The Dessert," is a duo with Rudi Mahall, who plays bassclarinet and contrabassclarinet. The duo produced 17 relatively short pieces (from 2 to 7 minutes long) sparkling with humor, which is reflected even in the titles of the pieces. Where on earth has Aki Takase heard these Russian words: "voskresenie" (Sunday), "raskaz" (story), "pirodjok" (little pie), etc.? Not in Japan?