His songs ranged from lyrical serenades and ballads to marches and quasi-Straussian waltzes. Sigizmund Katz' professional reputation now rests primarily on his war-time song "And the Briansk Forest Rustled Sternly" (Шумел сурово Брянский лес...), with lyrics by Anatoly Sofronov, which is dedicated to the struggles of Soviet partisans against Nazi invaders, and which earned him the Stalin Prize (1950).
His songs spanned from poetic love songs and ballads to military marches and complex, operatic waltzes. Sigizmund Katz' professional standing is now mainly based on his wartime song "And the Briansk Forest Rustled Sternly" (Шумел сурово Брянский лес...), with lyrics by Anatoly Sofronov, which commemorates the Soviet partisans' fight against Nazi occupiers, and which earned him the Stalin Prize (1950).