“Recorded in Moscow just last year, this fine performance in magnificent 5.0 surround sound provides quite a contrast to the formerly decrepit sonics of Soviet era Russian recordings by the Bolshoi Orchestra….. Everything sparkles, and the tempos are fairly brisk…… but what hearing the complete score shows is that there is lots of great music here that didn’t make it to the suites.”

John Sunier
 

“I suspect this is the Nutcracker Ballet by which all others will be judged - past and future. It comes from the Boshoi Theatre orchestra, and chorus, and has that element of "the source" which is beyond question. Performed with such professionalism and sense of place which immediately shows, "this is it". I absolutely loved it. Nothing I have, and I have several, comes close. I only hope this is the start of a Ballet Series from PentaTone featuring the Boshoi. I will buy every one”.

Charlie Thomas