Rimsky Korsakov - The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57

Neeme Jarvi draws the most seductive response from the SNO; he consistently creates orchestral textures which are diaphanously sinuous. Yet the robust moments…are caught just as strikingly and... — Penguin Guide More…

Maria Larionoff imbues her violin solos with some feeling, and there is some excellent work from the wind principals...In the less familiar Tsar Saltan Suite...Tempos click into place effortlessly,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Batiz's Tsar Saltan is quite simply one of the finest I have heard, brightly paced and in the final tableau passionate to a fault, — American Record Guide More…