The majesty of the introduction, the timbre of solos (beginning of the story of Prince Kalendar), the nobility of Prince and Princess, the severity of the Day in Baghdad, the full magnitude of sinking the ship, every moment is a aristocratic beauty.
The concept of "tempo giusto" the Swiss leader has explained in his writings here is beautifully illustrated by the perfect breathing phrases, the amount of movement, the depth of feeling.
Three qu'Ansermet records left us this magnificent symphonic suite, that's certainly the most successful, most matured: a Scheherazade kindergarten that we always come back.
The program complements are to match: constantly inspired, nourished by grasseyantes colors of the orchestra of western Switzerland. The "Tale of Tsar Saltan" immersed in a wonderful climate, the suites of "Christmas Night" or "Snow Girl" illuminated fairy, the "Great Russian Easter" vibrates an emotional fervor, evoking these steamy pendulent censers which in Orthodox churches.
This is the most valuable anthology devoted to Rimsky-Korsakov he can find.
