This is like getting the Hope Diamond for the price of a rhinestone. I have 3 CDs of this recording. How can you lose? One of Tchaikovsky's greatest symphonies, conducted by one of the world's all-time greatest conductors, performed by a great orchestra that understands the Russian soul. I think this is what's called, in the vernacular, a no-brainer. Get it, get it, get it--and you'll never regret it.