Mats Norrman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>the best I have heard is Gennadi Rozhdestwensky with the Leningrad
>Philarmonics, as they at least use the percussion it was written for, on
>Deutsche Grammophon - does anybody know if it is still avaliable?

Well, this is really a good one and it is on a DG CD (previously available
from Berkshire, perhaps it still is), but it is not complete.  The
recording of excerpts by Lazarev on Erato is of the same caliber (with
original folk instruments), but the Rozhdestvensky is certainly worth
seeking.

Now, to answer Tom Godell, the Tjeknavorian/National Phil.  recording on
RCA was released on CD and may still be available from Japan (where I got
my copy).  No question, this is the best.

Ramon Khalona
Carlsbad, California