Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition and other works

"At any price, this would be one of the most desirable Pictures on disc. Kuchar captures in graphic detail each of his paintings, his impressive Ukraine orchestra responding with playing that combines virtuosity, brilliance and subtle details... Orchestral solos throughout are immaculate and full of character, the performances crowned by fabulous sound quality." - David Denton, Yorkshire Post, 5/7/03

"Throughout this CD I was really impressed with the work of the brass and winds particularly. They almost sound like the Cleveland Orchestra in Szell's famous recording of these pieces. Further, the sound on this disc is pretty darn good. Theodore Kuchar, an American conductor who has been appointed "Conductor Laureate for Life" of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine with which he has been associated since 1994 and with which he has made oodles of good recordings for Naxos, conducts taut, exciting performances that lack only the slightest degree of suavity. That's one of the great things about Naxos: they find a good orchestra (and make no mistake - this orchestra is GOOD) and a good conductor and they put them to work recording."
- Scott Morrison, amazon.com