I requested this triple dvd boxed collection as a present, the Russian ballet companies have always been amongst my favourite and I knew one of the dvd collections already. The delight of owning a collection of divertissements from Bolshoi and Kirov ballet stars with the complete unseen ballets in the set was exciting. It is a must for ballet lovers. There are far too few performances on dvd from the days of Bolshoi glory and on the whole the recording quality is not good. The firebird new recording disc is sumptuous, beautifully filmed in a film studio. Petrushka too with live bear- colourful, beautiful and rich to watch but the star of the disc has to be Scherezade with some of the world's most beautiful music, as well as exciting vibrant dancing. I am glad this collection exists and would say to anyone who owned any of the past collection of works by Russian ballet companies and was disappointed by the filming quality and sound quality that these discs are outstandingly good and worth owning and will give years of pleasure to ballet lovers and music lovers all over the world.