» At the moment, I am enjoying the Arte Nova recording of Rachmaninov's Aleko and Tchaikovsky's Iolanta (1994). Much like Naxos's, Arte Nova's strategy is to produce cheaper recordings than mainstream labels by using relatively unknown European singers. As from any budget label, there are many recordings that are merely acceptable for the price, but there are also a few gems, in which category I am convinced Iolanta, especially, falls.