A very famous work by a famous artist from Russia, recorded in 1967. The total playing time is longer than the 1992 (later) version, and the playing style is more unemotional and mathematical - which might be the precise way of paying this philosophical musical masterpeice of Bach. The design of this package is beautiful and slim and the artistic cover of this album appeals more to me than the 1992 version cover (it might be just a small issue to some). However, it's not easy to locate a copy nowaday.