Pierné: Ramuntcho & Cydalise et le chèvre-pied Suites

**** Excellent Album

“… The music is full of colour, life and variety, the extracts from the ballet rather more lavishly scored and exotic than those from the incidental music, but all of it marked by a strong command of orchestral colour, a clear-sighted narrative thread and a highly-inventive streak which means that every individual piece stands out as a distinct and enthralling musical picture. That sense of drawing the listener in to a world of imagination and colour is greatly heightened by Singaporean conductor Darrell Ang’s approach, which does not linger over the minutiae of intricate inner detail, but paints broad brushstrokes with the moments to savour well projected. The Lille orchestral players respond well to this over-arching approach and come up with some enthralling playing, all of which is generously recorded here.”

“… Attractive scores performed with brio and sensitivity… the engineering is first rate and the playing a consistent joy.”

"... this new recording recording provides an excellent introduction to the composer's music."