Fran�aix: Orchestral Music

'Thierry Fischer seems totally attuned to Fran�aix's idiom, and the engineers have captured the excellent acoustics of Belfast's Ulster Hallto colourful effect. The Ulster Orchestra plays with wit, point and vitality: it can rarely if ever have sounded better on record' --BBC Music Magazine

'The playing throughout is sensitive and fully attentive to the varied rhythms, while the sound is clear and bright, bringing out Fran�aix's imaginative writing for individual instruments, especially the woodwind. The CD will not change opinions of Fran�aix; but it will surely suit those who already appreciate his style' --Gramophone

'This is the third Fran�aix CD from Thierry Fischer and the Ulster Orchestra. I'll extend the praise they've already received from other reviewers by saying that these performances are polished and idiomatic. With their rhythmic point and colour, they invite the dance. The engineering is well balanced and not hyped' --International Record Review

'The musicians are excellent, not merely in instrumental sections or as a balanced ensemble, but in their respective solo passages as well. They shine in providing intimate, strongly characterised work that brings the tenements of Les demoiselles de la nuit to life. Combine this with competent liner notes and spacious sound, and you have an album that should please older fans of Fran�aix, and make new ones out of a fresh generation of listeners' --Fanfare, USA

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