 | from Schmitt: Orchestral Music (CDA67599) 1 Prélude [10'11] 29 minutes 53 seconds 6 tracks2 Danse des perles [3'56] 3 [untitled] [1'34] 4 Les enchantmements de la mer [9'03] 5 Danse des éclairs [3'29] 6 Danse de l'effroi [1'40] ‘Thierry Fischer is a committed advocate of this often mesmerising score, and the BBC NOW rises enthusiastically to its challenges, sinister at first, glitzy in the Dance of Pearls, and packing a punc ... ‘One of his most stirring pieces [Psalm 47]. However, his exotic ballet on the Salome story is his masterpiece, and it is scored with great ingenuity; the lesser known Suite, finally, strings together ... ‘This is exhilarating stuff on a big—make that B-I-G—scale … and Hyperion delivers cold, colorful sonics—almost SACD quality—to match’ (American Record Guide) |