 | from L'invitation au voyage - Mélodies from La belle époque (CDA67523) 1 La cigale et la fourmi [1'45] 5 minutes 1 seconds 2 tracks2 La chauve-souris et les deux belettes [3'16] ‘A disc to treasure’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘John Mark Ainsley understands the idiom of these beguiling songs and delivers them with grace, fluency and clear diction … Graham Johnson's playing is as vivid and piquant as his booklet notes. ... ‘Ainsley—urbane, sexy and witty throughout—is at his absolute best’ (The Guardian) |