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The five composers on this disc share the clarity and refinement, brio and wit, and subtle sensuality that permeate French music written between the Franco-Prussian and Second World Wars.
Each found in literature, the visual arts and the music of Debussy and Ravel touchstones for their own compositions, while expressing their individual personalities.
Refinement and pellucid textures characterise Tournier’s Suite; vigour, elegance and passion Schmitt’s.
Françaix’s Quintet, much-loved for its charm and delicacy, matches Roussel’s neo-classical Serenade and complements Pierné’s virtuosic and translucently scored Variations.
Marcel Tournier: Suite, Op. 34
I. Soir
II. Danse
III. Lied
IV. Fete
Florent Schmitt: Suite en rocaille, Op. 84
I. Sans hate
II. Anime
III. Sans lenteur
IV. Vif
Gabriel Pierne: Variations libres et final, Op. 51
Variations libres et final, Op. 51
Jean Francaix: Quintet
I. Andante tranquillo
II. Scherzo
III. Andante
IV. Rondo
Albert Roussel: Serenade, Op. 30
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto
January 2010
“All this alternately thoughtful and exuberant music is played with great care and authority by the Mirage Quintet who never mistake a term such as animé for fast. Brilliantly alive to their challenge, they have been well recorded.”
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I. Soir
