“Paray’s whimsically relaxed and sparkling account of España gives great pleasure and his rubato in the Fête is equally winning …wholly delightful … warm and polished …beautifully balanced” [Lalo Namouna Suite] “What delightful music this is, particularly in such expert hands” (both: Penguin Guide 3*)
[1] España (Rhapsody) 6:30
[2] Overture to ‘Gwendoline’ 8:36
[3] Fête Polonaise (from ‘Le Roi Malgré Lui’) 7:30
[4] Danse Slave (from ‘Le Roi Malgré Lui’) 5:04
Suite Pastorale (1960) [15:51]
[5] i. Idylle 4:03 [6] ii. Danse villageoise 4:18
[7] iii. Sous bois 2:56 [8] iv. Scherzo-Valse 4:32
[9] Habanera * 3:37
Orchestre Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet*
[10] Bourrée Fantasque 6:05
[11] Joyeuse Marche 3:32
Lalo: Namouna Suite No.1 (1958)[19:40]
[12] i. Prélude 5:10 [13] ii. Sérénade 1:38 [14] iii. Thème varié 5:00
[15] iv. Parades de foire 4:29 [16] v. Fête foraine 3:21