“Martin West and his excellent San Francisco Ballet Orchestra['s]… affable and lively performances, always well played, fall very happily on the ear, and the sound is superb. … the programme is well worth hearing, especially the polonaise-style Torch Dance, Habanera, Six Airs de Ballet and the Gondoliera, all of which are here given their world première recordings. And what to expect, musically? Think of the lighter side of Elgar and that will give you some idea, whereas the slow third movement of From Foreign Lands suggests affinities with Schubert. … the programme as whole is, as I’ve suggested, a pleasure to listen to.” –Rob Cowan, ClassicalEar
Labels: ClassicalEar, From Foreign Lands, FromForeignLands, Martin West, Moszkowski, Review, Rob Cowan, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra