JOSEPH GUY ROPARTZ (1864-1955): Croquis d'eté, GABRIEL PIERNÉ (1863-1937): 3 Pièces for Orchestra, VINCENT D'INDY (1851-1931): Karadec Suite, Op. 34, GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924): Masques et Bergamasques, ERIK SATIE (1866-1925): 2 Préludes Posthumes et une Gnossiene, CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918): Sarabande, Danse.

Description: World premiere recordings (at the time of original release) of Ropartz' "Summer Sketches" (En barque, Danse sentimentale, Petite ronde française), a little trio of pastoral musical postcards and Pierné's even briefer set of three character-miniatures join other attractive, turn-of-the-century French music for moderate sized orchestra. Also a premiere recording was the Satie set, orchestrated characterfully in 1939 by Poulenc. Chamber Philharmonic of Bohemia; Douglas Bostock. Original 1997 Classico release (10-024).