Don Quixote in Spanish Music

Since it is virtually impossible in UK concert halls to encounter music such as this - even Rodrigo's outings tend to be limited to two or three very popular scores - discs like this are a godsend. There is a great deal of attractive and interesting music here which deserves a wider audience ... indeed I found the Rodrigo very affecting and I can imagine returning to this often. Performances meanwhile are well up to the standard of the DG issue, although the recording location isn't quite so yielding. The orchestra here appears closer in focus than on the earlier disc, with the sound appreciably drier and more immediate. Texts and translations are included.