Vincent Larderet’s performance of Ravel’s piano concertos on this recording is marked by careful adherence to the original score and respect for the composer’s markings while, at the same time, liberating if from certain habits of interpretation. Ravel’s work is supplemented by a piece of Florent Schmitt. Although Schmitt’s reputation as a composer rivalled Ravel’s during his lifetime, his music has, inexplicably and unjustifiably, fallen into obscurity. The restoration of such an extraordinary musical score may contribute to the rehabilitation of one of the greatest French composers of his generation.