[Frontispiece] is two minutes of Ravel at his quirkiest. Pierre Boulez, commissioned to orchestrate it in celebration of the composer’s centenary in 1975, chose to expand it in texture... The result, here recorded for the first time, is understandably more Boulez than Ravel. The players here do valiant work, as they do in the masterpieces, observing the composer’s markings with only a few exceptions.

there [is] something deeply empathetic about the Basque National Orchestra’s pride in and affection for this music. The feeling runs deep – as does Robert Trevino’s stewardship of it – and nowhere more so than in the final pages of the Ma Mère l’Oye ballet, given for once here in its entirety...Excellent disc.

It is the two main works that matter here, and they are given excellent performances. There is very good sound with a wide dynamic range and good balance.

Really luxurious interpretation...Trevino revels in the sensuousness of this music...Some beautiful, sensuous playing...Lots of attention to detail...lovely expansiveness...An extremely fine recording.

The Basque orchestra gives dazzling performances of these works by their own national composer.