Given the quality of these performances from JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic, it must be hoped they'll return to the composer for a second volume...Falletta draws vivid performances from her orchestra, not just in the set-piece exuberance but also the suite’s more contemplative moments.

Kodály’s Háry János Suite receives a performance as good as any I know. The recorded sound is spectacular. Summer Evening may not send the listener home with unforgettable melodies, but it is a good night piece, filled with nostalgia. In sum, this release is a delight from beginning to end.