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Does it all work?
Yes, in terms of individual works. Hindoyan is evidently at home in this music, and the RLPO
clearly relishes playing music not at the forefront of its programmes during recent years.
The Roussel seems a little out of context, those ‘symphonic fragments’ from his earlier
ballet Le festin de l’araignée would have been more appropriate, with
Debussy’s Prélude replaced by Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales for a cohesive selection
of French ballet music from just before the First World War. Hopefully Hindoyan will tackle
these pieces in due course.

Is it recommended?
Indeed. The RLPO’s playing is abetted by the spaciousness and definition of sound obtained
from Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall, and Andrew Stewart pens succinctly informative
notes. The association between orchestra and conductor looks set to go from strength to
strength.