Chabrier - Bourrée Fantasque

This will lift the spirits...The brass of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande are full of verve, nicely crisp yet harrumphing when needed, while the woodwind are markedly less acidic than in years... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Doyen’s Chopin, luminous but never underweight, is extremely enjoyable, and his less portentous approach to Liszt also serves as a corrective to the overly earnest recordings and performances... — Fanfare, January/February 2020 More…

The over-modestly titled Pièces pittoresques are really his Preludes, ten varied sound poems which search the soul and come up with not angst nor rage, but a unique combination of joy, vulnerability,... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The complete solo 78-rpm recordings & Fauré LPs reveals an artist with a crystalline touch and a sure feeling for balance and rubato. There is a tendency to take fast pieces very fast, which... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The four Beethoven variations discs alone justify purchase of this set. The remaining three discs survey, respectively, French, Russian, and German repertoire. And in each case, Ousset is masterful... — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…

brilliant orchestrations — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…