Orchestral works

"The Catalan composer Xavier Montsalvatge's ... musical language and vocabulary might seem at first curious and unfamiliar, yet the message ... is at once timeless and universal ... These settings are hugely entertaining and brilliantly orchestrated ... These performances have been stunningly captured by a recording of exemplary clarity and spaciousness ... It would be difficult to imagine any prospective purchaser being disappointed".

"The BBC Philharmonic are in excellent form throughout, well marshalled by Mena, they and Montsalvatge's often spare, quiet textures captured in typically rich Chandos sound. A very enjoyable disc".