Souvenirs is perhaps the most original work on the disc. There is a new transparency and purpose to the writing and Gamba judges the changes of pace and mood with great sensitivity. I must single out the solo clarinet and cor anglais, who phrase the Bien-Aimée theme with such feeling. And then there are the noble horns and solo cello, who also deserve a mention in despatches.  What a promising start to this cycle. Apart from bringing these neglected scores to new audiences this recording also confirms Gamba as a conductor to watch. The orchestral playing is exemplary, the engineering spectacular. In many ways this lovely collection reminds me of Seascapes (see review), where good production values also yielded memorable results.  A sonic and musical treat. Not to be missed. --MusicWeb-International, Dan Morgan, June 2008Volume 1 of d'Indy's orchestral works opens with the 1905 Jour d'été á la montagne (op.61), a musical day-trip in the Ardèches mountains that makes Debussy's more famous impressionist works pale in comparison. That strength of statement may be partly caused by the excitement of discovery - but only in part. After all, it is wonderful to hear fresh music of this quality without having to go back to the two or three all-too-familiar staples.Finally, Souvenirs (op.62) is a twenty minute tribute to his evidently much beloved wife (and cousin) Isabelle, who died just after d'Indy returned from a trip to the United States. It's a tribute truly and audibly written with, as Germans would say, blood of the heart (Herzblut) - powerfully moving. Thus comes Wagner into play again - working around a constantly developed Leitmotiv that d'Indy took from an earlier work of his, the op.15 Poème des montagnes. It caps a terrific disc of superb music, excellently played and in very fine sound... --MusicWeb-International, Jens F. Laurson, June 2008