Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete
Most of this music calls for the kind of elegance Charles Dutoit and his  Montreal Symphony (of which this is obviously an offshoot) have provided on many  other recordings.Apollosounds particularly fine in this treatment, a  loving performance of a Stravinsky ballet that deserves to be better known. The  remaining pieces, with their "neoclassical" adaption of Baroque style, are  usually played with stronger emphasis on their rhythmic qualities than Dutoit  wants. As a result they sound a bit soft-edged here. They don't sound bad, just  different. And especially with the gorgeousApollo, this generous  collection (78:24) earns a strong recommendation.--Leslie Gerber