Henri Dutilleux: L'Arbre des Songes (Concerto for Violin & Orchestra) / Timbres, Espace, Mouvement / Two Sonnets by Jean Cassou / Prière pour Nous Autres Charnels - BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier
This is an excellent collection of Henri Dutilleux's music, for it shows off the best of his many  sides, vocal as well as orchestral. "L'arbre des songes" is a concerto for violin and orchestra,  but the soloist's role keeps quite close to the orchestra, only bursting from the pack now and then. HisTwo Sonnets by Jean Cassouis, so far, his only published vocal music. They are based on two  wartime sonnetts by Jean Cassou and, while tonal, are quite grim.Timbres, Espace, Mouvement avec  Interludeis Dutilleux's most recorded piece, here shaped quite well. An excellent series.--Paul  Cook