Ensemble Villa Musica - Saint-Saëns: Kammermusik für Bläser (1991)

These works of Saint Saens are ideal for gramophone record listening. They always sound appealing and compelling. They are relatively short and concise, so they don't suffer from sonata form fatigue on repeated listening as a lot of 19th century stuff does. But they are also deep and classical and richly lyrical. The performances and recordings here are excellent. MDG is becoming a favourite record company for me. The only criticism I would make is: why aren't the pieces for trombone or horn included? Even so the disc is around 60 minutes long and is superb.