Ballets de village (2000)

"This is joyous music, which at times, especially at the beginning to Cinquième gentillesse, is reminiscent of Handels Water Music. The Serenade is a more serious composition. Though it uses folk dances and dance rhythms it omits the rustic instruments, retaining pairs of flutes and oboes as the wind compliment. All of this delightful music is performed with verve and finesse by the musicians of Le Concert Spirituel, and its recorded in spacious sound that imparts a feeling of the great outdoors or a meeting hall without muddying any of the exquisite instrumental textures. This is the second CD of Boismortiers music that this ensemble has recorded for Naxos. Lets hope that soon these superb musicians will address the composers masterpiece: Daphnis et Chloé." (Classicstoday)