Deryk Barker wrote in response to my comments about the Koechlin/Skarbo chamber music disc: >>I'm very glad to have this recording, and it induced me to hit the >>computer screen and order a few more Koechlin discs. > >I hope The Jungle Book is amongst them. That will certainly revise >your opinion. The additional recordings I ordered are of solo piano and chamber works. I did listen to a few sound samples of Koechlin's orchestral works, and they were enticing. But, I wanted first to finish off the chamber works. Deryk, in mentioning revising my opinion, was referring to my perception that Koechlin is known as a restrained and peaceful composer of salon-type music. Well, I thought I had read that somewhere, and the music of Koechlin's that I've heard up to this point tended to support that perception. Deryk says it isn't so, and I assume that the orchestral works will confirm his statement. Don Satz [log in to unmask]