Stirling Newberry wrote: >Finally - a recent Ondine which has the rhythmic swaying of the sea and >ever shifting dynamics that bring forth the "en pleine air" qualities of >Ravel's tone painting. Absolutely! I have any number of recordings of this piece as it is one of my top ten, and I must say that Ms. Bradbury's reading is beautifully "un-labored" in that she makes it sound so flowing and easy. So often I find that when people play this work, their main goal is to show off how damned difficult it is to play. How nice to hear a performance that inspires such a mental atmosphere and "dreamscape" if you will. Now how about the rest of the piece? Huh? Please?! Kevin Sutton