Renaud Capuçon is a most impressive young violinist; I must re-visit his recordings. On his new CD, a compilation of 21 small pieces, he comes over as a 21st century version of Nathan Milstein: suave, stylish, never striving for effect, and with a formidable amoury of colour, bowing and dynamics. Capuçon understands -- as did artists such as Milstein, Heifetz and Beecham -- that small salon pieces must never drag and must never be over-inflated.

This CD is 74 minutes of delightful music coming from the Guarneri del Gesù of Renaud Capuçon. Jérôme Ducros accompanies skilfully. André Tubeuf contributes a typically flowery and pompous liner note that tells you all about his literary pretensions and little about the music or the performers.