Conductor is not a household name, but his fine cycle of 's orchestral works with the may be changing that. This 2023 release is the final one in the set, and may have outdone himself here. (" ") was not a tone poem but a suite of short pieces based on Renaissance and Baroque bird representations. Composed in 1928, it fell out of the repertory as authentic performances of early music took hold, but referred to the pieces as free transcriptions and made no claims of authenticity. They are charming if given delicate performances like the ones here; sample the lyric expansion of 's original in "Il cucu" ("The Cuckoo") and its graceful handling by . makes a perfect pairing with the (often " " in English), three suites of pure neoclassic Renaissance-inspired pieces that wrote over some years, gradually refining their language. The final , and its elegance is unparalleled in the current version. With superb engineering in the Salle Philharmonique in Liege, this is a superior release to close out 's series. ~ James Manheim