This is one of the best CDs I own
05/25/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Helffer plays wonderfully. He is much too under-rated. The Prelude from "Le Tombeau de Couperin" sounds like its being played on the most beautiful harp. The Alborada is played with such energy. The sounds Helffer extracts from the piano are incredible. You have to hear it to believe it. His mastery of the pedal is unprecedented. You must hear this CD. Helffer recorded the rest of Ravel's works on another cd, available on Harmonia Mundi. It is equally astonishing, as is his cd of Debussy's main works(Images, Childrens Corner, Suite Bergamasque, Arabesques). And lets hope Mr. Helffer puts out some more cds in the future."