España • Joyeuse Marche • Suite Pastorale • Danse Slave • Fête Polonaise • Prélude Pastoral • Bourrée Fantasque • Menuet Pompeux

This 1987 release by La Voix de Son Maître presents a quintessential collection of orchestral works by the French Romantic composer Emmanuel Chabrier. Recorded under the baton of Michel Plasson with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, the album serves as a definitive exploration of Chabrier's idiosyncratic style, which bridged the gap between the mid-nineteenth-century Romantic tradition and the harmonic innovations of later impressionist composers. The selection highlights Chabrier's flair for vibrant orchestration and rhythmic vitality, particularly in staples like España and the Bourrée Fantasque.

The production captures the deep-rooted collaboration between Michel Plasson and the Toulouse ensemble, a partnership that spent decades championing French repertoire for the EMI/La Voix de Son Maître catalog. By the time of this recording in the late 1980s, Plasson had established himself as a leading interpreter of this specific aesthetic, noted for his emphasis on clarity and expressive nuance. The release was well-received for its lush sound engineering and for providing a comprehensive, polished overview of a composer whose works were often programmed individually rather than as a cohesive survey.