Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft

To have żQuatrainż and żA Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Gardenż on CD is a cause for celebration. These are two of the composerżs most sensuous and approachable works.

żGarden Rainż, the work that gives this CD its omnibus title, is a gorgeous and very approachable meditation that is nearly eight minutes in length . . . What is particularly striking about it is its quietness and evenness -- qualities one doesnżt associate with brass instruments! . . . All in all, this disc is something to dip into, not to hear straight through, but thereżs no lack of compositional skill or sensitivity here, and the performances (and the engineering) seem uniformly excellent.