The revival of music by women took a while to discover that of , who took her nickname specifically because it was gender neutral. The situation has begun to change, although many of ' larger works remain unrecorded; perhaps a film about the composer's eminently cinema-ready life would really kick things into gear. For the present, wrote a good deal of music for flute and piano, and the high opus numbers of this highly salon-ready genre testify to its success in its own time. One is struck by how , like , retained her melodic facility into later life. is one influence on ; , audible in the density of the piano part handled smoothly here by , is another. Veteran flutist gives just the right elegance and flair to these works, of which the highlight is probably the opening , the only one that already had any kind of a presence in the repertory. However, also consider the new arrangements of the , done by himself; the tune of the third piece, , is one for the ages. delivers excellent chamber sound this time around, from the Abbey Rocchi studios in Rome. An absolutely pleasing hour of music for those interested in music by women or the French turn-of-the-century scene. ~ James Manheim