Although the music and performances on this disc are superb, it gets only a qualified recommendation. Minoro Nojima plays these two demanding Ravel suites with all the fluency and color you could ever want to hear, running the range from an eerie Le Gibet to a really thrilling Alborada del Gracioso. The piano sound is outstandingly rich, also. But the pianist didn't play more than these pieces of Ravel, and the company didn't want to couple them with music by another composer, so they agreed to put out this disc with a little less than 50 minutes on it. If that's enough for you, go ahead and buy it. It's wonderful as long as it lasts. --Leslie Gerber