Jean Françaix personified, with a kind of perfection, all the qualities that one likes to assign to our compatriots. Grace and humour, clarity and modesty, tenderness and intelligence. He aspired to be the continuation of a line which, after Debussy and Ravel, is not encumbered by bias, or avant-garde. The word that best defines the music of Jean Françaix: happiness.

Contents:
- Le Gai Paris
Eric Aubier (trumpet)
Octuor à Vent de Paris, direction Philippe Cuper

- Concerto pour clarinette et orchestre
Philippe Cuper (clarinet)
Orchestre de Bretagne, direction Jean Françaix

- Divertimento pour flûte et piano
Vincent Lucas (flute)
Laurent Wagschal (piano)

- Sonatine pour trompette et piano
Eric Aubier (trumpet)
Pascal Gallet (piano)

- Cinq Danses exotiques pour saxophone et piano
Nicolas Prost (saxophone alto)
Laurent Wagschal (piano)

- Thème et variations pour clarinette et piano
Jean-Louis Sajot (clarinet)
Jean Françaix (piano)

- Divertimento pour basson et quintette à cordes
Lola Descours (bassoon)
Octuor de France