It may seem odd having Saint-Saëns coupled with a sequence of pieces by Charles Dancla, but the mixture works well enough. Charles Dancla has the reputation of being the last exponent of the classical French tradition of violin-playing and these 12 trifles make a delightful rarity. Rimonda and Canziani are talented young artists, playing with such rhythmic zest it could easily have listeners dancing. This is light music at its most attractive, with the pieces nicely varied.

Saint-Saëns’s First Sonata, the finer of the two he wrote, is similarly given a winning performance, with the characteristic structure of four movements in pairs cleanly brought out and the contrasts well established. The popular Méditation from Massenet’s Thaïs comes in a beautifully judged performance, not too slow, and with magical half-tones from Rimonda’s violin making a welcome filler. At just under an hour of music this may not be a generous disc but it is an exceptionally attractive one.