Belgian Music

[Elroel]

Maurits (also Maurice) Schoemaker (1895-1964)

Feu d'Artifice (Fireworks) (1924)
Originally written (1922) as a Rondo for Fanfare Orchestra. He re-composed it for a full orchestra.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3l8acinlfteli3s

Symphonie en la mineur (in a) (1946)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?v49g31bbhas8a01
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?z2mwxr8v016m2zq

In this symphony no literary arguments, nor descriptive meanings. Here rule purely the musical forms. It is composed in 4 movements, 1. an entry followed by an allegro, warm and lively. 2. Then comes a Scherzo briljant and nervous; 3. A very lyrical adagio; and 4. a rondo bringing the work to the climax of his conclusion.

Maurice (Maurits in Flemish) Schoemaker belonged to a group called 'Les Synthésistes'. This group was born when a young composer wished to bring homage to his teacher, Paul Gilson, who reached the age of 60.
The group cannot be described as of a school, the young composers stayed musically fully independant. Schoemaker was initiator, the others were René Bernier, Gaston Brenta,Marcel Poot, Theo de Joncker and Jules Strens. Later Francis de Bourguignon became a member of the group.
They had a vision, what Gaston Brenta described as "Mould al the modern music methods in to a certain form". He meant without completely losing traditional composing.
Schoemaker never left  the tradition, but used it in combination with a modern style of composing. He stayed always his own in composition, may be due to the fact that he had four of Belgiums foremost composers as teachers: Théo Ysaye, Michel Brusselmans, Martin Lunssens and Paul Gilson.

From lp: Decca 174 429 (from the series 'Contemporary Belgian Music')

[Elroel]

Les Saisons du XXe Siècle (The Seasons of the XXth Century).

The 'Amitiés Artistiques' requested the above, asking four composers to create such a work.
The'Winter' would have been Moulaerts' work, but his untimely death, in 1967, changed this;
than they called Max VanderMaesbrugge for the job, who created his 'Winter' (1970) and
dedicated it to Moulaert.
The Amitiés wanted two younger and two older composers for the job. Gaston Brenta (b 1902)
wrote 'Matinés d'été (Summer Mornings). The 4th piece was by Jean-Marie Simonis. He wrote his
'Automne' (Autumn) in 1968.

Here are the four works:

Jacques Leduc (b 1932)   - Le Printemps (The Spring)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zazmcaizkrii2ou

Gaston Brenta (1902-1969 )  -  Matinée d'Eté (Summer Morning)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0a724x0kcvlp7ro

Jean-Marie Simonis (b 1931)  -  L'Automne (Autumn)  (1969)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2lk6y35javwujbf


Max Vandermaesbrugge (b 1933)  - Hiver (Winter) (1970)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?x3jo6qalbqbtstg

National Orchestre of Belgium
René Defossez, conductor

A scan of the English sleeve note is to be found here:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?eg0an1xy21asxne

from lp Alpha 5070-F2

[Elroel]

Ernest Van Der Eycken (1913-2010)

- Poëma (1939)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7la857afgw2s3ka

- Refereynen ende Liedekens (1959)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y89dlm1pk9fus3t

Kamerorkest (Chamber Orchestra)
The composer is the conductor here.



Ernest van der Eycken composed many vocal and instrumental music, but his strenght was writing for strings. He himself was a very good alto violin player. He was a member for many years with the foremost Belgian orchestras.

Poëma is very attractive, beautiful work. Refereynen is a Suite on Flemish folksongs. He arranged many folk songs for string orchestra. A little like Bartók and Kodály did with Hungarian songs.

[Elroel]

Maurice Dambois (1889-1969)  -  Concerto pour violon (for violin and orchestra)
Richard Pieta, violin
Orchestre Symphonique de Liège
Julien Ghyoros, Conductor
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0awzidm5guhbsm4
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8rpais48h6lu2l0
ATTn these are splitted rar-files. After download: unpack .part 1. The rest automatically follows

François Rasse (1873-1955)  -  Poème Concertante pour violon et orchestre
Richard Pieta, violin

Orchestre Symphonique de Liège
Julien Ghyoros, Conductor
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wn0de74bx0sbb5u

Pierre Froidebise (1914-1962_  -  Polka from Le Bal Chez le Voisin
Orchestre Symphonique de Liège
Julien Ghyoros, Conductor
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yd6c8efycyyxa3l


from lp Alpha 5070-F3

the English text from this album: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?9ocbcbia7wydxyh
I found no Cd releases for these works

[Elroel]

August De Boeck (1865-1937  -  Rhapsodie Dahomeenne (1893)

Orchestre National de Belgique
Daniel Sternefeld, conductor

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yezjj6fiytndrky

from lp Decca 776/173.00-7X

This is one of the two orchestral pieces of De Boeck, that are regularly played. The other work is 'Fantasy on two Flemish Folksongs'. His opera 'Winternachtsdroom' (Winter Nights Dream) and the ballets 'De Nachtvlinder' and 'Assepoester' ('Moth'; Cinderella') were on stage several times.

[Elroel]

Paul Gilson (1865-1942)  - La Mer (The Sea) Symphonic Poem (1892)

Belgian National Orchestra
Daniel Sternefeld, conductor

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rjjzfrk0wbzv9a1
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lx3vzlod0zzw1ii
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dqbxn76hsnr2mjw

from lp Decca 776/173.00-7X

Splitted rar-files: download the 3 files to the same directory and start unpack only part1; the other files automatically unpack as well.

[Elroel]

Jules Strens (1893-1944)  -  Danse Funambulesque (1925)

The National Orchestra of Belgium
René Defossez, conductor

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?e71a3q2tx6181n7

from: an old Decca lp Nº 173.403

[Dundonnell]

Repost:

Jean Absil:  Symphony No.3-Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Rene Defossez


http://www.mediafire.com/?bby31wwjwun5kdr

[Elroel]

Frédéric van Rossum (b 1939, Brussels)  -  Sinfonietta (for chamber orchestra)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?oa5bm7s8nvj8i4o

L'Orchestre Symphonique de Liège
René Defossez, conductor


Peter Cabus (1923 - 2000)  - Concerto Grosso for 4 Clarinets and Chamber Orchestra (1965)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?riq22ya1l8bm9i2

L'Orchestre de Chambre de Belgique
Georges Maes, conductor

Source:  lp Alpha DB 130

Texts from the sleeve are  the rar-file

[Elroel]

Frederik van Rossum (b 1939)  

Douze Miniatures pour Orchestre (12 Orchestral Miniatures), op 13 (1967)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ipnja86bqd1inga
L'Ochestre National de Belgique
André Vandernoot, conductor

Divertimento for String Orchestra, op 25 (1967)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?xbk5o73kgihxrg4
L'Ensemble d'Archets  Eugène Ysaye
Violinist/Conductor: Lola Bobesco

Epitaphium  (for String Orchestra), op 16 (1973)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5qk1y6n41evq6uw
L'Ensemble d'Archets Eugène Ysaye
Violinist/Conductor: Lola Bobesco

From lp Alpha 3075-F1

[Elroel]

Maurits (Maurice) Schoemaker (1890-1964) -  Suite Champêtre for 3 wind instruments

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?gi480ga73u7qv4a

Played by: Trio à Anches de Bruxelles

Raymond Moulaert (1875-1962) -  Andante, Fugue et Final (for 4 saxophones)

Quatuor Belges de Saxophones
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?i6l0yej5ei37yy1

Gérard Bertouille (1898-1981)  -  Prélude et Fugue pour quatre saxophones


Quatuor Belges de Saxophones
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?26b6zdjbwipfnvl

Marcel Quinet (1915-1986)  -  Quintette à Vent (Wind Quintet)

Performers: Quintette à vent de Belgique
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2djapn83hh468cn

Text from the sleeve: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?z6h9lhl1b6742rx
From lp Alpha DB 42 

[Elroel]

Joseph Jongen (1872-1953)
Second Serenade [for String Quartet]
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rt84v90hl0a0lye
Text: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?69nr84z4mawyzg8
Quatuor à Cordes Collin

Fernand Quinet (1895-1971)
L'Ecole Buissonnière [for String Quartet]
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?66gadp6r6rc46rc
text: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?ers396hcvrcojhl
Quatuor à Cordes Collin

Camille Schmit (1908-1976)
'La Halte des Heures' [voice & piano)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mocfc4w56cd91hg
text: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?y8b1boq4xkrc0fl
Raymonde Serverius, voice
Lysette Levêque, piano

Jacques Leduc (b 1932)
Divertissement [for Flute and String Orchestra]
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vml4jnriaax7fr0
Text: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?u0anrfb016pf08h



The parts and timings are on the disc:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?1x1jdrbf6wz1n9d
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?a2vfpflnhairz2d


Taken from lp Alpha DBM-F 149  (Series: Musique Belge Contemporaine)

[Elroel]

Norbert Rosseau (1907-1975)

Zeepbellen (Soapbubbles) for children's chorus & orchestra

Sicilienne for violin and piano

Overture to a Commedia of Goldoni 'Il servo di due padroni'

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?htdx9u5toa76wv2
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pdduvea3jtjyjyh

The sleevenotes: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0qlds9jrqfclkhb

From lp: Eufoda 1044

[jowcol]

Marcel Poot:  Danse Laudative


Prague Symphony Orchestra,
Vladimir Valek
LP Source:  Supraphon MES/A  ME6/A

From the collection of Karl Miller

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?eit52j61pewc45a

[jowcol]

Music of Maurice Schoemaker:



1.  Feu d’Artifice
Prague Symphony Orchestra,
Jindrich Rohan
LP Source:  Supraphon MES/A  ME6/A
(More album info in the discussions thread )


3-6:  Symphony in A Minor
Orchestre Symphonique de Liege/Fernand Quinet
LP Source: Decca 173.429

From the collection of Karl Miller

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bk5c59g28t5br77


Note: The Symphony is from the same LP source as that posted previously by Elroel, but the Feu d’Artifice was noted as being from a Czech album.  For those of you who already have these works downloaded, it may not be worth your while to download this.   One the other hand, if you are a completest, you may wish to give it a try.