I wonder why it is called the "Flemish" Suite when it has nothing to do with Flanders? The last movement has that very thick scoring the Grieg used in his Symphonic Dances - a characteristic sound. De Greef obviously knew his stuff when scoring for orchestra. The double bass line is carefully written in case the instrument cannot go lower than bottom E; the harp part (though probably tedious to play) is carefully thought out; and there is some interesting use of the flute's lowest register. It's when he uses the wind instruments two to a part that you get the Grieg-like thickness of sound. Thank you so much - as ever - for letting us hear and see this interesting music.
It was generally marketed as such for concerts. I'm not entirely sure why, but it might have been just to refer to the composer's nationality. After all, this was written during the height of musical nationalism.
... Leider in anderen Ländern nahezu vergessen: der belgische Komponist, Freund internationaler Komponisten; vor allem die Klavierkonzerte 1 und 2 bedürften dringend größerer Bekanntheit ...
Where did this recording come from? The only things I find when I google it are TH-cam videos like yours or pages that embed those videos - it doesn't seem to be on Amazon or iTunes or any other place that sells recordings.
Very nice listening, but nothing particularly profound. It's like an amalgam of a number of other more notable composers of the period. I find his piano concertos more interesting.
You miss the point. I upload pieces like these out of historical interest, in this case Belgian. If I show judgment like many do here on this medium I wouldn't upload much, as a matter of fact my channel would be quite boring.
I fully understand your point and purpose and appreciate your uploads. However, since you permit comments, you should expect expressions of personal opinion. No offense is intended.
I enjoy discovering composers I never heard about. Doing so expands my listening world.
A treasure. From the first note I was hooked. Great music!
Beautiful work!!!
Arthur De Greef:Szvit zenekara
1.Nyitány:Largo 00:05
2.Rigodon:Allegro vivo 06:50
3.Orientale (Keleti):Allegretto 12:41
4.Springlands norvégien (Norvég Tavaszi földek):Allegro energico 16:28
Benin Műsorszóró és Televíziós Iroda Zenekara
Vezényel:René Defossez
Magnifique, tres harmonieux
Just beautiful.....
Bravo bravo bravo bravo
So Beautiful ! Thank you so much :)
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I wonder why it is called the "Flemish" Suite when it has nothing to do with Flanders? The last movement has that very thick scoring the Grieg used in his Symphonic Dances - a characteristic sound.
De Greef obviously knew his stuff when scoring for orchestra. The double bass line is carefully written in case the instrument cannot go lower than bottom E; the harp part (though probably tedious to play) is carefully thought out; and there is some interesting use of the flute's lowest register. It's when he uses the wind instruments two to a part that you get the Grieg-like thickness of sound.
Thank you so much - as ever - for letting us hear and see this interesting music.
It was generally marketed as such for concerts. I'm not entirely sure why, but it might have been just to refer to the composer's nationality. After all, this was written during the height of musical nationalism.
Reminds me a bit of early Mahler :D
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Lush and languid. Do you know of any 'Five Act', or movement symphonies you could upload?
... Leider in anderen Ländern nahezu vergessen: der belgische Komponist, Freund internationaler Komponisten; vor allem die Klavierkonzerte 1 und 2 bedürften dringend größerer Bekanntheit ...
Where did this recording come from? The only things I find when I google it are TH-cam videos like yours or pages that embed those videos - it doesn't seem to be on Amazon or iTunes or any other place that sells recordings.
This is an old radio recording that's been broadcast a number of times, but was never sold separately.
@@bomcabedalmay it be LP?
Sympathique. Mais pas vraiment d'avant-garde pour l'époque.
Very nice listening, but nothing particularly profound. It's like an amalgam of a number of other more notable composers of the period. I find his piano concertos more interesting.
You miss the point. I upload pieces like these out of historical interest, in this case Belgian. If I show judgment like many do here on this medium I wouldn't upload much, as a matter of fact my channel would be quite boring.
I fully understand your point and purpose and appreciate your uploads. However, since you permit comments, you should expect expressions of personal opinion. No offense is intended.
@@leestamm3187 But my reaction to your comment was my personal opinion. Viewers can have an opinion but I can't? What's wrong with this picture?
@@bartjebartmans Nothing is wrong. We both expressed an opinion. As I said, no offense was intended.