Franck, Callaerts, Jongen: Works for organ and Orchestra by The Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Peter Van De Velde

Joseph Jongen, César Franck, Joseph Callaerts

The Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Peter Van De Velde

Franck, Callaerts, Jongen: Works for organ and Orchestra

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Format: CD
Label: Royal Flemish Philharmonic
UPC: 0608917458503
Catnr: RFP 008
Release date: 11 April 2014
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Label
Royal Flemish Philharmonic

UPC
0608917458503

Catalogue number
RFP 008

Release date
11 April 2014

"This recording offers a lot of pleasure, and not just for organ enthusiasts."

Opus Klassiek, 26-5-2014

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About the album

In this live recording organist Peter Van de Velde and deFilharmonie bring a unique program of symphonic organ works in which the versatility of the Belgian organ school fully reflected.

In the symphonic poem Le chasseur maudit Cesar Franck, let the best known of all three organist-composers, shows its most reckless side. Romantic organ concerto by Joseph Callaerts demonstrates the craftsmanship and sophistication of the Belgian virtuoso organ school while impressive Symphonie concertante Joseph Guy is characterized by a majestic poetry.

For the occasion the orchestra and organist at the Church of Our Lady cathedral in Antwerp, conducted by Peter Biloen gathered.

Konzert aus Antwerpen mit seltenen und eindrucksvollen Werken für Orgel und Orchester.

Live-Mitschnitt eines Konzertes mit einem einzigartigen Programm an Werken für Orgel und Orchester, das die Bedeutung der belgischen Orgelschule heraushebt.
Unter anderem „Le chasseur maudit“ von César Franck, das romantische Orgelkonzert von Joseph Callaerts und die ausdrucksstarke und poetische Symphonie concertante von Joseph Jongen.
Star-Organist Peter Van de Velde spielt auf der Orgel der Kathedrale von Antwerpen und wird begleitet von der Royal Flemish Philharmonie unter dem Dirigenten Peter Biloen.

Artist(s)

Peter Van De Velde

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra is the symphony orchestra of Flanders and is based in the new Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp. Under the baton of Chief Conductor Elim Chan (from the 2019-2020 season) and Principal Guest Conductor Philippe Herreweghe the orchestra wants to move and inspire a large and diverse audience through top-level concert experiences. Thanks to its own series of concerts in large venues, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra occupies a unique position in Flanders. The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra has also been a guest of some major foreign concert halls: the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Festspielhaus in Salzburg, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Suntory Hall and the Bunka Kaikan Hall in Tokyo, the Philharmonie of Cologne and Munich, the Palace...

Thanks to its own series of concerts in large venues, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra occupies a unique position in Flanders. The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra has also been a guest of some major foreign concert halls: the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Festspielhaus in Salzburg, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Suntory Hall and the Bunka Kaikan Hall in Tokyo, the Philharmonie of Cologne and Munich, the Palace of Art in Budapest and the National Grand Theatre of Beijing. International concert tours through Europe and Asia are a constant item on the yearly calendar.

Alongside its regular concerts, the orchestra attaches great value to developing educational and social projects, offering children, youngsters, and people with different social backgrounds the opportunity to get acquainted with the symphony orchestra from close quarters.

The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra collaborates with major classical music labels and several of the orchestra's CDs received acclaim by the professional press. The orchestra also curates its own label, focusing on the main orchestral repertoire, Belgian composers and contemporary music.

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Peter Biloen (conductor)

Composer(s)

Joseph Jongen

Joseph Jongen was born in Liège on December 14, 1873 and died in Sart-lez-Spa on July 12, 1953. He began his study of music at the Royal Conservatory of Liège in October 1881, for which some official rules needed bending—he was not even eight years old.
But he was an exceptionally gifted student, of music theory as well as keyboard playing. He finished with a first prize in fugue with the equivalent of a summa cum laude in 1991 and with a gilded silver medal (equivalent to a magna cum laude) for piano in 1892; in 1896 he obtained the same medal for organ. He began composing at the age of 13, strongly encouraged by his father, who had given him his first music lessons, and stopped only in 1951, two years before his death. He was a candidate for the national composition “Grand Concours” in 1895 and came in second, but when he again participated in the next Concours, in 1897, he won with his cantata Comala. He composed music in nearly all forms, but he was an especially prolific writer of music for organ and piano, as well as chamber music

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César Franck

César Franck was simultaneously a child prodigy and a late bloomer. His parents quickly discovered his enormous talent, but they were mostly interested in the money and fame that he might generate. Because of this, he was presented as a piano virtuoso, without a focus on composition. Unfortunately, his virtuoso career was less promising then they had hoped, and he started earning his money more as a teacher and organist. Composing stayed in the background, but in the mean time he did get some notable students, such as Henri Duparc. After a while, a sort of "Franck school" of students arose, albeit against his will, who affectionately called him ‘Pater seraphicus’. It was not until he was 50 before he started to receive some acclaim as a composer, and from his 52nd he started a very prolific period, lasting until his death at the age of 68.
Nowadays, Franck is mostly known for his instrumental music, peaking at the famous Violin Sonata in A. Besides this work,, his small collection of organ works was particularly influential.

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Joseph Callaerts

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This recording offers a lot of pleasure, and not just for organ enthusiasts.
Opus Klassiek, 26-5-2014

Nice that these works are still being played and released so that a wide audience can enjoy it. Nicely designed own version of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.
Plato Mania, 26-5-2014

On this live recording organist Peter Van de Velde and deFilharmonie bring a unique program of symphonic organ works in which the versatility of the Belgian organ is fully reflected.
Orgelenkerkmuziek.nl, 26-5-2014

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