Composer: Joseph Jongen
Performer: Christian Schmitt
Orchestra: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrucken Kaiserslautern
Conductor: Martin Haselböck
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 777593-2
Release: 2016
Size: 519 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphonie Concertante, Op. 81
01. I. Allegro, molto moderato
02. II. Divertimento. Molto vivo
03. III. Molto lento – Lento misterioso
04. IV. Toccata (Moto perpetuo). Allegro moderato
Passacaglie et gigue, Op. 90
05. Passacaglie. Assez lent
06. Gigue. Allegro modéré
07. Sonata Eroïca Op. 94
Since concertos for organ and orchestra are rare finds, it is no doubt Joseph Jongen’s Symphonie concertante, op.81, that has kept his name alive beyond Belgium’s borders. The three works recorded on this CD concentrate on the organ, the orchestra, and interaction between the two. Jongen has repeatedly been likened to his fellow Belgian César Franck, and the Sonata eroica concluding this CD is perhaps his most important solo organ work – even without the orchestra it might succeed in restoring the queen of instruments to its rightful place in the concert hall!
Performed on the Karl Schuke-Orgel of the Philharmonie Luxembourg
