Live in Concert at Bozar
Director of Music Yves Segers of the Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides conducts the prestigious annual concerts since 2007 in the beautiful Bozar Concerthall in Brussels. Every concert has it's own theme and the best soloists are selected. In this CD box boasts the best recordings from the concerts in past years.
CD 1 CHINESE CONCERTO
1. In a Chinese Temple-Garden (Albert Will Ketèlbey)(1875-1959)
2. Chinese Concerto (Jan Van Landeghem)(1954) World Première
I. Moderato - Gamelan leggiero - Mosso - Moderato - Andante tranquillo - Tempo primo(*),
II. Lento assai ed espressivo - Marcato assertivo - Lento assai ed espressivo (**),
III. Assertivo con fuoco - Poco meno e tranquillo (***),
IV. Adagio - Vivo - Adagio (*),
V. Con moto e giocoso (*)
Solist: Jenny Spanoghe, violin (*), viola (**) & five-stringed viola (***)
3. Snow Lotus – Symphony No. 2 for Symphonic Band (Qian Chen)(1962)
(E flat clarinet: Alain Mertens)
CD 2 BELGIAN WINDS
1. THE BRABANÇONNE – François Van Campenhout - 1’06
Brussels Choral Society & The Arenberg Choir
2. MARCH OF THE 1ST GUIDES REGIMENT – Jean-Valentin Bender - 3’37
3. BELO HORIZONTE – Johan Hoogewijs - 9’15
4. OVERTURE “LES VOIX DE LA MER” op. 75 – Jean Absil - 11’00
5. OUVERTURE D’ÉTÉ (Summer Overture) op. 28 Bis – Jacques Leduc - 7’56
6. ECLOSIONS – Jean-Marie Simonis - 14’33
7-9. 1st, 4th & 5th SQUADRON MARCH OF THE 1ST GUIDES REGIMENT – Arthur Prevost - 9’10
CD 3 CONCERT JEWELS
1. “IL GUARANY” OVERTURE – Antonio Carlos Gomez - 7’37
2. SOLEMN OVERTURE 1812 – Pjotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky - 15’57
Brussels Choral Society & The Arenberg Choir
3. TILL EULENSPIEGEL’S MERRY PRANKS – Richard Strauss - 5’48
4. THE PRELUDES – Ferenc Liszt - 16’42
5. SCARAMOUCHE (Part 3: Brazileira) – Darius Milhaud - 2’47
CD 4 CARMINA BURANA
CARMINA BURANA - Carl Orff - 63’46
Brussels Choral Society & The Arenberg Choir
Soloists: Anja Van Engeland – soprano, Vincent Lesage – tenor, Vitali Rozynko – baritone.
CD 5 GREAT RUSSIAN CLASSICS
1. Festive Overture 6’29
Dmitri Shostakovitch
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor op. 30 44’07
Sergei Rachmaninov
Soloist: Liebrecht Vanbeckevoort, piano
2. Allegro ma non tanto 17’38
3. Intermezzo: Adagio 10’41
4. Finale: Alla breve 15’49
5. Capriccio Espagnol op. 34 17’06
Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov