The Dutch Connection
Composer(s):
- Leo Smit (1900-1943)
- Willem Puper (1894-1947)
- Rudolf Escher (1912-1980)
- Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
- Judith Shatin (1949-)
Artist(s):
The Dutch Connection is a tribute by the Hexagon Ensemble to the Dutch composers who have written sextets, as well as to the ensemble's predecessors who performed the works.

Track listing
The Dutch Connection | |||
Sextuor (1932) flute/oboe/clarinet/bassoon/french horn/piano | |||
1 | Allegro vivace | 03:45 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Leo Smit (1900-1943)' | |||
2 | Lento | 04:33 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Leo Smit (1900-1943)' | |||
3 | Vivace | 03:58 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Leo Smit (1900-1943)' | |||
Sextet (1923) flute/oboe/clarinet/bassoon/French horn, piano | |||
4 | Lento | 02:08 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Willem Puper (1894-1947)' | |||
5 | Andantino, quasi allegretto | 02:21 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Willem Puper (1894-1947)' | |||
6 | Comodo, alla ticinese | 03:18 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Willem Puper (1894-1947)' | |||
7 | Vivo, con agrezza | 04:40 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Willem Puper (1894-1947)' | |||
Sonata per flauto solo opus 16 (1949) flute solo | |||
8 | Largo-Vivace-Largo | 04:56 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' composers: 'Rudolf Escher (1912-1980)' | |||
9 | Andante con grazia | 04:17 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' composers: 'Rudolf Escher (1912-1980)' | |||
10 | Molto mosso e grazioso | 02:35 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' composers: 'Rudolf Escher (1912-1980)' | |||
Variations on a folksong "Mein junges Leben hat ein End" (arr. Ernest Lubin) flute/ oboe/clarinet/bassoon/freench horn | |||
11 | Theme | 00:36 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)' | |||
12 | Variation I | 00:53 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)' | |||
13 | Variation II | 00:57 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)' | |||
14 | Variation III | 00:49 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)' | |||
15 | Variation IV | 00:54 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)' | |||
16 | Variation V | 00:53 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)' | |||
17 | Variation VI | 01:24 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' composers: 'Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)' | |||
Ockeghem Variations (2000) flute/oboe/clarinet/bassoon/french horn/piano | |||
18 | Lustrous | 02:01 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Judith Shatin (1949-)' | |||
19 | Ringing | 04:05 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Judith Shatin (1949-)' | |||
20 | Electric | 03:32 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Judith Shatin (1949-)' | |||
21 | Floating | 04:26 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Judith Shatin (1949-)' | |||
22 | Resounding | 02:44 | |
artists: ' Hexagon Ensemble' 'Wout van den Berg' 'Arno van Houtert' 'Christiaan Boers' 'Bram Kreeftmeijer' 'Marieke Stordiau' 'Frank Peters' composers: 'Judith Shatin (1949-)' |