KTC 1516 . 4CD . 8711801015163 . 17/11/2014 . Etcetera Records

The Complete Works of Leo Smit

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The Dutch composer Leo Smit (1900-1943) was a Holocaust victim, not to be confused with the fine American composer-pianist Leo Smit. This set collects all the surviving music by the Dutch composer, most of which he hid away safely before being shipped with his harpist wife to an extermination camp. Smit’s composing personality has a wide range, but his most characteristic style owes much to Ravel (to whom he wrote an homage) and, often, to American jazz. Smit’s chamber music has clear textures, firm rhythms, and a great deal of melodic and harmonic interest; his orchestral works are brilliantly scored, usually quite concise and effective. This booklet, in Dutch and English, is extremely useful. Leslie Gerber

Musicians: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra | Philippe Entremont conductor | Ed Spanjaard conductor | Lucas Vis conductor | René Nieuwint conductor | Bart van de Roer piano | Quirine Viersen violoncello | Daniel Raiskin viola Eleonore Pameijer flute | Esther Probst oboe | Ivar Berix clarinet Noëlle Probst bassoon | Jan Harshagen horn | Frans van Ruth piano | Marjès Benoist piano | Edith van Moergastel viola | Erika Waardenburg harp | Ernest Rombout oboe | Doris Hochscheid violoncello | Edith van Moergastel viola | Jacobien Rozemond violin | Doris Hochscheid violoncello | Valérie Guillorit soprano | Helena Rasker mezzo-soprano | Marijke van Kooten violin | Wilke te Brummelstroete mezzo-soprano | Kamerkoor Nieuwe Muziek female chorus

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	CD 1 • CHAMBER MUSIC I
	TRIO 1938 for clarinet, viola and piano
1	Allegretto	04:29
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2	Lento	04:12
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3	Allegro vivace	03:55
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	SUITE 1926 for piano solo
4	Prélude	02:58
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5	Forlane	02:58
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6	Rondeau	02:58
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	SONATE 1939-1943 for flute and piano
7	Allegro	03:02
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8	Lento	04:26
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9	Allegro moderato	04:44
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	KWINTET 1928 for flute, string trio and harp
10	Allegro	06:28
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11	Lento	07:40
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12	Allegro vivace	07:18
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	DEUX HOMMAGES 1928-1930 for piano solo
13	Hommage à Sherlock Holmes	03:46
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14	Hommage à Remington	03:26
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	LA MORT - Charles Baudelaire 1938 for soprano, alto and piano
15	La mort des artistes	02:08
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16	La mort des amants	02:12
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17	La mort des pauvres	02:16
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	Strijkkwartet - unfinished
18	I
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19	II Scherzo
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	CD 2 • CHAMBER MUSIC II
	SEXTUOR 1929-1932 for wind quintet and piano
1	Allegro	04:36
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2	Lento	05:21
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3	Vivace	04:02
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	DIVERTIMENTO 1942 for piano four hands
4	Allegro ma non troppo	03:48
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5	Lento	05:08
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6	Allegro con fuoco	05:02
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	TRIO 1926 for flute, viola and harp
7	Allegro ma non troppo	01:30
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8	Scherzando	05:38
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9	Molto lento	04:23
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	SUITE 1938 for oboe and violoncello
10	Allemande	03:07
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11	Courante	02:22
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12	Sarabande	02:19
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13	Menuetto I - Mernuetto II	02:39
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14	Gavotte - Musette	03:00
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15	Gigue	03:24
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	KLEINE PRÉLUDE VAN RAVEL - Martinus Nijhoff 1938 for alto and piano
16	Kleine prélude van Ravel	07:06
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	DE BRUID - Jan Prins 1939 for female chorus
17	De bruid	02:40
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	TWAALF STUKKEN VOOR VIER HANDEN 1941
18	Naar school	00:35
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19	Spelevaren	00:32
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20	Vroolijke dans	00:57
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21	Ieder op zijn beurt	00:17
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22	Schommelen	00:35
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23	Broertje leert lopen	01:12
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24	Regendruppels	00:30
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25	Marsch	00:30
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26	Verdriet	01:50
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27	Walsje	00:38
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28	Wiegelied	01:35
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29	Besluit	00:43
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	CD 3 • ORCHESTRAL WORKS I
	VOORSPEL VOOR TEIRLINCK’S ‘DE VERTRAAGDE FILM’ 1923
1	‘De Vertraagde Film’	07:23
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	CONCERT 1940 for viola and strings
2	Allegro ma non troppo	04:18
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3	Lento	04:57
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4	Rondo	04:05
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	CONCERTINO 1937 for violoncello and orchestra
5	Lento	04:33
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6	Scherzando	03:10
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7	Allegro vivace	03:16
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	SONATE CONCERTANTE 1939-1943 Orchestrated in 1989 by Willem Strietman from the Sonata for flute and piano
8	Allegro	02:50
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9	Lento	04:43
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10	Allegro moderato	04:26
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	SYMPHONIE IN C 1934-1936
11	Adagio - Allegro	07:11
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12	Adagio	07:36
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13	Menuetto - Trio	05:03
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14	Rondo	04:05
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	CD 4 • ORCHESTRAL WORKS II
	SILHOUETTEN 1922
1	Adagio	02:26
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2	Allegro	02:57
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3	Scherzo	01:19
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4	Menuetto	00:50
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5	Capriccio	01:26
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6	Forte (Foxtrott)	04:59
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	CONCERTINO 1933 for harp and orchestra
7	Allegro	04:07
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8	Lento	07:50
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9	Scherzando	05:21
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	FORLANE ET RONDEAU 1926 Orchestrated in 1958 by Godfried Devreese
10	Forlane	03:07
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11	Rondeau	04:07
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	SCHEMSELNIHAR 1929
12	Prélude première partie, Allegro	03:57
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13	Danse, Meno allegro	03:17
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14	Cortège de Schemselnihar, Lento	05:17
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15	Scherzando, Allegro ma non troppo	06:18
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16	L’istesso tempo, Allegro ma non troppo	05:21
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17	Lento (ma non troppo)	02:42
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	CONCERTO 1937 for piano and wind orchestra
18	Allegro moderato	03:52
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19	Lento (choral - koraal)	05:37
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20	Allegro vivace	03:02
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The Complete Works of Leo Smit

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