The Complete Works of Leo Smit
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

Track listing
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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