Unjustly forgotten, Eugène Walckiers left some extraordinary chamber music: works that are amazingly theatrical and lyrical, and constantly full of humor. Behind hints of Beethoven, Rossini, Berlioz or Mendelssohn, with a touch of folk music here and there, we perceive the mischievous personality of an unclassifiable, iconoclastic and irresistible composer. Alexis Kossenko and a group of exceptional soloists revive these treasures, for the most part recorded here for the first time, with relish and enthusiasm.
21 Walckiers: Wind Quartet No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 48
22 Work Length31:46
23 Allegretto
24 Andante
25 Scherzo (Poco Presto)
26 Finale. Allegretto Non Troppo
27 Walckiers: Les Délassements Du Flûtiste, Op. 47
28 Rondeau Auvergnat
29 Rondo
30 Marche
31 Au Clair de la Lune
32 Walckiers: Flute Duo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 57
33 Moderato
34 Andantino Con Moto
35 Bolero (Allegretto Non Troppo)
36 Walckiers: Flute Trio No. 1 in E Flat Major, Op. 93
37 Moderato
38 Scherzo (Allegretto Poco Ritenuto)
39 Adagio
40 Finale. Allegro
41 Walckiers: Grand Flute Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 70
42 Allegro Ma Non Troppo
43 Scherzo (Presto)
44 Adagio Non Troppo
45 Finale. Allegro Leggiero
Unjustly forgotten, Eugène Walckiers left some extraordinary chamber music: works that are amazingly theatrical and lyrical, and constantly full of humor. Behind hints of Beethoven, Rossini, Berlioz or Mendelssohn, with a touch of folk music here and there, we perceive the mischievous personality of an unclassifiable, iconoclastic and irresistible composer. Alexis Kossenko and a group of exceptional soloists revive these treasures, for the most part recorded here for the first time, with relish and enthusiasm.
