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Flute Concertos from the Netherlands – Coenen, Wilms, Verhey

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Details

Composer
Johannes Meinardus Coenen, Theo Verhey, Johan Wilhelm Wilms
Artist
Jacques Zoon, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Apr 30, 2026
Catalog #
BRI97004
UPC
5063758970044

About

In the Netherlands in the first half of the 19th century, musical life was still in it's infancy. There were no orchestras of international stature, and the dividing line between the inspired amateur and the professional musician was as yet unclear. Two musicians, Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772-1847) and Johannes Meinardus Coenen (1824-1899), played an important role in the gradual establishment of a professional musical life. Johann Wilms may be counted among the leading Dutch composers of his generation. His many activities as a composer, musician, organist, and organizer have been of invaluable importance to musical life in the Netherlands. Wilms is chiefly remembered as the composer of Wien Neêrlands bloed, which served as the Dutch national anthem before Wilhelmus. Wilms' compositions were published in Germany, Britain, and Denmark, as well as the Netherlands. In his Concertino in G minor for flute and orchestra (c. 1814), Wilms balances on the borderline between the classical and the romantic. At times, the piece displays a Beethovian flair. Theodoor Verhey (1848-1929) seems to have been of a somewhat less ambitious disposition than Johann Wilms or Johan Coenen. After attending the School of Music in his home town Rotterdam and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, Verhey studied for four years with Woldemar Bargiel, a stepbrother of Clara Schumann and a member of the Leipzig circle around Schumann, Brahms, and Joachim. Verhey's music moves comfortably within the musical conventions of his day. He preferred to use classical forms and harmonies. The strength of his flute concertos lies in their almost disarming simplicity and in the efficient vehicle they provide for the flute to show off it's expressive powers through the registers in a virtuoso display. The gypsy manner ('alla zingara'), which Verhey often uses, naturally invites such a display. Played with great virtuosity, flair, and sensitivity by Jacques Zoon, one of the world's foremost flute players. He was solo flutist of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Luzern Festival Orchestra (handpicked by Claudio Abbado), and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Critic reviews

  • “The performances are all excellent. Flautist Jacques Zoon is as confident and expressive in the virtuosic passages as he is in the lyrical and tender ones, and he is accompanied with precision by the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer, who began…”

    Pizzicato, 5 stars, March 2026

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 04:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Theodoor Verhey
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  2. 2 II. Andantino 03:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Theodoor Verhey
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  3. 3 III. Allegro alla zingarese 05:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro alla zingarese
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Theodoor Verhey
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  4. 4 I. Allegro 07:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:13
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  5. 5 II. Larghetto 05:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro 04:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Johann Wilhelm Wilms
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  7. 7 Nocturne, "La Serenata" 05:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nocturne, "La Serenata"
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Johannes Meinardus Coenen
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  8. 8 I. Allegro 07:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Theodoor Verhey
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  9. 9 II. Andantino 07:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Theodoor Verhey
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer
  10. 10 III. Finale: Vivace 04:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Finale: Vivace
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Theodoor Verhey
    Performer
    Jacques Zoon
    Ensemble
    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Thierry Fischer