MASQUES

Composer(s): Karol Szymanowski, Emmanuael Durlet, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt

Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens
Reference: KTC1788
Barcode: 8711801017884
Format: 1 CD
Release date: 2023-04-26
SKU: KTC1788 Categories: , , , , ,

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Masques

‘Masques’, masks is a word that has evoked new sentiments in the past three years. Every day, instead of seeing a wide range of faces and expressions, we became used to seeing many similar, or sometimes slightly different masks. We also experienced the otherworldly feeling of seeing someone without a mask for the first time. Usually that person would look completely different from what we had imagined, and behind the mask expressions would be hidden from the outside world. For the past three years, every time we went out the door, we had the opportunity to mask ourselves. As if the world was staging one big masked ball. After all, we only saw our close circle of friends and family without a mask. Everyone outside of this circle we never really knew, everyone was kept in a shroud of mystery. The programme of this CD peruses the mystery of masks. Sometimes masks are used as disguises or distractions for devious intentions, other times for entertainment and society events. The stage is set at a masquerade ball, where a range of characters present themselves, without us ever really being able to truly see who they are, what’s on their minds, what they are up to.

Wouter Valvekens
Wouter Valvekens is a Belgian concert pianist. He has been invited to perform in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, France and the UK, in solo recitals and as soloist with orchestras such as the Euregio Youth Orchestra, the St. John’s Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Mechelen. In June 2020, he made his recital debut at deSingel Antwerp’s Blauwe Zaal. In December 2020, he made his recital debut on period instruments in BOZAR Brussels’ Henri Le Boeuf Hall, where he performed again in 2021, on a modern instrument. Wouter was part of Klara Radio’s Twintigers, following this initiative a solo recital from the Toots Studio was broadcast on national radio. In September 2021 he curated a three-day music festival, Young Fazioli Fest, at Quatre Mains Mechelen. Aside from his solo career, Wouter Valvekens is a very active chamber musician. In 2018, he founded the Trio Aries with violinist Alice Van Leuven and cellist Paul Heyman. The trio won the Supernova Chamber Music Competition in 2020 and recorded its debut CD ‘Awakening’ in 2021, with the Etcetera Records label. This CD was awarded five stars in DeStandaard and warmly received by Klara and France Musique, among others. Wouter Valvekens made his debut with the ensemble at BOZAR Brussels’ Henri Le Boeuf Hall, which was praised by critics. He is also a founding member of the Werther Piano Quartet, which is supported by the Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund. The ensemble’s debut at the Konzerthaus Dortmund in 2018 was critically acclaimed.

1. Masques, Op. 34: Shéhérazade
Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

2. Masques, Op. 34: Tantris Le Bouffon
Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

3. Masques, Op. 34: Sérénade de Don Juan
Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

4. De Legende der Begochelde Torens
Composer: Emmanuael Durlet
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

5. Carnaval, Op. 9: Préambule
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

6. Carnaval, Op. 9: Pierrot
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

7. Carnaval, Op. 9: Arlequin
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

8. Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse Noble
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

9. Carnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

10. Carnaval, Op. 9: Florestan
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

11. Carnaval, Op. 9: Coquette
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

12. Carnaval, Op. 9: Replique
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

13. Carnaval, Op. 9: Papillons
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

14. Carnaval, Op. 9: A.S.C.H. S.C.H.A. (Lettres Dansantes)
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

15. Carnaval, Op. 9: Chiarina
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

16. Carnaval, Op. 9: Chopin
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

17. Carnaval, Op. 9: Estrella
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

18. Carnaval, Op. 9: Reconnaisance
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

19. Carnaval, Op. 9: Pantalon Et Colombine
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

20. Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse Allemande, Paganini
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

21. Carnaval, Op. 9: Aveu
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

22. Carnaval, Op. 9: Promenade
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

23. Carnaval, Op. 9: Pause
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

24. Carnaval, Op. 9: Marche des “Davidsbündler” contre les Philistins
Composer: Robert Schumann
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

25. Barcarolle, Op. 60
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

26. Soiréés de Vienne, Valses Caprices d’après Schubert, S. 427: Allegro con Strepito
Composer: Franz Liszt
Artist(s): Wouter Valvekens

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Masques

‘Masques’, masks is a word that has evoked new sentiments in the past three years. Every day, instead of seeing a wide range of faces and expressions, we became used to seeing many similar, or sometimes slightly different masks. We also experienced the otherworldly feeling of seeing someone without a mask for the first time. Usually that person would look completely different from what we had imagined, and behind the mask expressions would be hidden from the outside world. For the past three years, every time we went out the door, we had the opportunity to mask ourselves. As if the world was staging one big masked ball. After all, we only saw our close circle of friends and family without a mask. Everyone outside of this circle we never really knew, everyone was kept in a shroud of mystery. The programme of this CD peruses the mystery of masks. Sometimes masks are used as disguises or distractions for devious intentions, other times for entertainment and society events. The stage is set at a masquerade ball, where a range of characters present themselves, without us ever really being able to truly see who they are, what’s on their minds, what they are up to.

Wouter Valvekens
Wouter Valvekens is a Belgian concert pianist. He has been invited to perform in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, France and the UK, in solo recitals and as soloist with orchestras such as the Euregio Youth Orchestra, the St. John’s Chamber Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Mechelen. In June 2020, he made his recital debut at deSingel Antwerp’s Blauwe Zaal. In December 2020, he made his recital debut on period instruments in BOZAR Brussels’ Henri Le Boeuf Hall, where he performed again in 2021, on a modern instrument. Wouter was part of Klara Radio’s Twintigers, following this initiative a solo recital from the Toots Studio was broadcast on national radio. In September 2021 he curated a three-day music festival, Young Fazioli Fest, at Quatre Mains Mechelen. Aside from his solo career, Wouter Valvekens is a very active chamber musician. In 2018, he founded the Trio Aries with violinist Alice Van Leuven and cellist Paul Heyman. The trio won the Supernova Chamber Music Competition in 2020 and recorded its debut CD ‘Awakening’ in 2021, with the Etcetera Records label. This CD was awarded five stars in DeStandaard and warmly received by Klara and France Musique, among others. Wouter Valvekens made his debut with the ensemble at BOZAR Brussels’ Henri Le Boeuf Hall, which was praised by critics. He is also a founding member of the Werther Piano Quartet, which is supported by the Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund. The ensemble’s debut at the Konzerthaus Dortmund in 2018 was critically acclaimed.