Alfred Dubois, Fernand Goeyens - Alfred Dubois - Violon (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegretto non troppo - Cadenza - Moderato
02. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: II. Adagio
03. Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor, Op. 37: III. Allegro con fuoco
04. 3 Feuilles d'album, Op. 40: No. 1, Romance
05. Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123: I. Allegretto ben moderato
06. Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123: II. Allegro - Quasi lento - Tempo I Allegro
07. Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123: III. Recitativo-Fantasia
08. Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
09. Rêve d'enfant, Op. 14
10. 6 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27: No. 3, Sonata in D Minor

CD2
01. Violin Sonata in D Major: Aria (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Eugène Ysaÿe)
02. Serenata
03. Sérénade
04. Paysage triste
05. Suite for Violin and Piano: Humoreske
06. Habanera
07. Humoresque
08. Chanson d’Arlette
09. Sérénade à Lisette



The "Historiques" collection of Musique en Wallonie honors the Verviers violinist Alfred Dubois. As a soloist Dubois performed under prestigious conductors such as Michael Bowles, Charles Munch, Rhene-Baton, Nino Sanzogno, Hermann Scherchen and Felix Weingartner. It is worth emphasizing how energetically he spoke up in favour of Brahms, not only the violin concerto and the double concerto, but also the chamber music. Mention should also be made of his devotion to contemporary music (Pierne, Ravel, Milhaud, Lattuada, Respighi, Szymanowsky, etc.) and Belgian music in particular (Buffin, Quinet, Vreuls, Poot, and Leon and Joseph Jongen, who dedicated to him his Sonata for violin et cello), a devotion to which the present collection of his entire recordings of Belgian music can do only partial justice. Dubois's playing follows the interpretative tradition of his time by employing violinistic features which he nevertheless integrates into his always scrupulous and elegant style. Was it perhaps precisely this restrained approach - sometimes criticised by the reviewers of the day - that paradoxically ensured that his recordings enjoyed greater success than those of many of his contemporaries? In fact the constraints imposed by the recording techniques of the time may in the case of certain players have put a brake on their spontaneity in performing live. To today's listener, Dubois's style is by no means cold or inexpressive. His coherent manner of introducing the flexibility of the 19th century into the context of a sensitive and intuitive reading of the music may even constitute a valuable source of inspiration for violinists at the start of the 21st century.

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