Piano Concertos in The Netherlands

NM Classics 92094 Concerto pour piano et orchestre d'harmonie (tracks 5,6,7) Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, conductor Ed Spanjaard Soloist: Ronald Brautigam

1900 - 1943 His music sounds thoroughly French, with bright and blithe notes that seemingly flow easily from his pen. In reality, it took many years before his musical ideas were incorporated into his compositions. And however French it may sound, Leo Smit was in heart and soul hooked to Amsterdam and the Netherlands. His song for women's choir, De bruid (The bride), set to words by Jan Prins is a declaration of love: “The groom was the sunlight and Holland was his bride.” It also took years before his legacy would reach an international audience. by Jurjen Vis