Metamorphoses

Jean Johnson - clarinet; Roeland Jagers - viola; Ilona Timchenko - piano Robert Schumann - Four Fairytales op. 132 Leo Smit - Trio for clarinet, viola and piano W.A. Mozart - Kegelstatt Trio KV498 Jean Français - Trio for clarinet, viola and piano Music and Media MMC122  

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