Jean Absil: Fantaisie Concertante

Jean Absil (1893-1974): Fantaisie Concertante op. 99 for Violin and Orchestra. Maurice Raskin-violin, with Edgard Doneux conducting the Belgian National Orchestra According to composer/writer David Canfield, “Jean Absil was one of Belgium’s greatest composers. His musical language is sometimes lyrical, but often shows a vigorous synthesis of astringent Bartókian harmonies and the forward-driving Gallic vigor of André Jolivet. This is music of profundity, even in its lighter moments. Absil “was born in Ha