ALBUMS
2025 - Serenades of Spain
Spain and the guitar – an inseparable combination. Serenades of Spain goes beyond clichés, unveiling the rich musical heritage of both the country and the guitar, and takes the listener on a journey through three guitars: baroque, romantic, and classical – both solo and in duo with voice or cello. Featuring works by Spanish composers and those inspired by Spain, this album blends Flemish Renaissance court music, Baroque dances, expressive romanticism, neocasticismo, impressionistic colors, and folklore – a vibrant mosaic of Spain’s musical history and the guitar.
''A lively, atmospheric, and even infectious mosaic of the guitar in Spain’s musical imagination”
Michel Dutrieue
Stretto Magazine (BELGIUM) (2025)
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''Elle se donne aussi la remarquable liberté de jouer différentes guitares, à savoir une guitare baroque, une guitare romantique et une guitare classique moderne qui teintent l'ensemble comme autant de paysages variés, contemplés par la fenêtre d'un train pas comme les autres. ''
Jérôme Leclair
Clic Musique Magazine (FRANCE) (2025)
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''...gitariste Emma Wills en pianist-pianofortespecialist Thomas Boodts zijn jonge mensen uit onze tijd, die maar al te graag in de tijdscabine stappen en het gevoel van toen voor u inademen, om het met de nodige innerlijk toegevoegde elementen als in een wervelwind van emotie op u los te laten.''
Cultuurpakt (2024)
“…wiederum zeigt die beeindruckende Virtuosität der beiden Instrumentalisten. Wills und Boodts gelingt es, die komplexen Dialoge der Komposition auf hohem Niveau darzubieten.”
Rondomagazin (2024)
2024 - Au Salon 1825-1850
Inspired by historical programmes, Franches Dhont, Emma Wills, and Thomas Boodts recreate a house concert as it might have sounded in the musical salons of Antwerp during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Instrumental music alternates with songs by international composers. Emma Wills performs on a guitar attributed to Marotel (France, c.1820) from the collection of Museum Vleeshuis. Thomas Boodts plays a fortepiano by Conrad Graf (Vienna, 1826), also from the Museum Vleeshuis collection. This CD was recorded on commission from Museum Vleeshuis.
