Discography
Serenades of Spain
release date 5 September 2025
Spain and the guitar — an inseparable combination. Serenades of Spaingoes beyond clichés and reveals the rich musical heritage of both the country and the guitar. The album takes the listener on a journey across three instruments: the Baroque guitar, Romantic guitar, and classical guitar — performed both solo and in duo with voice (Fleur Strijbos, BE) or cello (Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde, CA).
Featuring works by Spanish composers and composers inspired by Spain, the album weaves together Flemish Renaissance court music, Baroque dances, expressive Romanticism, neocasticismo, impressionistic colours, and folklore — forming a vivid mosaic of Spain’s musical history and the guitar.
Au Salon
release date 1 September 2024
Inspired by historical programs, Frances Dhont, Emma Wills and Thomas Boodts recreate a salon concert as it might have been heard in the music rooms 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 the Vleeshuis Museum. Thomas Boodts plays a fortepiano by Conrad Graf (Vienna, 1826), also from the collection of the Vleeshuis Museum (on permanent loan from the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp). This CD was recorded on commission from the Vleeshuis Museum.
Reviews
Reviews
''…wiederum zeigt die beeindruckende Virtuosität der beiden Instrumentalisten. Wills und Boodts gelingt es, die komplexen Dialoge der Komposition auf hohem Niveau darzubieten.”
