Walckiers, l'iconoclaste

[eschiss1]

Due for issue on January 27th is a several disc recording called Walckiers, l'iconoclaste containing about 4.5 hours of Eugène Walckiers' chamber music. See this description ; many but not all of these works exist in score and/or parts on IMSLP. I intend at least to see if I can hear some of this on Amazon Music- I've been intrigued by the music as I've seen it.

[Mark Thomas]

This is very good news, the string quintets are lovely works.

[edurban]

What a marvelous cover photo!  He looks like he hasn't taken his meds in weeks...i've got to get this!

[Alan Howe]

In what way was he an 'iconoclast'? Rather an exaggeration, don't you think? Berlioz - yes! Walckiers - hmmm....

[eschiss1]

Maybe he joined the Orthodox Church and rebelled against it?
More likely the label's tried honesty in marketing, seen where it's gotten them, and decided to stretch the truth just a tad (Rather as honesty in marketing sank some lovely recordings of late 19th century chamber music I have that seem to be nla...)

[Alan Howe]

Here's an interesting article on the composer:
https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=googlescholar&id=GALE|A281112232&v=2.1&it=r&sid=AONE&asid=5a12aee5

He's called 'un homme de bien', which means 'a good [or decent] man'. Hardly an iconoclast...