Mortelmans, Lodewijk
In Flanders' Fields 97: De Kinderen Der Zee
This CD is centered around fragments of the "lyrical drama" (i.e., opera) The Children of the Sea by Lodewijk Mortelmans (libretto by Raf Verhulst (1866-1941) and the grand orchestral song Ellen, long lost but recently rediscovered. In 2018 well celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mortelmanss birth, so that the year will be a Mortelmans Year. It is amazing how many interesting and indeed beautiful works of this major composer have never been explored. A name as well--known as Mortelmans is that of his contemporary and colleague August de Boeck. Sadly neither is a prophet in his own country. Peter Aerts is even less so. In our series In Flanders Fields we want to shine the spotlight on him, by recording his eponymous song for tenor and orchestra