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Flemish Music Heritage: Ryelandt III
Joseph Ryelandt

Flemish Music Heritage: Ryelandt III

Jozef De Beenhouwer

Label: Antarctica
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917737325
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Catalog number: AR 073
Releasedate: 03-04-26
  • First-ever complete recording of Joseph Ryelandt’s major solo piano works, including unpublished and rarely performed repertoire.
  • Performed by Ryelandt expert Jozef De Beenhouwer, known for his decades-long dedication to the composer’s oeuvre.
  • Historically informed performance, grounded in scholarly research and new critical editions by the Study Centre for Flemish Music.
  • Part of a curated heritage series that revives overlooked Belgian composers through meticulous archival work and high-level performance.

The Flemish Music Heritage series is a journey of discovery, reviving remarkable pieces of musical heritage. Forgotten scores are brought to light, and familiar compositions are given a fresh perspective. In close collaboration with the Study Centre for Flemish Music, the recordings are founded on intensive research in libraries and archives and meticulously prepared score editions.​

The works, expertly selected by connoisseurs, are performed by valued musicians and ensembles who passionately restore neglected and forgotten composers to the recognition they deserve. With these vibrant composer monographs, Antarctica Records aims to broaden horizons and enrich the repertoire with rediscovered treasures from the past.

This FMH album focuses on the third and final volume of works for piano solo by Joseph Ryelandt (1870–1965). Performed by Jozef De Beenhouwer, who has championed Ryelandt’s music for decades, the album sheds light on a versatile and refined voice in Belgian musical history.