Johannes Meinardus Coenen - Nocturne for flute and orchestra

Johannes Meinardus Coenen (1824-1899)
Nocturne 'La Serenata': voor fluit en orkest (ca. 1863)
Jacques Zoon, flute
Orchestra: Radio Kamerorkest
Conductor: Thierry Fischer
dedicated to Herman van Boom
Johannes Meinardus Coenen was a Dutch conductor, composer and bassoonist. After studying at the royal music school in The Hague, he was bassoonist (1840-1842) in the court orchestra of King Willem II and gave solo recitals until 1851, when he was appointed conductor at the Dutch theatre of van Lier, Amsterdam. In 1856 he became conductor at the municipal theatre. He achieved his greatest fame when he succeeded van Bree as conductor of the Felix Meritis orchestra (1857-1865) and as conductor of the newly created orchestra of the Paleis voor Volksvlijt (1865-1895). In 1868 he was appointed conductor of the Schutterij (civil militia), for which he composed numerous pieces and arrangements.
His compositions are in a largely homophonic style most reminiscent of Mendelssohn and Gade; they include several cantatas, two symphonies, including the symphony in B minor (Mainz, 1865), an overture Floris V, two unpublished operas, an orchestration of Verdi's Otello, some 50 ballets, concertos and many vocal and piano works. Among his chamber music is a quintet for wind instruments in A major (Amsterdam, 1990).