Utwory na płycie:

• Tumba di Johan, Op. 2, No. 1
• Shon Coco, Waltz Op. 2, No. 2
• Tristeza, Waltz Op. 2, No. 3
• El Curacao, Calypso Op. 2, No. 4
• Tumba ostinato, Op. 2, No. 9
• Na kaya, Calypso Op. 2, No. 11
• Piet Maal, Waltz Op. 2, No. 13
• Tumba calypso, Op. 2, No. 17
• Kalin, Tumba Op. 2, No. 19
• Nostalgia, Waltz Op. 2, No. 22
• Bo tei, Tumba Op. 4, No. 1
• Avila Beach, Waltz Op. 4, No. 2
• Elegancia, Mazurka Op. 4, No. 3
• Chuchubi, A la rumba Op. 4, No. 5
• Montmartre, Waltz Op. 4, No. 6
• Un anochi na Scharloo, Dance Op. 4, No. 8
• Toteki, Waltz Op. 4, No. 9
• Escondida, Waltz Op. 4, No. 12
• Kwalke dia, Waltz Op. 4, No. 14
• Zazinka, Tumba Op. 4, No. 22
• Despedida, Waltz Op. 4, No. 25
• E yobida di ayera, Waltz Op. 5, No. 3

Tumba di Johan Op. 2, No. 1
Shon Coco - Valse/Waltz, Op. 2, No. 2
Tristeza - Valse/Waltz, Op. 2, No. 3
El Curaç ao - Calypso, Op. 2, No. 4
Tumba ostinato, Op. 2, No. 9
Na kaya - Calypso, Op. 2, No. 11
Piet Maal - Valse/Waltz, Op. 2, No. 13
Tumba calypso, Op. 2, No. 17
Kalin - Tumba, Op. 2, No. 19
Nostalgia - Valse/Waltz, Op. 2, No. 22
Bo tei? - Tumba, Op. 4, No. 1
Avila Beach - Valse/Waltz, Op. 4, No. 2
Elegancia - Mazurka, Op. 4, No. 3
Chuchubi - A la rumba, Op. 4, No. 5
Montmartre - Valse/Waltz, Op. 4, No. 6
Un anochi na Scharloo - Danse/Dance Op. 4, No. 8
Toteki - Valse/Waltz, Op. 4, No. 9
Escondida - Valse/Waltz, Op. 4, No. 12
Kwalke dia - Valse/Waltz, Op. 4, No. 14
Zazinka - Tumba, Op. 4, No. 22
Despedida - Valse/Waltz, Op. 4, No. 25
E yobida di ayera - Valse/Waltz, Op. 5, No. 3;

Wim Statius Muller, who came to be known as “the Chopin of Curaçao,” spent just over 30 years in various security and counter-espionage organizations! Although for the most part Wim Statius Muller’s music is based on folk dance rhythms, it is nevertheless garbed in the fine attire of concert music, with the waltzes and other dance tunes. The extraordinary musician Louise Bessette offers on this new album all 22 pieces from the Antillean Dances collection and gives these dances the “royal treatment,” offering precise and exceptionally clear performances.

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This recording was made on June 10 and 11, 2021 in Salle Pierre-Mercure, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal, Québec, Canada.