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Joseph Jongen

Person · male · Belgium · Liège · born 1873 · died 1953 · recording since 1984

Belgian organist and composer (1873–1953)

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Also known as Jongen · Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen · 约瑟夫·戎冈

Debut: 1984
Release groups: 21
Awards: 8
Timeline events: 28
Wiki language versions: 20

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Timeline

28 events▣ Album 19✦ Award 6◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1

1870s
1. 14 December 1873 · Birth
  Born 1873-12-14
  source: wikidata
1920s
1. 1929 · Award
  Won: Civic Cross, 1st class
  source: wikidata
1930s
1. 1931 · Award
  Won: Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal
  source: wikidata
2. 1934 · Award
  Won: Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II
  source: wikidata
3. 1936 · Award
  Won: Commander of the Legion of Honour
  source: wikidata
4. 1938 · Award
  Won: Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown
  source: wikidata
5. 1938 · Award
  Won: Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown
  source: wikidata
1950s
1. 12 July 1953 · Death
  Died 1953
  source: wikidata
1980s
1. November 1984 · Debut release
  Debut release: Jongen: Symphonie Concertante / Franck: Fantaisie in A / Pastorale
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1993 · Album
  Album: The Organ works of Joseph Jongen (Volume 2)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1998 · Album
  Album: Danse lente
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2002 · Album
  Album: Musique de chambre pour flûte, harpe et cordes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2002 · Album
  Album: In Flanders' Fields Volume. 27: Piano Music
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1 September 2003 · Album
  Album: The Complete Organ Works of Joseph Jongen
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2007 · Album
  Album: Complete Organ Works, Volume 1
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2007 · Album
  Album: Jongen: Symphonie concertante / Saint-Saëns: Symphonie N°3
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 2007 · Album
  Album: Complete Organ Works, Volume 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1 April 2007 · Album
  Album: Jongen: Mass for Choir, Organ and Brass / Peeters: Missa Festiva
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 31 October 2011 · Album
  Album: Complete Works for Viola and Piano
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2015 · Album
  Album: Pages intimes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 5 January 2015 · Album
  Album: Jongen: Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 17 / Adagio symphonique in B major, op. 20 / Fantasia in E major, op. 12 / Lazzari: Rapsodie in E minor
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2016 · Album
  Album: Symphonie concertante, op. 81 / Passacaglie et Gigue, op. 90 / Sonata eroica, op. 94
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. December 2016 · Album
  Album: Chamber Music
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. February 2017 · Album
  Album: La Musique
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. April 2017 · Album
  Album: Œuvres pour violoncelle et orchestre
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 11 October 2019 · Album
  Album: Entrevisions. Intégrale des mélodies, Vol. I
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 6 January 2023 · Album
  Album: 13 Préludes / 24 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 6 October 2023 · Album
  Album: Fêtes rouges. Intégrale des mélodies, Vol. 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography702 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370779143

Biography

Joseph Marie Alphonse Nicolas Jongen (14 December 1873 – 12 July 1953) was a Belgian organist, composer, and music educator.

Biography

Jongen was born in Liège, where his parents had moved from Flanders. He was the elder brother of Léon Jongen. Because of his precocity for music, he was admitted to the Liège Conservatoire at age of seven and spent the next sixteen years there. Jongen studied composition with Jean-Théodore Radoux. In 1892 he was awarded the gold medal in the piano competition, and later that same year he joined the organ class of Charles-Marie Danneels. He won a First Prize for Fugue in 1895, an honors diploma in piano the next year, and another for organ in 1896.
Jongen had been composing since the age of 13, and by the time he published his opus 1 - the Concerto Symphonique (1892) - he already had dozens of works to his credit. His opus 3, the monumental and massive First String Quartet, was composed in 1894, and it won the top prize in an annual competition for fine arts held by the Royal Academy of Belgium.
In 1897, he won the Belgian Prix de Rome, which allowed him to travel to Italy, Germany and France over a four year period, during which (among many others) he encountered Richard Strauss, Vincent D'Indy and Florent Schmitt. In 1902 he returned to Belgium, and in 1903 he was named a professor of harmony and counterpoint at his old Liège college. With the outbreak of World War I, he and his family moved to England, where he founded a piano quartet with violinist Désiré Defauw, violist Lionel Tertis, and cellist Émile Doehaerd. His String Quartet No 2, op. 50, was composed there in 1916. After the end of the war, he returned to Belgium and was named professor of fugue at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. From 1925 until 1939, he served as director of that institution and was succeeded by his brother Léon.
Fourteen years after leaving the directorship, Joseph Jongen died at Sart-lez-Spa, Belgium.

Compositions

From his teens into his seventies, Jongen composed a great deal, including symphonies, concertos (for cello, for piano and for harp), chamber music (notably a late string trio and three string quartets), and songs, some with piano, others with orchestra. (His list of opus numbers eventually reached 241, but he destroyed many pieces, leaving 137 in the official catalogue.) Today, the only part of his oeuvre performed with regularity are his organ works, much of it solo, some in combination with other instruments.
Jongen's early works were influenced by César Franck and his school. Lord Berners, in a short essay he wrote on Jongen for publishers J & W Chester in 1922, praises the String Quartet No 2 (1916) for its blend of "purity of form, beauty of writing and emotional appeal", and the 1918 Suite en forme de Sonate for piano as "a delightful example of modern music based on old forms".
Jongen's monumental Symphonie Concertante, op. 81 of 1926 is a tour de force, considered by many to be among the greatest works ever written for organ and orchestra. Numerous eminent organists of modern times (such as Virgil Fox, Alexander Frey, Jean Guillou, Michael Murray, Diane Meredith Belcher, Stephen Tharp, and Olivier Latry) have championed and recorded it. The work was commissioned by Rodman Wanamaker for debut in the Grand Court of his palatial Philadelphia department store, Wanamaker's. Its intended use was for the re-dedication of the world's largest pipe organ, the Wanamaker Organ, as part of a series of concerts Rodman Wanamaker funded with Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Wanamaker's death in 1928 precluded performance of the work at that time in the venue for which it was written, but it was finally performed for the first time with the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra on 27 September 2008.
In 1945, Jongen composed the Mass, Op. 130, for choir, brass and organ, in memory of his brother Alphonse.

Honours

1919: Officer of the Order of Leopold.
1932 : Commander of the Order of Leopold.
1934 : Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold II.
Member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium

Discography & profile

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Discography (21 release groups · 19 studio albums)

Albums · 19

The Organ works of Joseph Jongen (Volume 2)
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:15:20
1Offertoire sur l'Alma Redemptoris Mater, W.1695:40
2Cantabile, op. 37 no. 15:20
3Improvisation-Caprice, op. 37 no. 26:09
4Prière, op. 37 no. 37:39
5Choral, op. 37 no. 43:07
6Scherzetto, op. 108 no. 13:46
7Prière, op. 108 no. 23:44
8Gaudeamus: Verset pour la Fête de l'Assomption, W.3502:24
9Légende (completed by J.S. Whiteley), W.2874:38
10Improvisation-Pastorale, W.3383:24
11Marche Religieuse, op. 38 no. 16:45
12Larghetto, op. 38 no. 24:32
13Sarabande dans le Style Ancien (arranged by J.S. Whiteley), op. 23a2:25
14Sonata Eroica, op. 9415:47
Danse lente
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:05:35
1Danse lente pour flûte et harpe, op. 56 bis3:55
2Trio pour flûte, violoncelle et harpe, op. 80: Assez lent7:48
3Trio pour flûte, violoncelle et harpe, op. 80: Allegro moderato - Très modéré - Vif7:38
4Sonate pour flûte et piano, op. 77: Prélude: Modéré8:55
5Sonate pour flûte et piano, op. 77: Très animé5:30
6Sonate pour flûte et piano, op. 77: Modéré8:36
7Sonate pour flûte et piano, op. 77: Gigue: Allegro8:17
8Elégie pour 4 flûtes, op. 1145:36
9Deux paraphrases sur des Noël wallons pour 3 flûtes et une flûte alto, op. 114: "Houte on pau...". Allegro amabile3:59
10Deux paraphrases sur des Noël wallons pour 3 flûtes et une flûte alto, op. 114: "Qui vout dire coula, fré mati?". Allegro tranquillo - Allegro - Gai5:21
Musique de chambre pour flûte, harpe et cordes
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:04
1Concert à cinq pour flûte, harpe, violon, alto et violoncelle, op. 71: Décidé10:34
2Concert à cinq pour flûte, harpe, violon, alto et violoncelle, op. 71: Calme5:40
3Concert à cinq pour flûte, harpe, violon, alto et violoncelle, op. 71: Très décidé6:00
4Sonate-duo en ré pour violon et violoncelle, op. 10913:25
5Danse lente en sol dièse mineur pour flûte et harpe, op. 563:26
6Adagio pour violon et alto en mi majeur, op. 22/16:26
7Deux pièces en trio pour flûte, violoncelle et harpe, op. 80: Assez lent7:19
8Deux pièces en trio pour flûte, violoncelle et harpe, op. 80: Allegro moderato7:14
In Flanders' Fields Volume. 27: Piano Music
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:08:02
1Trois études de concert, op. 65: I. Assez vif et léger6:34
2Trois études de concert, op. 65: II. Leggiero staccato6:59
3Trois études de concert, op. 65: III. Allegretto grazioso3:01
4Crépuscule au lac Ogwen, op. 527:35
5Sérénade, op. 195:17
6Sarabande triste, op. 586:50
7Sonata in A minor: I. Allegro deciso3:12
8Sonata in A minor: II. Largo3:45
9Sonata in A minor: III. Allegro con brio3:26
10Miniaturen: I. Kinderhartje1:47
11Miniaturen: II. Nederig bloempje1:55
12Miniaturen: III. Stemmingsstukje2:38
13Miniaturen: IV. Interludium1:32
14Miniaturen: V. Lenteopwelling1:29
15Miniaturen: VI. Lyrisch ogenblik1:37
16Miniaturen: VII. Kristintje danst0:57
17Miniaturen: VIII. Innerlijke vreugde1:35
18Miniaturen: IX. Eenvouding liedje1:12
19Miniaturen: X. De liereman1:39
20Miniaturen: XI. Eenvoud2:30
21Miniaturen: XII. Moeders slaapliedeken2:32
The Complete Organ Works of Joseph Jongen
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2:26:07
Disc 116 tracks · 1:10:49
1Pièce pour Grand Orgue, W.284:39
2Chant de May, op. 53 no. 14:18
3Menuet-Scherzo, op. 53 no. 24:20
4Andante Cantabile, op. 5 no. 13:03
5Communion, op. 5 No. 54:59
6Pastorale, op. 5 No. 26:17
7Offertoire (Grand Choeur), op. 5 no.34:53
8Prélude and Fugue, op. 1216:46
9Elégie, W.122:53
10Cantilène, W.1435:53
11Papillons noirs, op. 69 no. 114:00
12Prélude Elégiaque, op. 47 no. 14:55
13Pensée d'Automne, op. 47 no. 23:49
14Petite Pièce, W.3132:22
15Petit Prélude, W.3192:51
16Toccata, op. 1044:51
Disc 214 tracks · 1:15:18
1Offertoire sur l'Alma Redemptoris Mater, W.1695:40
2Cantabile, op. 37 no. 15:21
3Improvisation-Caprice, op. 37 no. 26:07
4Prière, op. 37 no. 37:39
5Choral, op. 37 no. 43:07
6Scherzetto, op. 108 no. 13:45
7Prière, op. 108 no. 23:45
8Gaudeamus: Verset pour la Fête de l'Assomption, W.3502:26
9Légende (completed by J.S. Whiteley), W.2874:36
10Improvisation-Pastorale, W.3383:23
11Marche Religieuse, op. 38 no. 16:43
12Larghetto, op. 38 no. 24:33
13Sarabande dans le Style Ancien (arranged by J.S. Whiteley), op. 23a2:24
14Sonata Eroica, op. 9415:49
Complete Organ Works, Volume 1
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 2:38:21
Disc 114 tracks · 1:18:23
1Prélude et fugue, op. 121: I. Prélude2:57
2Prélude et fugue, op. 121: II. Fugue3:46
3Menuet-Scherzo, op. 53 no. 25:08
4Trois pièces faciles pour harmonium, op. 38: I. Cantabile5:50
5Trois pièces faciles pour harmonium, op. 38: II. Marche8:03
6Trois pièces faciles pour harmonium, op. 38: III. Pastorale5:33
7Cinq pièces, op. 5: I. Andante cantabile3:34
8Cinq pièces, op. 5: II. Offertoire (Grand Choeur)5:29
9Cinq pièces, op. 5: III. Communion6:32
10Cinq pièces, op. 5: IV. Offertoire5:46
11Cinq pièces, op. 5: V. Pastorale7:10
12Paraphrase d'après la 2me Sonate pour violin seul4:39
13Air5:30
14Fugue (dans le style de J.S. Bach), W 888:26
Disc 217 tracks · 1:19:58
1Pièce pour grand orgue, W 285:05
2Improvisation-Pastorale, W 3383:44
3Pensée d'automne, op. 47 no. 25:31
4Pièces pour harmonium dans tous les tons: I. Pièce no. 12:58
5Pièces pour harmonium dans tous les tons: II. Pièce no. 25:08
6Pièces pour harmonium dans tous les tons: III. Pièce no. 33:51
7Pièces pour harmonium dans tous les tons: IV. Pièce no. 43:32
8Quatre pièces pour orgue, op. 37: I. Cantabile7:30
9Quatre pièces pour orgue, op. 37: II. Improvisation-Caprice7:42
10Quatre pièces pour orgue, op. 37: III. Prière8:54
11Quatre pièces pour orgue, op. 37: IV. Choral3:15
12Trois pièces pour harmonium, W 145-147: I. Prière du matin3:49
13Trois pièces pour harmonium, W 145-147: II. Angélus3:50
14Trois pièces pour harmonium, W 145-147: III. Prière du soir3:06
15Scherzetto, op. 108 no. 13:37
16Légende, W 287 (completed by A. Doornhein)3:25
17Toccata, op. 1045:01
Jongen: Symphonie concertante / Saint-Saëns: Symphonie N°3
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Symphonie concertante, op. 81: Allegro - Molto moderato
2Symphonie concertante, op. 81: Divertimento. Molto vivo
3Symphonie concertante, op. 81: Molto lento - Lento misterioso
4Symphonie concertante, op. 81: Toccata (Moto perpetuo). Allegro moderato
5Symphonie N°3, op. 78: Adagio - Allegro moderato
6Symphonie N°3, op. 78: Poco adagio
7Symphonie N°3, op. 78: Allegro moderato - Presto - Allegro moderato
8Symphonie N°3, op. 78: Maestoso - Allegro - Molto allegro - Pesante
Complete Organ Works, Volume 2
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 29 tracks · 2:29:14
Disc 114 tracks · 1:10:27
1Prelude de l'Oratorio "Saint Francois" d'Edgar Tinel6:27
2Andante3:37
3Romance sans paroles4:42
4Fugue d'orchestre7:01
5Cantilene, W 1437:26
6Deux feuilles rapportées de Louvain pour orgue ou harmonium: I. Feuille, W 1522:48
7Deux feuilles rapportées de Louvain pour orgue ou harmonium: II. Feuille, W 1533:17
8Petit Prélude, W 3192:57
9Sarabande "Holberg Suite", op. 402:45
10Gavotte et Musette "Holberg Suite", op. 404:02
11Death of Åse (Peer Gynt)5:30
1220 Préludes at versets, W 97:35
13Larghetto, opus 38 no. 26:31
14Offertoure sur l'Alma redemptoris mater pour orgue ou harmonium, W 1695:49
Disc 215 tracks · 1:18:47
1Marche religieuse, op. 38 no. 17:59
2Prière, op. 108 no. 24:38
3Chant de May, op. 53 no. 15:04
4Élégie (1891), W 123:17
5Petit Pièce, W 3133:41
6Prélude élégiague, op. 47 no. 16:37
7In Memoriam quatre improvisations pour harmonium: I. Requiem4:56
8In Memoriam quatre improvisations pour harmonium: II. Pie Jesu3:51
9In Memoriam quatre improvisations pour harmonium: III. Quid sum miser5:30
10In Memoriam quatre improvisations pour harmonium: IV. Recordare Jesu pie3:53
11Gaudeamus – Verset pour la fête de l'Assomption, W 3502:29
12Elévation, W 112:04
13Pastorale (Pièce en la), W 1348:28
14Sonate Eroïca, op. 94: I.12:18
15Sonate Eroïca, op. 94: II.4:02
Jongen: Mass for Choir, Organ and Brass / Peeters: Missa Festiva
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:47
1Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement, op. 130: Kyrie4:57
2Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement, op. 130: Gloria7:59
3Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement, op. 130: Credo8:31
4Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement, op. 130: Sanctus2:31
5Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement, op. 130: Benedictus4:18
6Messe en l'honneur du Saint-Sacrement, op. 130: Agnus Dei5:50
7Deus Abraham. W1503:26
8Pie Jesu (No. 1 of Deux Motets, W71)2:52
9Quid sum miser? (No. 1 of Trois Motets, W99)4:52
10Missa Festiva, op 62: Kyrie4:41
11Missa Festiva, op 62: Gloria4:23
12Missa Festiva, op 62: Credo8:17
13Missa Festiva, op 62: Sanctus2:52
14Missa Festiva, op 62: Benedictus2:42
15Missa Festiva, op 62: Agnus Dei4:36
Complete Works for Viola and Piano
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:02:58
1Allegro appassionato, Op. 79 for viola and piano7:41
2Introduction & Danse, Op. 102 for viola and piano8:15
3Concertino, Op. 111 for viola and piano9:17
42e Étude de concert, Op. 65/2 for piano solo6:59
5Suite, Op. 48 for viola and piano: I. Poème élégiaque9:54
6Suite, Op. 48 for viola and piano: II. Final10:18
7Soleil à midi, Op. 131/1 for piano solo6:16
8Andante espressivo for viola and piano4:18
Pages intimes
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:03:00
1Tableaux pittoresques, op. 56: Le matin dans la campagne3:43
2Tableaux pittoresques, op. 56: Danses9:46
3Tableaux pittoresques, op. 56: Paysage de montagnes5:56
4Tableaux pittoresques, op. 56: Fête populaire7:37
5Sarabande triste, op. 585:04
6Suite pour alto et orchestre, op. 48: Poème élégiaque10:11
7Suite pour alto et orchestre, op. 48: Finale11:46
8Pages intimes, op. 55: Il était une fois2:46
9Pages intimes, op. 55: Dansez Mizelle3:04
10Pages intimes, op. 55: Le bon Chîval3:07
Jongen: Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 17 / Adagio symphonique in B major, op. 20 / Fantasia in E major, op. 12 / Lazzari: Rapsodie in E minor
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:05:45
1Fantasia in E major, op. 126:18
2Rapsodie in E minor16:52
3Adagio symphonique in B major, op. 2011:53
4Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 17: Allegro poco maestoso11:55
5Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 17: Adagio, molto espressivo9:15
6Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 17: Animé9:32
Symphonie concertante, op. 81 / Passacaglie et Gigue, op. 90 / Sonata eroica, op. 94
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:08:01
1Symphonie concertante, op. 81: I. Allegro, molto moderato8:37
2Symphonie concertante, op. 81: II. Divertimento. Molto vivo8:19
3Symphonie concertante, op. 81: III. Molto lento - Lento misterioso10:38
4Symphonie concertante, op. 81: IV. Toccata (Moto perpetuo). Allegro moderato5:48
5Passacaglie et Gigue, op. 90: Passacaglie. Assez lent9:50
6Passacaglie et Gigue, op. 90: Gigue. Allegro modéré7:34
7Sonata eroica, op. 9417:15
Chamber Music
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:01:26
1Rhapsodie, op. 7018:58
2Concert à cinq, op. 71: I. Décidé11:04
3Concert à cinq, op. 71: II. Calme6:17
4Concert à cinq, op. 71: III. Très décidé6:11
5Danse Lente, op. 56 bis4:06
6Deux pièces en trio, op. 80: I. Assez lent7:27
7Deux pièces en trio, op. 80: II. Allegro moderato7:23
La Musique
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:42
1Chanson roumaine, op. 253:55
2Parfum exotique, op. 293:19
3Quand ton sourire me surprit, op. 292:16
4Tableau gothique, op. 294:01
5Que dans les cieux, op. 453:04
6Les Cadrans, op. 453:53
7Calmes, aux quais déserts, op. 544:09
8Les Pauvres, op. 643:27
9Épiphanie des exilés, op. 575:41
10Sur la grève, op. 574:22
11Release, op. 574:13
12La Musique, op. 1353:22
Œuvres pour violoncelle et orchestre
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 55:37
1Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre, op. 18: I. Large - Modérément animé12:53
2Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre, op. 18: II. Assez lent10:47
3Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre, op. 18: III. Modéré - Décidé10:05
4Poème no. 1 pour violoncelle et orchestre, op. 168:16
5Poème no. 2 pour violoncelle et orchestre, op. 4613:36
Entrevisions. Intégrale des mélodies, Vol. I
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:04:50
1Six mélodies, op. 25: Lys-Chrysanthèmes3:13
2Six mélodies, op. 25: Après un rêve3:34
3Six mélodies, op. 25: Ferveur printanière5:35
4Six mélodies, op. 25: Chanson roumaine4:13
5Six mélodies, op. 25: Chanson d’automne1:56
6Six mélodies, op. 25: Bal de fleurs2:17
7Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre: Rêveries3:43
8Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre: Avril1:16
9Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre: Mignonne2:39
10Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre: Les étoiles effarouchées2:33
11Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre: Voici que les grands lis2:47
12Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre: Pourquoi ?3:50
13Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre: Bonsoir3:54
14Six mélodies de maturité: Dans son écrin3:25
15Six mélodies de maturité: Paix4:44
16Six mélodies de maturité: Ninon3:22
17Six mélodies de maturité: Entrevisions2:47
18Six mélodies de maturité: Si tu me quittes un jour2:23
19Six mélodies de maturité: Rouge1:53
20Lès Målureûs4:46
13 Préludes / 24 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 1:15:18
113 Preludes, op. 69: No. 1. Inquiétude2:10
213 Preludes, op. 69: No. 2. Nostalgique2:22
313 Preludes, op. 69: No. 3. Pour danser2:39
413 Preludes, op. 69: No. 4. Tourments1:53
513 Preludes, op. 69: No. 5. Eau tranquille2:19
613 Preludes, op. 69: No. 6. Appassionato1:53
713 Preludes, op. 69: No. 7. Il était une fois2:23
813 Preludes, op. 69: No. 8. Interlude2:27
913 Preludes, op. 69: No. 9. Angoisse2:58
1013 Preludes, op. 69: No. 10. Giovinezza3:45
1113 Preludes, op. 69: No. 11. Papillons noirs3:56
1213 Preludes, op. 69: No. 12. Tendresse5:06
1313 Preludes, op. 69: No. 13. Airs de fête5:12
1424 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 1. Préambule1:14
1524 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 2. Andantino1:39
1624 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 3. Confidence1:13
1724 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 4. Aria1:51
1824 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 5. Canon1:08
1924 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 6. Grave1:01
2024 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 7. Allegro commodo0:56
2124 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 8. Fughetta1:12
2224 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 9. Étude pour la petite Cécile à l'occasion de sa 3e année1:35
2324 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 10. Tristesse1:36
2424 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 11. Pastorale1:59
2524 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 12. Passacaglietta1:29
2624 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 13. Rigaudon1:45
2724 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 14. Sarabande2:02
2824 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 15. Valse mignonne1:16
2924 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 16. Molto espressivo2:23
3024 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 17. Les Touches noires1:02
3124 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 18. Petit ruisseau1:11
3224 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 19. Bravura1:17
3324 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 20. -2:07
3424 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 21. Leggiero1:01
3524 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 22. Scarlattiana1:58
3624 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 23. Toccata-fanfare1:17
3724 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons, op. 116: No. 24. Pour conclure2:03
Fêtes rouges. Intégrale des mélodies, Vol. 2
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 29 tracks · 1:33:46
Disc 114 tracks · 49:09
1Les Fêtes rouges, op. 57: Épiphanie des exilés5:26
2Les Fêtes rouges, op. 57: Le Carnaval des tranchées5:44
3Les Fêtes rouges, op. 57: Les Langues de feu4:51
4Les Fêtes rouges, op. 57: Release4:22
5Les Fêtes rouges, op. 57: Sur la grève3:46
6Deux mélodies de Victor Hugo: L’extase3:10
7Deux mélodies de Victor Hugo: J’eus toujours de l’amour2:13
8Sonnet2:11
9Calmes, aux quais déserts, op. 544:18
10Que dans les cieux, op. 45 no. 23:10
11Barcarolle vénitienne2:16
12Guitare2:28
13Les Cadrans, op. 45 no. 13:48
14Pâquerette1:26
Disc 215 tracks · 44:37
1Les Pauvres, op. 64 no. 32:55
2Vos yeux2:31
3Chanson. Pieds nus2:24
4Chanson. Voici venir l’hirondelle2:19
5Malheur à vous3:15
6Lys-Chrysanthèmes, op. 29 no. 12:03
7Villanelle, op. 29 no. 23:28
8Tableau gothique, op. 29 no. 34:10
9Parfum exotique, op. 29 no. 43:05
10Quand ton sourire me surprit, op. 29 no. 51:59
11Deux mélodies de Sully Prudhomme: Les Berceaux2:21
12Deux mélodies de Sully Prudhomme: Ressemblance2:41
13La Musique, op. 1353:31
14Le Soir sur la steppe6:13
15Le Souhait de la violette1:42

Album · 2

Album release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	1984	Jongen: Symphonie Concertante / Franck: Fantaisie in A / PastoraleSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 56:25 1Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra: I. Allegro, molto moderato8:09 2Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra: II. Divertimento. Molto vivo8:18 3Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra: III. Molto lento. Lento, misterioso11:11 4Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra: IV. Toccata (Moto perpetuo). Allegro moderato6:56 5Fantaisie in A13:29 6Pastorale8:22	Compilation	November 1984
	1991	Mass Opus 130Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 59:23 1Mass Op. 130: Kyrie5:04 2Mass Op. 130: Gloria8:08 3Mass Op. 130: Credo9:35 4Mass Op. 130: Sanctus3:03 5Mass Op. 130: Benedictus3:54 6Mass Op. 130: Agnus Dei6:20 7Prière, Op.2014:04 8Two motets from Cantica ad laudes Vespertinas (1937): Tantum Ergo2:31 9Two motets from Cantica ad laudes Vespertinas (1937): Ave Maria1:31 10Entrata Festiva Op. 935:13	Compilation	1991

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Joseph Jongen metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	20	81.1th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	21	87.5th
Studio albums	19	96.2th
Awards recorded	8	98.4th
Timeline events	28	96.4th
Recording span (years)	-31	7.5th
Genres	6	91th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Result
1929	Civic Cross, 1st class	won
1931	Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal	won
1934	Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II	won
1936	Commander of the Legion of Honour	won
1938	Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown	won
1938	Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown	won
—	Commander of the Order of Leopold	won
—	Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sava	won

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Jongen_jeune.jpg
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/65b2377a-59b7-4c39-8a92-926201985392
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/65b2377a-59b7-4c39-8a92-926201985392
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561259
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q561259
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jongen
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jongen

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Timeline

1870s

Born 1873-12-14

1920s

Won: Civic Cross, 1st class

1930s

Won: Centenary of National Independence Commemorative Medal

Won: Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II

Won: Commander of the Legion of Honour

Won: Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown

Won: Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown

1950s

Died 1953

1980s

Debut release: Jongen: Symphonie Concertante / Franck: Fantaisie in A / Pastorale

1990s

Album: The Organ works of Joseph Jongen (Volume 2)

Album: Danse lente

2000s

Album: Musique de chambre pour flûte, harpe et cordes

Album: In Flanders' Fields Volume. 27: Piano Music

Album: The Complete Organ Works of Joseph Jongen

Album: Complete Organ Works, Volume 1

Album: Jongen: Symphonie concertante / Saint-Saëns: Symphonie N°3

Album: Complete Organ Works, Volume 2

Album: Jongen: Mass for Choir, Organ and Brass / Peeters: Missa Festiva

2010s

Album: Complete Works for Viola and Piano

Album: Pages intimes

Album: Jongen: Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 17 / Adagio symphonique in B major, op. 20 / Fantasia in E major, op. 12 / Lazzari: Rapsodie in E minor

Album: Symphonie concertante, op. 81 / Passacaglie et Gigue, op. 90 / Sonata eroica, op. 94

Album: Chamber Music

Album: La Musique

Album: Œuvres pour violoncelle et orchestre

Album: Entrevisions. Intégrale des mélodies, Vol. I

2020s

Album: 13 Préludes / 24 Petits Préludes dans tous les tons

Album: Fêtes rouges. Intégrale des mélodies, Vol. 2

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