The golden river

Opus 30

History

Legley worked on this composition from August 1947 to February 1948.
On 9 March 1948, the work was declared at NAVEA.^[1]
See also Legley's preface.
The first performance was played at the Festival van Vlaamse orkestmuziek [Festival of Flemish orchestral music] on 5 December 1949 by the chamber orchestra of the Belgian radio under the direction of Jozef Verelst.^[2]

time signature: 2/4
- Molto andante (quasi adagio)
- Allegretto scherzando
- Tempo primo (andante)

autograph: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4014

↑ De Roeck, p.243.
↑
See:
- Anonymous: Radiorubriek in De Nieuwe Gids of 5 December 1949, p.4
- Anonymous: Radio in Gazet van Antwerpen of 5 December 1949, p.11
- Anonymous: La Radio in La Libre Belgique of 5 December 1949, p.6
- Anonymous: Schouwburgen en Concerten in Het Laatste Nieuws of 7 December 1949, p.7.
In CeBeDeM - lijst werken: Œuvres de Victor Legley (p.1), we only find the name of the conductor, the orchestra mentioned is the NIR orchestra.
↑ 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, timpani and strings (6-5-4-3-2).
↑ Thus in the autograph. De Roeck (p.243) gives 9', relying on a declaration form at the authors association NAVEA. A recording (VRT archives) of the work by the NIR orchestra and conductor Jozef Verelst (see first performance) lasts 6'30".