DESCRIPTION:
Arthur De Greef (10 October 1862 – 29 August 1940) was a Belgian pianist and composer.

Suite d'orchestre (1896 publ. 1900)

I. Largo
II. Rigodon
III. Orientale
IV. Springdands norwégien

Orchestre de l'ORTB conducted by René Defossez.

Arthur de Greef studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (1873) where had lessons from: Louis Brassin (piano), Joseph Dupont (harmony), Hubert-Ferdinand Kufferath (counterpoint) and director François-Auguste Gevaert (composition). In 1879 – 17 year's old – he graduated with a first prize for piano, together with Isaac Albeniz. For further study he went to Franz Liszt in Weimar, where he stayed for 2 years. After that he travelled as a concert pianist through Europe and North America. He also collaborated with Camille Saint-Saëns in a series of piano concerts. He also befriended Edward Grieg who called him: "The finest performer of my music I have ever encountered".