Recordings | Fleur Strijbos

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Debut album

Lacunes

Fleur Strijbos & Babette Craens

Lacunes is the debut album of soprano Fleur Strijbos and pianist Babette Craens. At its heart lies Robert Schumann’s Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem, a cycle steeped in longing, fragility, and inner searching.

From this core unfolds a musical journey through song, with works by Webern, Strauss, Barber, and contemporary Belgian composers — a programme shaped by silence, memory, and what remains unsaid.

This recording was made possible thanks to the generous support of SWUK Vlaanderen, where Fleur Strijbos is Laureate 2026.

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“Everything sounds intimate, vulnerable and carefully considered, as if the music slowly emerges from silence and returns to it.”

Cultuurpakt · translated from Dutch

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“This recording reveals not only the warmly timbred character of Strijbos’ voice, but also the natural suppleness with which she shapes the musical line.”

Opus Klassiek · translated from Dutch

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“A beautiful success and a first album not to be missed.”

Opus HD · translated from French

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Collaboration

Serenades of Spain

Emma Wills, Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde & Fleur Strijbos

Serenades of Spain explores the deep bond between Spain and the guitar. Moving beyond cliché, the album reveals a rich musical landscape through three guitars — baroque, romantic, and classical — in solo works and chamber music with voice and cello.

With music by Spanish composers and others inspired by Spain, the programme moves through Renaissance court music, Baroque dance, romantic expression, impressionistic colour, and folklore — a vibrant mosaic of Spain’s musical history.

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