De Boeck’s first orchestral work, the ‘Dahomeyan Rhapsody’ (1893) is a colourful work, though more Russian than African in colour. In 1896 followed a symphony, which shows Borodin’s influence. Its first performance had to wait till 1921. In his retirement he wrote a violin concerto. The slow movement was found at his death and was occasionally performed. In the 1950’s the outer movements emerged. The piece is really a romantic virtuoso concerto in classical style. The compositions mentioned have been recorded for the Marco Polo label (CD no. 8.223740) and are now available on Naxos (CD no. 8.553604).