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February 18, 2018: Marcels' new cd has been released: 'Inspired by Chopin...', music by Chopin for sure but mainly music by composers who have been influenced and inspired by Chopin (read more...)
February 4, 2018: Have a look at the pictures of Marcels' concert trip to Iceland, January 16 - 21, 2018.
September 16, 2017 - the new album by Marcel and violinist Ursula Schoch has been released: Jazzettes. The album was launched at the Splendor concerthall in Amsterdam. The first copy was given to Werner Herbers, conductor of the Ebony Band.
April 2, 2017 - Marcels' new double album has been released: 20 Years of New Blues for Piano. With this album and a concert at the BIMHOUSE in Amsterdam Marcel has finished his bluesproject after 20 years.
September 10, 2016: Marcels' cd 'Tangos for Piano from Latin America and Europe', sold out for many years, is available again from now! Order via Paypal or by sending a mail to mrworms@euronet.nl
May 8, 2016: Marcels' new cd has been released today with music by Erik Satie
May 8, 2016: See Marcel's pictures from Latvia and Lithuania
April 16, 2016: Marcels' new cd has been released: the complete 'Seasons' by the Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, who is celebrating his 70th birthday today
February 21, 2016: See Marcel's pictures from the Dominican Republic
June 20, 2015: Read the review of Marcels' cd 'Danzas Caribeñas' on the website of The Iberian and Latin American Music Society
May 31 2015: check out the photos from Marcel's tour on the Dutch Antilles and read the reviews of Marcels' concerts on Curaçao (in Dutch)
May 30, 2015: read the reviews of Marcel's concerts on Curaçao (in Dutch)
March 24, 2015: the new cd by Marcel with violinist Ursula Schoch has been released: the complete music of Arvo Pärt for violin and piano and for piano solo, released on the occasion of Arvo Pärts 80th birthday in 2015. Read more here.
January 11, 2015: 'Danzas Caribeñas', classical music from Curaçao (Dutch Antilles), Cuba and Venezuela has been released on Marcels' new cd. For more information click here.
October 6, 2014: Chamber Music by Dutch composer Jacques Goudappel (1911 - 1995) has been released on cd, with Marcel as pianist. For more information click here
July 10, 2014: have a look at Marcel's pictures of his trips to France and Egypt
May 24, 2014: have a look at Marcel's pictures of his trips to Algiers and Kosovo
March 6, 2014: Marcel's new album is out: Baltic Souls - Music from the Baltic Countries
November 29, 2013: release of Marcels new CD - 'Francisco Mignone - Brazilian Dances for Piano' with an extensive selection from the pianoworks by Francisco Mignone (1897 - 1986), a well balanced mixture of European belcanto, Chopin and Brazilian rhythms.
September 24, 2013: Marcels new CD will be released on October 14 coming and can be ordered already now: chambermusic and songs by Leo Kok (1893-1992) recorded for the first time by Irene Maessen (soprano), Ursula Schoch (violin) and Marcel Worms (piano). Music of an adventurer (composer, pianist, soccerplayer, conscentious objector, resistance fighter and freethinker) who experienced almost the whole 20th century and who integrated French Impressionism as well as German Romanticism in his compositions.
July 31, 2013: have a look at trip that Marcel made to Brazil in preparation for an album with music from Francisco Mignone
June 3, 2013: have a look at Marcel's pictures of Baku (Azerbeidzjan)
April 3, 2013: have a look at the pictures of Marcels visit to Kuwait and Oman
January 27, 2013: have a look at the pictures of Marcels visit to Surinam
October 4, 2012: have a look at the pictures of Marcels Russian concerttour
October 7, 2012: Marcels new album has been released including a combination of Bachs' Goldbergvariations and 'Metamorphosis; by Philip Glass, two very different views on the idea of musical variaion
May 29, 2012: have a look at the pictures of Marcels Nigeria tour
March 21, 2012: you can read now the article about Marcels visit to Oman in 'the Oman Times' of March 7
March 20, 2012: have a look at the pictures of Marcels trip to Muscat, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
September 16, 2011: Marcels new CD will be presented today at the Festival of Dutch Chambermusic in Amsterdam: 'Made in Holland - 17 New Dutch Blues' For more information: surf to discography
July 15, 2011: have a look at the pictures of Marcels trip to Macedonia
July 10, 2011: have a look at the pictures of the recording of an album with music from composer Leo Kok in Cologne
June 23, 2011: have a look at the pictures of Marcels trip to Cremona and Paris
April 22, 2011: a new cd has been released by the Leo Smit ensemble (with Marcel as pianist)with music by the Polish-French composer Szymon Laks (1901 - 1983). Laks was taken to Auschwitz in 1942 where he became 'Kapelmeister' (conductor) of the camp orchestra, after having worked already in this orchestra as a violinist and arranger. In this way he survived the war and could start working as a composer again after the liberation. For more information and for ordering the cd click here.
December 19, 2010: Have a look at pictures from Marcels trip to Istanbul and Sudan
September 30, 2010: Marcel has recorded a double CD with the Leo Smit Ensemble with music by the Dutch composer Rosy Wertheim (1888 - 1949). More information
July 18, 2010: Have a look at pictures from Marcels trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar
June 5, 2010: Have a look at pictures from Marcels trip to Rwanda
May 15, 2010: A number of recording by Marcel Worms can be seen on Youtube now. Watch for example Tûran Blues by the Tunesian composer Mohamed-Ali Kammoun
April 30, 2010: Pictures of Marcels trip to Burkina Faso are here
April 17, 2010: Marcels CD Federico Mompou - Unpublished Works for Piano gets the highest rating (5 notes) in the Spanish music magazine Melómania
November 25, 2009: listen now to some musical fragments from Marcels new cd Federico Mompou - Unpublished works for piano
November 21, 2009: you can now see pictures from Marcels concert tour to Sudan, October 27 - November 4 2009
November 7, 2009: Marcels new album has been released: Federico Mompou - Unpublished works for piano. It's the first cd-recording of these unpublished works by Mompou, discovered in 2008.
October 24, 2009: from now on a number of videoclips of Marcel can be watched at this site, just click here
September 11, 2009, PRESS-RELEASE Many unpublished , unknown works by Federico Mompou discovered in Barcelona: In 1987 the Spanish composer Federico Mompou passed away in Barcelona. His widow, pianist Carmen Bravo, has been living in the couple’s house until her death in 2007.
While clearing up the house in 2008 three files have been found containing dozens of unknown, unpublished scores by Mompou. Read the whole press-release here
September 8, 2009: now watch parts of the open air concert Marcel gave on August 22 in Amsterdam with jazz pianist Robert Rook on YouTube
July 10, 2009: with the Leo Smit Ensemble Marcel recorded a CD with chamber music by dutch composer Dick Kattenburg. Dick Kattenburg was murdered in Auschwitz when he was only 24 years old. His two works for flute and piano have been recorded before by Marcel and flutist Eleonore Pameijer. Most iof his other chamber music works have been released now on CD for the first time.
July 9, 2009: you can see now the pictures of Marcels concerttour to Barcelona
July 4, 2009: you can see now the pictures of Marcels concerttour to Rostock
June 2, 2009: you can see now the pictures of Marcels concerttour to Kosovo and Albania
April 25, 2009: Have a look at the pictures of Marcel's visit to Uganda
April 19, 2009: German music publisher Peer Music will publish three albums in 2009 with an anthology from Marcels international bluesproject, entitled 'Blues Beyond Borders'. On the Frankfurt Music Fair the first album was presented and Marcel played a small selection from the repertoire.
October 19, 2008: You can have a look now at the pictures of Marcel's visit to Cuba
October 2, 2008: You can have a look now at the pictures of Marcel's visit to Madrid
September 7, 2008: Challenge Classics label has released a new album with the complete chamber music of the Dutch composer Agnes Jama (1911-1993). Her music is rarely performed nowadays and this is undeserved. Notwithstanding the evident influences of i.e. Débussy, Bartók and Messiaen, her work shows a very personal style with a vital sense of rhythm and spicy harmonies. That makes her music worth listening to.
Besides Marcel the following musicians also can be heard on this CD: Soesja Citroen (voice, daughter of the composer), Irene Maessen (soprano), Helena Rasker (mezzo-soprano), Ursula Schoch (violin), Ivar Berix (clarinet) en Daniël Esser (violoncello).
Click here for more details and to order the album.
September 6, 2008: Check out the recent review on Marcel's new Nin-Culmell in the Spanish classical music magazine Mélomania
September 4, 2008: You can have a look now at the pictures of Marcel's visit to Colombia
July 26, 2008: You can have a look now at the pictures of Marcel's visit to Prague and Theresiënstadt (June 19-23 2008)
May 31, 2008: release of a double CD on the dutch Attacca label with chamber music by the dutch composer Jacques Beers (1902 - 1947). Maurice Ravel spoke about Beers as 'Musicien d'avenir', composer of the future. Because of his premature death his vital, transparant and often jazzy music fell into oblivion. Thanks to the initiative of flutist Eleonore Pameijer and musicologist Jurjen Vis it can be heard again. Besides Marcel the following musicians can be heard on the album: Irene Maessen (soprano), Marcel Beekman (tenor), Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Ursula Schoch (violin) and Marcel's pianocolleagues Marja Bon and Frans van Ruth. Click here for more details and to order the album.
June 5, 2008: see the pictures of Marcel's visit to the 104 year old Czech pianist Alice Herz-Sommer who is currently living in London
May 11, 2008: you can listen to previews of the new album: listen here
April 28, 2008: Marcel's new CD has been released now: on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Cuban-Spanish composer Joaquin Nin-Culmell (1908-2004) Marcel recorded most of his works for piano. Nin-Culmells music is still wongly not widely known. The music is very spanish, vital and spicy and has hardly been recorded. For more information and to order this CD: see discography
February 3, 2008: check out the pictures of Marcel's tour through the USA