Samuel's own compositional work combines the influences of Berlioz, Wagner and Liszt. His central works are the monumental program Sixth (1891) and the Seventh (1893) symphony (the program of the first of them is based on the Old Testament, the second - on the New: in these last years of life, Samuel, a Jew by birth, was baptized and became a Catholic). In 1895 Samuel was baptized and became a Catholic Christian, converted himself from Judaism late in life. He died in Ghent. At the composer's wish, his mass was presented during his funeral. His son Eugene Samuel was also a composer. In his homeland, he enjoyed the reputation of composer of five operas (1845–54), cantats (and a cantata for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the coronation of Belgium's first king, Leopold I (1856, "L'union fait la force")., choir songs, motets, two string quartets, seven symphonies (1846–94), and driving symphony Christ, as well as performer as a music publisher, including a harmonic (1867). He was also music journalist at Le Télégraphe, National, La Civilization, L'Echo de Bruxelles, L'indépendance belge, La Revue trimesterielle, L'Art universel and La Flandre libérale. Thierry Levaux: Le Dictionnaire of the Compositeurs de Belgique du Moyen-Age à nos jours, S. 550-551, Editions: "Art in Belgium" 2006, .