Minimal Piano Collection Vol. IV - VI by Jeroen van Veen

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This unusual collection is dedicated to a very popular style: minimal music. Over the years this has evolved from austere, almost strict repetition with tiny ‘movements’ to a more varied and free approach to material and technique.

This set includes works for piano solo by most of the famous ‘minimal’ composers. Starting with initiator, if you will, Cage, and followed by the first generation entirely devoting itself to this style: Riley and Glass (Steve Reich did not write anything for solo piano). The next generation is represented by John Adams and Michael Nyman (his music for the film The Piano).

Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen is fascinated by minimal music. He was one of the initiators and participants of the highly successful complete recordings on 11 CD’s of Simeon ten Holt’s, a Dutch ‘minimalist’, complete works for multiple piano’s. On this solo album van Veen demonstrates his affinity with minimalism with great flair.

The repertoire included here also comprises compositions by Satie, Friedrich Nietzsche and Arvo Pärt. There are two CD’s with music by the pianist himself and several recordings of minimal pieces by other present-day French, Belgian and Dutch composers.

00:00:00 China Gates
00:05:42 Für Alina
00:08:33 Variationen Zur Gesundung Von Arinuschka
00:13:06 In A Landscape
00:22:00 Solodevilsdance IV
00:56:58 Das ‘‘Fragment an Sich’’
01:06:44 Vexations
01:14:27 Avatâr
01:19:46 Comptine d’Un Autre Été; L’après-midi
01:22:08 Le Moulin
01:25:22 La Dispute
01:27:34 Sur Le Fil
01:32:01 La Valse D’amélie
01:34:44 Comptine d’Été No. 1
01:37:41 Comptine d’Été No. 2
01:40:23 Comptine d’Été No. 3

01:43:10 Le Vieux En Veut Encore
01:44:51 Toujours Là
01:46:05 La Pièce Vide
01:47:58 Big My Secret
01:51:51 Lost And Found
01:54:52 The Mood That Passes Through You
01:57:55 Deep Sleep Playing
02:00:03 Silver-Fingered Fling
02:03:41 The Attraction Of The Pedalling Ankle
02:10:27 The Heart Asks Pleasure First
02:13:40 Time Lapse
02:16:57 Fly Drive
02:18:02 If
02:22:25 Love
02:25:58 Digital Tragedy
02:28:57 Sheep ‘‘n Tides
02:31:37 Lost And Found
02:34:37 The Heart Asks Pleasure First

02:38:00 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 1 In C
02:43:41 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 2 In A Minor
02:47:42 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 3 In G
02:52:20 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 4 In E Minor
02:56:43 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 5 In D
03:00:08 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 6 In B Minor
03:03:56 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 7 In A
03:05:00 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 8 In F# Minor
03:07:41 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 9 In E
03:12:42 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 10 In C# Minor
03:20:01 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 11 In B
03:25:54 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 12 In G# Minor