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