Minimal Piano Collection
Meandering through the minimalists finds plenty of stop-off points
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Composer or Director: John Cage, John Adams, Arvo Pärt, Yann Tiersen, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Simeon Ten Holt, Philip Glass, Erik Satie, Michael Nyman, Tom Johnson, John Borstlap, Klaas de Vries, Terry Riley, Jeroen van Veen, Wim Mertens, Friedrich Nietzsche, Carlos Micháns
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Brilliant Classics
Magazine Review Date: 11/2007
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 8551
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Glassworks |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Metamorphosis I |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Metamorphosis II |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Metamorphosis III |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Metamorphosis IV |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Metamorphosis V |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Mad rush |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Wichita Vortex Sutra |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: The Poet Acts |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: Morning Passages (Theme) |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: Something She Has to Do |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: "I'm Going to Make a Cake" |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: An Unwelcome Friend |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: Dead Things |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: "Why Does Someone Have to Die?" |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: Tearing Herself Away |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: Escape! |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: Choosing Life |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Hours, Movement: The Hours |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Truman Show |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| (The) Olympian - Lighting of the Torch |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| Modern Love Waltz |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| How now |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| 'Trilogy' Sonata |
Philip Glass, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Philip Glass, Composer |
| China Gates |
John Adams, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano John Adams, Composer |
| Für Alina |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Jeroen van Veen, Piano |
| Variations for the healing of Arinushka |
Arvo Pärt, Composer
Arvo Pärt, Composer Jeroen van Veen, Piano |
| In a Landscape |
John Cage, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano John Cage, Composer |
| Soloduiveldans 4 |
Simeon Ten Holt, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Simeon Ten Holt, Composer |
| (Das) Fragment an sich |
Friedrich Nietzsche, Composer
Friedrich Nietzsche, Composer Jeroen van Veen, Piano |
| Vexations |
Erik Satie, Composer
Erik Satie, Composer Jeroen van Veen, Piano |
| Avatâra |
John Borstlap, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano John Borstlap, Composer |
| (Le) Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 'Amélie', Movement: Comptine d'un autre été : l'après-midi |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| (Le) Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 'Amélie', Movement: Le moulin |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| (Le) Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 'Amélie', Movement: La dispute |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| (Le) Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 'Amélie', Movement: Sur le fil |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| (Le) Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 'Amélie', Movement: La valse d'Amélie (Piano version) |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| Comptine d'été No. 1 |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| Comptine d'été No. 2 |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| Comptine d'été No. 3 |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| (Le) Vieux en veut encore |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| Toujours là |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| (La) Pièce vide |
Yann Tiersen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Yann Tiersen, Composer |
| (The) Piano, Movement: Big My Secret |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (The) Piano, Movement: The Heart asks Pleasure First |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (The) Piano, Movement: The Fling |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (The) Piano, Movement: The Mood that Passes Through You |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (The) Piano, Movement: Lost and Found |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (The) Piano, Movement: Deep Sleep Playing |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (The) Piano, Movement: The Attraction of the Pedaling Ankle |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (A) Zed and two noughts, Movement: Time lapse |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| Carrington, Movement: Fly Drive |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (The) Diary of Anne Frank, Movement: If |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| Enemy Zero, Movement: Digital Tragedy |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| Enemy Zero, Movement: Love |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| Drowning By Numbers, Movement: Sheep 'n' Tides |
Michael Nyman, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Michael Nyman, Composer |
| (24) Minimal Preludes |
Jeroen van Veen, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Jeroen van Veen, Composer |
| Struggle for Pleasure |
Wim Mertens, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Wim Mertens, Composer |
| (An) Hour for Piano |
Tom Johnson, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Tom Johnson, Composer |
| Postnuclear Winterscenario No. 1 |
Jacob ter Veldhuis, Composer
Jacob ter Veldhuis, Composer Jeroen van Veen, Piano |
| Toccata Americana |
Klaas de Vries, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Klaas de Vries, Composer |
| Echo |
Klaas de Vries, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Klaas de Vries, Composer |
| (3) Minimal Preludes |
Carlos Micháns, Composer
Carlos Micháns, Composer Jeroen van Veen, Piano |
| In C |
Terry Riley, Composer
Jeroen van Veen, Piano Terry Riley, Composer |
Author: Philip_Clark
From Nietzsche to Nyman via Cage, Satie and Tom Johnson – no one could accuse Jeroen van Veen of taking an obvious route through the history of minimalist piano repertoire. While Friedrich Nietzsche’s desperately note-spun Das “Fragment an sich” implies he should have stuck to the day job – and Michael Nyman’s drab film music suggests he needs to get one – there’s enough material for a worthwhile listen.
As is Brilliant Classics’ usual style of delivery there are annoying compromises at a basic level of presentation. The booklet-notes read like they’ve been put through Google auto-translate and I’m not sure why we need three versions of the opening of Philip Glass’s Glassworks. Glass is represented by his film score for The Hours and by a smattering of earlier work. Metamorphosis is essentially a catalogue of harmonic Glassisms, while the “Knee Play” music from Einstein on the Beach is endlessly charming; van Veen is enjoying himself and he’s recorded with a gorgeously sonorous acoustic.
It’s good to see Satie’s Vexations represented as minimalism’s prehistory. Tom Johnson’s rather extraordinary An Hour for Piano is also the work of a whimsical, dissenting voice: famous from Rzewski’s 1980s recording, Johnson transforms nakedly tonal melodic cells through conceptual schemes that sound like they’re running familiar patterns the wrong way up an escalator. Van Veen’s reading is politer than Rzewksi’s but he can’t tame Johnson’s mischief. The pianist’s own Minimal Preludes are rehashes of archetypal minimalist gestures with nods towards Chopin and Liszt. But never trust composers who list influences as their programme-note.
As is Brilliant Classics’ usual style of delivery there are annoying compromises at a basic level of presentation. The booklet-notes read like they’ve been put through Google auto-translate and I’m not sure why we need three versions of the opening of Philip Glass’s Glassworks. Glass is represented by his film score for The Hours and by a smattering of earlier work. Metamorphosis is essentially a catalogue of harmonic Glassisms, while the “Knee Play” music from Einstein on the Beach is endlessly charming; van Veen is enjoying himself and he’s recorded with a gorgeously sonorous acoustic.
It’s good to see Satie’s Vexations represented as minimalism’s prehistory. Tom Johnson’s rather extraordinary An Hour for Piano is also the work of a whimsical, dissenting voice: famous from Rzewski’s 1980s recording, Johnson transforms nakedly tonal melodic cells through conceptual schemes that sound like they’re running familiar patterns the wrong way up an escalator. Van Veen’s reading is politer than Rzewksi’s but he can’t tame Johnson’s mischief. The pianist’s own Minimal Preludes are rehashes of archetypal minimalist gestures with nods towards Chopin and Liszt. But never trust composers who list influences as their programme-note.
Minimal Piano Collection
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