Minimal Piano Collection: Volume XXI-XXVIII Jeroen van Veen

• Dennis Johnson (b. 1938):
• 1November I/IV: Part 110:00
• 2November I/IV: Part 209:59
• 3November I/IV: Part 309:59
• 4November I/IV: Part 409:59
• 5November I/IV: Part 510:00
• 6November I/IV: Part 629:54
• 7November II/IV: Part 710:12
• 8November II/IV: Part 810:28
• 9November II/IV: Part 909:18
• 10November II/IV: Part 1010:05
• 11November II/IV: Part 1119:56
• 12November II/IV: Part 1219:52
• 13November III/IV: Part 1310:03
• 14November III/IV: Part 1410:19
• 15November III/IV: Part 1509:28
• 16November III/IV: Part 1610:05
• 17November III/IV: Part 1720:06
• 18November III/IV: Part 1819:48
• 19November IV/IV: Part 1910:00
• 20November IV/IV: Part 2010:31
• 21November IV/IV: Part 2109:38
• 22November IV/IV: Part 2209:39
• 23November IV/IV: Part 2320:10
• 24November IV/IV: Part 2417:06
• Philip Glass (b.1937):
• 25Two Pages23:10
• 26Music in Fifths29:19
• 27Music in Contrary Motion22:36
• Tom Johnson (b.1939):
• 28Before the Silence03:38
• 29Around the Silence02:15
• 30Within the Silence04:08
• 31Through the Silence02:41
• 32Against the Silence01:05
• 33For the Silence03:55
• 34Toward the Silence04:04
• 35Into the Silence03:30
• 36Block Design19:53
• 37Tilework05:42
• 38Tango04:27
• Peter Garland (b.1952):
• 39A Song24:07
• 40Nostalgia for the Southern Cross05:17
• 41The Days Run Away29:09
• 42Two Persian Miniatures08:15
• 43The Fall of Quang Tri03:11
• Teodoro Cottrau (1827 - 1879):
• 44Keyboard Studies: No. 125:44
• 45Keyboard Studies: No. 233:20
• Harold Budd (b.1938):
• 46Children on the Hill05:43
• La Monte Young (b.1935):
• 47Composition 1960 No. 704:33
• Total Runtime09:46:17

Info for Minimal Piano Collection: Volume XXI-XXVIII

Who is the true father of Minimalism? When the movement originated in the early 1960s, it sprang up organically – some composers played by the rules (even if they were rules of their own invention), while others experimented freely, unaware or unconcerned about how music 'should' be composed. One of those young mavericks was Dennis Johnson, who has now faded into almost complete obscurity after he gave up his musical ambitions for a career in mathematics. But his 1959 composition November can be considered one of the first, if not the first, properly minimalist work. It later went on to inspire La Monte Young (Johnson's class mate at UCLA) to write his prolific Well-Tuned Piano. Complete recordings are few and far between, and this new recording by Jeroen van Veen is the perfect introduction for anyone looking to get back to the roots of Minimalism.

Jeroen van Veen is one of the Netherlands' most prominent recording artists. This collection of Minimal Piano Music follows two previous successful albums, available on Brilliant Classics (BC8551 and BC9171). The last album provided a snapshot into the extensive scene of minimalist music today; this one takes us back to how it all began. Featuring several famous pieces from the original minimalist canon – including Philip Glass's Music in Contrary Motion and Terry Riley's Keyboard Studies – there are hours of beautifully relaxing and inspiring music here to enjoy.

This eight album set bring the listener back to the roots of Minimalism, all works were written in the seventies of the 20th century, a time when the new aesthetics and perception of music, sound, repetition and time experience were creating a new chapter in music history. The longest piece is the 5 hour “November” by Dennis Johnson, a work in which the player is free to build the intervals and chords according to his own timing and spacing. The other composers in this set are Philip Glass, Tom Johnson, Peter Garland, Terry Riley, Harold Budd and La Monte Young. Recorded in his own studio by the most important protagonist of Minimalism today, Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen. Van Veen has a myriad of recordings to his name, notably the multi CD boxes Minimal Piano Collection 1 and 2, complete Satie, Einaudi, Tiersen, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Simeon ten Holt and many more.

Van Veen wrote his own personal and illuminating liner notes for this set.

Jeroen van Veen, piano

Jeroen Van Veen
born 1969 started playing the piano at the age of 7. He studied at the Utrecht Conservatory with Alwin Bär and Håkon Austbö. In 1993 he passed the Performing Artists' Exam. Van Veen has played with orchestras conducted by Howard Williams, Peter Eötvös, Neal Stulberg and Robert Craft. He has played recitals in Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia & the USA. Van Veen attended master classes with Claude Helffer, Hans-Peter & Volker Stenzl and Roberto Szidon. He was invited to several festivals; Reder Piano Festival (1988), Festival der Kunsten in Bad Gleichenberg (1992), Wien Modern (1993), Holland Dance Festival (1998) Lek Art Festival (1996-2007). Van Veen recorded for major Dutch Radio- and Television companies like AVRO, NOS, IKON, NCRV, TROS/Internet, WTBC-TV & Radio (Florida, U.S.A.) and Moscow Television. In 1992, Van Veen recorded his first CD with his brother Maarten as the internationally recognized Piano duo Van Veen. In 1995 Piano duo Van Veen made their debut in the United States. They were prizewinners in the prestigious 4th International Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition in Miami, Florida. After this achievement they toured the United States and Canada many times. The documentary "Two Pianos One Passion" (nominated with an Emmy Award 1996) documents them as a duo.

In 1995 Jeroen Van Veen founded the duo Sandra & Jeroen van Veen, a piano duo with Sandra Mol. As such, they mainly perform (minimal) music for multiple pianos by Erik Satie, Douwe Eisenga, Simeon ten Holt and many more. Beside his career as a solo pianist Van Veen also participates in the following ensembles: ‘Piano Ensemble’, ‘The International Piano Quartet’, ‘Piano Mania’, ‘DJ Piano’ and ‘Jeroen van Veen & Friends’.

The various (>80) compositions by Van Veen may be described as ‘Minimal Music’ with different faces, Crossovers to Jazz, Blues, Soundscape, Avant-Garde, Techno, Trance and Pop Music. Currently Mr. Van Veen is director of Van Veen Productions, Chairman of the Simeon ten Holt Foundation, Culemborg Cultural Foundation, Pianomania Foundation and artistic director of several music festivals in Culemborg, Utrecht and Veldhoven. He is active in Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition based in Miami (USA). Over the last 20 years Van Veen recorded more than 100 CDs for several labels Mirasound, Koch, Naxos, Brilliant Classics, and his own label PIANO. The recording of Les Noces for Koch and Naxos was stated in the New York Times as " the best recording ever". Classics Today on Erik Satie pianoworks four hands, 10 artistic quality, 10 sound quality.

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