Sakamoto / Veen - For Mr Lawrence Piano Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Jeroen van Veen has won international success with albums of Satie, Part, Glass and Riley. These are only some of the most significant composers whose work he has recorded for Brilliant Classics in building a library on record of minimalist piano music. Simplicity, repetition and appealing melody are the qualities shared by all the composers who subscribe to this aesthetic, and they underlie van Veen's own compositions. Although subtitled Volume 2, this is the third album to focus exclusively on the pianist as composer. Books 1 and 2 of his Minimal Piano Preludes were reissued in 2016, and won high praise from MusicWeb International. Further preludes feature in a of his piano music, and this sequel takes us up to Minimal Prelude No.60, a 'tango for organ'. InchAll my music is about time and space,Inch says van Veen. InchThe duration of music is an essential part of the concept in my music. The concept of music, specifically my minimal oriented music, only can exist in time. The slow progression, building of the material, the motifs and the search for new sounds is audible in this [album].Inch All the works featured here were composed between 2010 and 2018. Continuum is a concertante work for piano and flute octet. Incanto is another album-length piece, entirely composed in an unusual 11/8 time signature. Ripalmania is written for six pianos, a scoring which creates an entrancing effect. In Velvet Piano van Veen explores the timbral possibilities of pianos prepared with objects after the style of John Cage, though without the American composer's aim of disconcerting the listener. The final portion of the is a celebration of minimalist jazz, in which the border between composition and improvisation almost vanishes.

Satie / Veen,Jeroen Van - Satie Complete Piano Music [COMPACT DISCS] Boxed Set date 05/27/2016

Kaikhosro Shapurji Sorabji is known as a composer whose pursuit of extremes resulted in vast works such as his Opus Clavicembalisticum which, for many years, was acknowledged as the world's longest non-repetitive piano work. More important is his music's unique and satisfying beauty. From the mystical impressionism of earlier 'nocturnal' pieces to the awe-inspiring energy and massive climaxes of his later work, Sorabji's legacy is one which is increasingly appreciated as a unique contribution to 20th century music. Michael Habermann's now legendary recordings gained Sorabji's exclusive approval, breaking through the notorious ban he had placed on performances of his own work. Album Tracks 1. In the Hothouse 2. Toccata 3. Fantaisie Espagnole 4. Valse - Fantaisie, 'Hommage a Johann Strauss' 5. Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko Hindu Merchant's Song 6. Bizet's Carmen Habanera 7. Chopin's Valse, Op. 64, No. 1 8. A la Maniere de Sorabji, 'Au Clair de la Lune' 1. Le Jardin Parfume 2. Djami 3. Gulistan 1. Introito - Preludio - Corale 2. Prelude 3. Interlude 4. Fugue 5. Fragment for Harold Rutland 6. Fantasiettina Sul Nome Illustre Dell'egregio Poeta Christopher Grieve Ossia Hugh M'diarmid 7. Quaere Reliqua Hujus Materiei Inter Secretiora 8. St. Bertrand de Comminges He Was Laughing in the Tower