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Gurdjieff / Veen - Complete Music For The Piano (Box) [CD]

Gurdjieff / Veen - Complete Music For The Piano (Box) [CD]

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The Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann (1885-1956) had undertaken a classic musical training with Anton Arensky and then Nikolai Taneyev before the death of his mother in 1912 prompted him to begin searching for a spiritual teacher. Four years later he made the encounter that would change his life, with the Armenian philosopher and mystic George Gurdjieff (1877-1949). Gurdjieff had his own musical training, as well as a sharp ear and retentive memory for the folk melodies which he heard on his long travels through central Asia and the middle East. de Hartmann and his wife joined Gurdjieff's circle of followers, and the two men began to write music to accompany their spiritual exercises. This body of music eventually amounted to around 300 short pieces, of which the indefatigable Jeroen van Veen has recorded the entire published corpus of 170 divided into four volumes. During lockdown he found himself with the time to immerse himself in this music, which ranges across Asian, Arabic and European systems of rhythm, harmony and tuning, so that he could capture it's perfumed mysticism and improvisational character. There are solemn hymns of an Orthodox nobility, atmospheric tone poems such as the 'Night Procession', freely pianistic transcriptions of melodies from early-Christian sects such as the Essenes, modal-pentatonic melodies to accompany a 'Sacred Reading from the Koran' and to aid an awakening of consciousness in an elevated state of awareness, and then pieces simply titled after their date of composition. While overall meditative in mood, there is a tremendous variety to the Gurdjieff/De Hartmann collection, and Jeroen van Veen's new recording is an ideally comprehensive way to dive into it's riches.

Tracklist:

  1. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Greek Melody
  2. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Greek Round Dance
  3. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Greek Song
  4. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Kurd Melody for Two Flutes
  5. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Oriental Song
  6. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Persian Song
  7. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Atarnakh, Kurd Song
  8. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Tibetan Melody
  9. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Marche alerte
  10. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Lento, quasi recitativo
  11. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Andante con moto
  12. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. 15 XII (1925
  13. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Duduki
  14. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. 13 X (1926)
  15. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Armenian Melody
  16. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Song of the Molokans
  17. Asian Songs and Rhythms~First Series. Kurd Shepherd Melody
  18. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Song of the Aïsors
  19. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Kurd Shepherd's Dance
  20. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Song of the Fisherwomen
  21. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Allegretto
  22. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. 29 XII (1925)
  23. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Mamasha
  24. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Persian Dance
  25. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Song of Ancient Rome
  26. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. 07 XII (1925)
  27. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Armenian Song
  28. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Poco Marciale
  29. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Ancient Greek Melody
  30. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Long Ago in Mikhaïlov
  31. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Oriental Melody
  32. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Second Series. Assyrian Women Mourners
  33. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Kurd Melody from Isfahan
  34. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Hindu Melody
  35. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. 22 X (1926)
  36. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Armenian Song
  37. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Greek Melody
  38. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Afghan Melody
  39. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Moderato
  40. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. (c.1923/1924)
  41. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Kurd Melody
  42. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Ancient Greek Melody
  43. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Ancient Greek Dance
  44. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Greek Song
  45. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Arabian Dance
  46. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Greek Melody
  47. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. 8 XI (1925)
  48. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Tibetan 'Masques' No. 1
  49. Asian Songs and Rhythms~Third Series. Tibetan 'Masques' No. 2
  50. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance
  51. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. For Professor Skridlov
  52. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance
  53. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. 10 IX (1925)
  54. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Dervish Dance
  55. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Persian Dervish
  56. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Dervish Chant and Dance
  57. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in A minor
  58. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in D minor
  59. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in G minor
  60. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. 13 X (1926)
  61. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in D minor
  62. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. 29 IX (1925)
  63. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Dervish Dance
  64. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~First Series. Sayyid Chant
  65. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Persian Dervish
  66. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Dervish Dance
  67. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. 22 III (1927)
  68. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in D minor
  69. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. 01 I (1926)
  70. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Sayyid Dance, in G minor
  71. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Sayyid Dance, in B minor
  72. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in G minor
  73. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. 01 V (1927)
  74. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in C
  75. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Sayyid Dance, in F minor
  76. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Dervish Dance
  77. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Second Series. Moorisch Dance (Dervish)
  78. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in A minor
  79. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in D minor
  80. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Sayyid Dance
  81. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Katzapsky Song
  82. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Sayyid Dance
  83. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance
  84. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Bayaty
  85. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Dervish Dance
  86. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. 01 IV (1927)
  87. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Caucasian Dance
  88. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Kurdo-Greek Melody
  89. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Kurdish Song (Sayyid)
  90. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in A minor
  91. Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes~Third Series. Sayyid Chant and Dance, in C minor
  92. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Prayer
  93. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. 31 X (1926)
  94. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Pity for One's Self
  95. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Laudamus
  96. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. 23 X (1926)
  97. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. 22 III (1927)
  98. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. 02 I (1927)
  99. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. 06 I (1927)
  100. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Poco Vivace
  101. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Hymn for Christmas Day No. 1
  102. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Molto lento e liberamente
  103. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Andantino
  104. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Joyous Hymn
  105. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. As If the Stormy Years Had Passed
  106. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Rejoice, Beelzebub!
  107. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Prayer for Mercy
  108. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Holy Affirming, Holy Denying, Holy Reconciling
  109. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~First Series. Orthodox Hymn for a Midnight Service
  110. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~Second Series. Reading from a Sacred Book
  111. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~Second Series. Prayer and Despair
  112. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~Second Series. Religious Ceremony
  113. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~Second Series. Prayer of Gratitude
  114. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~Second Series. Orthodox Hymn from Asia Minor
  115. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~Second Series. Largo
  116. Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals~Second Series. Pr

UPC: 5028421947952
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 10.22.21
Format: CD

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