Gurdjieff, De Hartmann: Complete Music for the Piano / Veen

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GURDJIEFF DE HARTMANN
    • PERFORMER
      Jeroen Van Veen
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 22, 2021
    • UPC
      5028421947952
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI94795
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      6
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Greek Melody: Andantino

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    2. No. 2. Greek Round Dance

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    3. No. 3. Greek Song

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    4. No. 4. Kurd Melody for 2 Flutes: Moderato con moto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    5. No. 5. Oriental Song: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    6. No. 6. Persian Song: Allegretto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    7. No. 7. Atarnakh, Kurd Song

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    8. No. 8. Tibetan Melody: Giocoso

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    9. No. 9. Marche alerte

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    10. No. 10. Lento, quasi recitativo

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    11. No. 11. Andante con moto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    12. No. 12. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    13. No. 13. Duduki: Andantino

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    14. No. 14. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    15. No. 15. Armenian Melody: Allegretto grazioso

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    16. No. 16. Song of the Molokans: Con moto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    17. No. 17. Kurd Shepherd Melody: Alla breve, lento e liberamente

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    18. No. 18. Song of the Aisors: Andante con moto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    19. No. 19. Kurd Shepherd's Dance: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    20. No. 20. Song of the Fisherwomen: Andantino

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    21. No. 21. Allegretto [Allegretto commodo]

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    22. No. 22. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    23. No. 23. Mamasha

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    24. No. 24. Persian Dance

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    25. No. 25. Song of Ancient Rome: Allegro giocoso

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    26. No. 26. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    27. No. 27. Armenian Song: Andantino

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    28. No. 28. Poco marciale

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    29. No. 29. Ancient Greek Melody: Poco marciale - Con anima

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    30. No. 30. Long ago in Mikhailov: Andantino

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    31. No. 31. Oriental Melody: Allegro assai

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    32. No. 32. Assyrian Women Mourners: Andante funebre

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    33. No. 33. Kurd Melody from Isfahan

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    34. No. 34. Hindu Melody: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    35. No. 35. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    36. No. 36. Armenian Song

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    37. No. 37. Greek Melody

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    38. No. 38. Afghan Melody: Allegretto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    39. No. 39. Moderato

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    40. No. 40. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    41. No. 41. Kurd Melody: Allegretto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    42. No. 42. Ancient Greek Melody

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    43. No. 43. Ancient Greek Dance

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    44. No. 44. Greek Song

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    45. No. 45. Arabian Dance

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    46. No. 46. Greek Melody

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    47. No. 47. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    48. No. 48. Tibetan Masques, No. 1: Moderato pesante

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    49. No. 49. Tibetan Masques, No. 2: Vivace con brio

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    50. No. 1. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Poco rubato

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    51. No. 2. For Professor Skridlov

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    52. No. 3. Sayyid Chant and Dance

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    53. No. 4. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    54. No. 5. Dervish Dance: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    55. No. 6. Persian Dervish: Pesante

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    56. No. 7. Dervish Chant and Dance: Andante con moto

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    57. No. 8. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Rubato

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    58. No. 9. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Lento - Poco rubato

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    59. No. 10. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Andantino - Molto cantabile ed espressivo

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    60. No. 11. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    61. No. 12. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Librement

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    62. No. 13. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    63. No. 14. Dervish Dance: Andante con moto - Poco marciale

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    64. No. 15. Sayyid Chant

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    65. No. 16. Persian Dervish: Moderato - Poco rubato

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    66. No. 17. Dervish Dance: Pesante

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    67. No. 18. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    68. No. 19. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Librement

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    69. No. 20. Moderato

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    70. No. 21. Sayyid Dance: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    71. No. 22. Sayyid Dance: Andantino - Poco marciale

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    72. No. 23. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Liberamente

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    73. No. 24. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    74. No. 25. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Lento non troppo

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    75. No. 26. Sayyid Dance: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    76. No. 27. Dervish Dance: Con moto - Il ritmo marcato assai

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    77. No. 28. Moorish Dance (Dervish): Allegro con brio

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    78. No. 29. Sayyid Chant and Dance

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    79. No. 30. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Alla breve - Moderato

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    80. No. 31. Sayyid Dance: Alerte

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    81. No. 32. Katzapsky Song: Andante marciale

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    82. No. 33. Sayyid Dance

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    83. No. 34. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Quasi recitativo - Con moto

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    84. No. 35. Bayaty

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    85. No. 36. Dervish Dance: Moderato - Pesante

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    86. No. 37. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    87. No. 38. Caucasian Dance: Allegro con brio

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    88. No. 39. Kurdo-Greek Melody: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    89. No. 40. Kurdish Song: Allegretto con moto

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    90. No. 41. Sayyid Chant and Dance

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    91. No. 42. Sayyid Chant and Dance: Moderato

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    92. No. 1. Prayer

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    93. No. 2. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    94. No. 3. Pity for One's Self

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    95. No. 4. Laudamus …

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    96. No. 5. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    97. No. 6. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    98. No. 7. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    99. No. 8. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    100. No. 9. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    101. No. 10. Hymn for Christmas Day, No. 1

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    102. No. 11. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    103. No. 12. —

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    104. No. 16a. Prayer for Mercy

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    105. No. 13. Joyous Hymn

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    106. No. 14. As if the Stormy Years had Passed

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    107. No. 15. Rejoice Beelzebub!

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    108. No. 17. Holy Affirming, Holy Denying, Holy Reconciling

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    109. No. 18. Orthodox Hymn for a Midnight Service

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    110. No. 19. Reading from a Sacred Book

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    111. No. 20. Prayer and Despair

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    112. No. 21. Religious Ceremony

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    113. No. 22. Prayer of Gratitude

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    114. No. 23. Orthodox Hymn from AsiA Minor

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    115. No. 24. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    116. No. 25. Prayer and Procession

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    117. No. 26. Easter Hymn

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    118. No. 27. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    119. No. 28. Hymn for Good Friday

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    120. No. 29. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    121. No. 30a. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    122. No. 31a. Tibi Cantamus, No. 2

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    123. No. 32. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    124. No. 33. Alleluia

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    125. No. 34. Hymn for Christmas Day, No. 2

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    126. No. 35. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    127. No. 36. Hymn to Our Endless Creator

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    128. No. 37. Meditation

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    129. No. 38. Night Procession

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    130. No. 39. Tibi Cantamus, No. 1

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    131. No. 40. Prayer

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    132. No. 41. Hymn for Easter Thursday

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    133. No. 42. Hymn for Easter Wednesday

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    134. No. 43. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    135. No. 44. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    136. No. 45. Essene Hymn

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    137. No. 46. Women's Prayer

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    138. No. 47. Chant from a Holy Book

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    139. No. 48. Vespers Hymn

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    140. No. 49. —

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    141. No. 50. The Resurrection of Christ

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    142. No. 51. Easter Hymn and Procession in the Holy Night

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    143. Hymn No. 1

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    144. Hymn No. 2

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    145. Hymn No. 3, "Hymn of the Cherubim"

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    146. Hymn No. 4

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    147. Hymn No. 5

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    148. Hymn No. 6, "Hymn from a Temple in India"

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    149. Hymn No. 7

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    150. Hymn No. 8

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    151. Hymn No. 9

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    152. Hymn No. 10, "Essene Hymn"

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    153. Fragment No. 1

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    154. Fragment No. 2, "Dance in G Minor"

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    155. Fragment No. 3

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    156. Moderato

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    157. Fragment No. 4

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    158. Fragment No. 5

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    159. Allegretto, un poco pesante

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    160. Fragment No. 6

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    161. Fragment No. 6, "Tibetan Dance"

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    162. Tibetan Movement

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    163. Struggle of the Magicians: 6 Fragments: Trinity

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    164. Songs and Rhythms from Asia: No. 12. Tibetan Melody

      Composer: George Gurdjieff, Thomas de Hartmann

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    165. No. 1. The Essentuki Prayer

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    166. No. 2. Return from a Journey

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    167. No. 3. The Initiation of the Priestess

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen

    168. No. 4. The Bokharian Dervish, Hadji Asvatz Troov

      Composer: Thomas de Hartmann, George Gurdjieff

      Performer: Jeroen van Veen


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, Jeroen van Veen 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 its 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 its riches.

REVIEW:

One can approach these pieces as being parallel to the Magyar folk music that Bartók and Kodály collected in the early 20th century and used as a basis for their own music, except that for the most part Gurdjieff and de Hartmann tried to keep the tunes intact as they stood and didn’t try to develop them in a standard Western classical manner.

Taken a few pieces at a time, the music isn’t bad to listen to, but prolonged exposure to the whole six CDs can bore the more imaginative listener. Despite the intriguing Eastern harmonies, the music is repetitive and tiresome. This is not van Veen’s fault; he is a splendid pianist who plays the slow pieces with great atmosphere and the quicker ones with a lively rhythm; he does his best to engage your interest, and there are certainly some very cute and interesting pieces in this collection, but the lack of any development and the unvarying rhythm of each piece eventually take their toll on the listener. If there is such a thing as high quality background music, this is it. I would also recommend this music in the main as an aid to meditation so long as you realize that every so often there are upbeat numbers in the set and this may spoil your getting deeper into yourself (CD 2 has the most uptempo music).

Of course, the real value of this set is to give a pianist, professional or amateur, who may wish to play some of these pieces the chance to hear them performed. There are other recordings out there of some of this repertoire, but having it all in one place is clearly helpful. A second pianist, Daff by Van Veen, plays with Jeroen on nine numbers if Series II of the Asian Songs and Rhythms, five pieces in Music of the Sayyids and Dervishes First Series, and a few other pieces thereafter.

-- The Art Music Lounge (Lynn René Bayley)