24 MINIMAL PRELUDES

Płyta 1.
Veen, Jeroen Van - Minimal Preludes Nr. 1-24 (2003
Nr. 1 C-dur (Heft 1)
Nr. 2 A-moll
Nr. 3 G-dur
Nr. 4 E-moll
Nr. 5 D-dur
Nr. 6 H-moll
Nr. 7 A-dur
Nr. 8 Fis-moll
Nr. 9 E-dur
Nr. 10 Cis-moll
Nr. 11 H-dur
Nr. 12 Gis-moll
Płyta 2.
Nr. 13 Fis-dur (Heft 2)
Nr. 14 Es-moll
Nr. 15 D-dur
Nr. 16 B-moll
Nr. 17 As-dur
Nr. 18 F-moll
Nr. 19 Es-dur
Nr. 20 C-moll
Nr. 21 B-dur
Nr. 22 G-moll
Nr. 23 F-dur
Nr. 24 D-moll

? The Prelude, originally a short, often quasi-improvised, introduction to a
work of larger proportions, gained in the course of musical history a new
form, developing into a separate and free structure in which the composer
lets his imagination free reign.
? Jeroen van Veen, champion of Minimal Music, about his own Preludes:
“composed in a major and minor keys in the order of Chopin’s Preludes
the basic idea was to see if I would limit myself to just a few chords and
techniques if I could create different works. Of course I was inspired by the
great classical masters; I tried to combine the order of Chopin, the pianotechniques
by Franz Liszt and Sergei Rachmaninoff, the polyrhythmic by
Philip Glass, the sound of Simeon ten Holt and the rhythms of Steve Reich.
Each piece has its own character, starting from a minimalistic point of
view: less is more.
? A very personal and fascinating statement from one of the most notable
interpreters of Minimal Music: Jeroen van Veen!
? Liner notes written by Jeroen van Veen