Gurdjieff / De Hartmann: Complete Music for the Piano

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Composer: Georges Gurdjieff/Thomas De Hartmann Artists: Jeroen van Veen (piano)

Tracklist:

Vol. I, Asian Songs and Rhythms, 1st Series: 0:00 Greek Melody 2:38 Greek Round Dance 4:01 Greek Song 6:41 Kurd Melody for 2 Flutes 7:42 Oriental Song 9:03 Persian Song 13:33 Atarnakh, Kurd Song 16:22 Tibetan Melody 18:10 Marche alerte 19:53 Lento, quasi recitativo 23:00 Andante con moto 27:34 15 XII 28:18 Duduki 30:39 13 X 32:34 Armenian Melody 34:17 Song of the Molokans 35:51 Kurd Shepherd Melody

Vol. I, Asian Songs and Rhythms, 2nd Series: 39:43 Song of the Aïsors 44:17 Kurd Shepherd’s Dance 45:14 Song of the Fisherwomen 47:07 Allegretto 47:59 29 XII 50:30 Mamasha 51:25 Persian Dance 52:17 Song of Ancient Rome 53:06 07 XII 54:35 Armenian Song 57:21 Poco Marciale 58:21 Ancient Greek Melody 1:00:55 Long Ago in Mikhaïlov 1:04:06 Oriental Melody 1:06:32 Assyrian Women Mourners

Vol. I, Asian Songs and Rhythms, 3th Series: 1:09:19 Kurd Melody from Isfahan 1:12:03 Hindu Melody 1:14:14 22 X 1:15:12 Armenian Song 1:16:20 Greek Melody 1:18:57 Afghan Melody 1:20:31 Moderato 1:23:05 c.1923/1924 1:25:32 Kurd Melody 1:27:02 Ancient Greek Melody 1:28:23 Ancient Greek Dance 1:29:53 Greek Song 1:32:13 Arabian Dance 1:34:06 Greek Melody 1:35:26 8 XI 1:36:35 Tibetan Masques No. 1 1:37:45 Tibetan Masques No. 2

Vol. II, Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, 1st Series: 1:40:01 Sayyid Chant and Dance 1:43:34 For Professor Skridlov 1:45:49 Sayyid Chant and Dance 1:50:29 10 IX 1:52:54 Dervish Dance 1:54:02 Persian Dervish 1:55:33 Dervish Chant and Dance 1:57:48 Sayyid Chant and Dance in A Minor 2:00:09 Sayyid Chant and Dance in D Minor 2:03:44 Sayyid Chant and Dance in G Minor 2:07:59 13 X 2:09:35 Sayyid Chant and Dance in D Minor 2:15:55 29 IX 2:18:32 Dervish Dance 2:19:28 Sayyid Chant

Vol. II, Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, 2nd Series: 2:22:49 Persian Dervish 2:25:46 Dervish Dance 2:27:30 22 III 2:29:26 Sayyid Chant and Dance in D Minor 2:31:39 01 I 2:33:59 Sayyid Dance in G Minor 2:34:57 Sayyid Dance in B Minor 2:36:57 Sayyid Chant and Dance in G Minor 2:39:01 01 V 2:40:58 Sayyid Chant and Dance in C Major 2:45:17 Sayyid Dance in F Minor 2:47:56 Dervish Dance 2:50:46 Moorisch Dance

Vol. II, Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes, 3th Series: 2:53:31 Sayyid Chant and Dance in A Minor 2:57:41 Sayyid Chant and Dance in D Minor 3:00:40 Sayyid Dance 3:02:08 Katzapsky Song 3:03:42 Sayyid Dance 3:05:50 Sayyid Chant and Dance 3:08:21 Bayaty 3:12:22 Dervish Dance 3:15:29 01 IV 3:17:17 Caucasian Dance 3:20:20 Kurdo-Greek Melody 3:22:47 Kurdish Song 3:25:27 Sayyid Chant and Dance in A Minor 3:28:14 Sayyid Chant and Dance in C Minor

Vol. III, Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals, 1st Series: 3:31:49 Prayer 3:33:53 31 X 3:36:01 Pity for One’s Self 3:39:47 Laudamus 3:44:07 23 X 3:46:32 22 III 3:49:08 02 I 3:50:36 06 I 3:53:11 Poco Vivace 3:55:01 Hymn for Christmas Day No. 1 3:57:17 Molto lento e liberamente 3:58:38 Andantino 4:01:14 Joyous Hymn 4:04:31 As if the Stormy Years had Passed 4:07:44 Rejoice, Beelzebub! 4:10:18 Prayer for Mercy 4:12:09 Holy Affirming, Holy Denying, Holy Reconciling 4:16:40 Orthodox Hymn for a Midnight Service

Vol. III, Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals, 2nd Series: 4:19:35 Reading from a Sacred Book 4:27:34 Prayer and Despair 4:31:28 Religious Ceremony 4:36:04 Prayer of Gratitude 4:38:31 Orthodox Hymn from Asia Minor 4:41:34 Largo 4:44:18 Prayer and Procession 4:49:35 Easter Hymn 4:51:07 Lento cantabile 4:52:46 Hymn for Good Friday 4:54:18 20 X 4:57:10 Andante con moto 5:00:02 Tibi cantamus No. 2 5:05:35 Andante 5:09:55 Alleluia 5:12:41 Hymn for Christmas Day No. 2 5:16:54 1 IV 5:18:07 Hymn to Our Endless Creator 5:19:50 Meditation 5:21:32 Night Procession

Vol. III, Hymns, Prayers, and Rituals, 3th Series: 5:27:17 Tibi cantamus No. 1 5:28:58 Prayer 5:30:32 Hymn for Easter Thursday 5:34:54 Hymn for Easter Wednesday 5:39:29 Lento, 14 IV 5:42:08 7 XII 5:43:47 Essene Hymn 5:45:41 Women’s Prayer 5:47:44 Chant from a Holy Book 5:51:44 Vespers Hymn 5:54:33 13 III 5:55:47 The Resurrection of Christ 5:58:40 Easter Hymn and Procession in the Holy Night

Vol. IV, Hymns from a Great Temple and other Selected Works Hymns from a Great Temple: 6:03:34 Hymn No. 1 6:07:50 Hymn No. 2 6:12:02 Hymn No. 3 6:13:41 Hymn No. 4 6:16:03 Hymn No. 5 6:18:23 Hymn No. 6 6:20:21 Hymn No. 7 6:22:51 Hymn No. 8 6:28:09 Hymn No. 9 6:29:32 Hymn No. 10

Fragments from The Struggle of the Magicians: 6:34:23 Fragment No. 1 6:36:09 Fragment No. 2 6:37:15 Fragment No. 3 6:41:45 Fragment No. 3A 6:44:07 Fragment No. 4 6:49:14 Fragment No. 5 6:53:10 Fragment No. 5A 6:56:03 Fragment No. 6

4 Early Pieces: 6:57:02 Tibetan Dance 6:57:54 Tibetan Movement 6:59:10 Trinity 7:00:29 Tibetan Melody

4 Selected Works: 7:01:56 The Essentuki Prayer 7:06:25 Return from a Journey 7:08:10 The Initiation of the Priestess 7:19:11 The Bokharian Derbish, Hadji-Asvath-Troov

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 its perfumed mysticism and improvisational character.