Ton de Leeuw – Complete Piano Solo Works (2010) - repost

This release is the first complete collection of works for solo piano by one of the most important modern composers in the Netherlands, Ton de Leeuw (no relation to Reinbert). It’s brand new.
The booklet explains de Leeuw’s works are more or less divided into a neo-classical and an experimental phase; and then there is a third one, which he himself defined as ‘extended modality’ (whatever that is).
Labels do not tell a lot. This is very interesting and pleasant music to listen to, no matter how intricate it gets at times. De Leeuw, namely, believed in music that does not so much develop theoretic ideas, or are an expression of the artist’s deepest emotions; no, he wanted to compose music which “IS”.

Tracks:

cd1
01. Sonate 2 deel 1 [0:05:40.09]
02. Sonate 2 deel 2 [0:02:21.31]
03. Sonate 2 deel 3 [0:04:02.02]
04. Sonate 2 deel 4 [0:05:34.11]
05. Praeludium [0:02:32.23]
06. Partita 1946 Intrada [0:00:50.47]
07. Partita 1946 Toccata [0:00:50.46]
08. Partita 1946 Menuet [0:01:37.28]
09. Partita 1946 Rejouissante [0:00:35.20]
10. Kleine suite Prelude [0:01:39.70]
11. Kleine suite Koraal [0:01:39.24]
12. Kleine suite Toccata [0:01:30.59]
13. Vier ritmische etudes deel 1 [0:02:09.31]
14. Vier ritmische etudes deel 2 [0:01:38.14]
15. Vier ritmische etudes deel 3 [0:01:42.09]
16. Vier ritmische etudes deel 4 [0:02:58.00]
17. Danse lente [0:01:46.17]
18. Drie Afrikaanse etudes deel 1 [0:02:42.39]
19. Drie Afrikaanse etudes deel 2 [0:02:18.16]
20. Drie Afrikaanse etudes deel 3 [0:01:53.67]
21. Pastorale [0:02:58.03]
22. Lydische suite deel 1 [0:01:06.14]
23. Lydische suite deel 2 [0:01:50.58]
24. Lydische suite deel 3 [0:01:31.62]
25. Zes dansen deel 1 [0:00:40.56]
26. Zes dansen deel 2 [0:01:15.65]
27. Zes dansen deel 3 [0:01:15.44]
28. Zes dansen deel 4 [0:00:29.56]
29. Zes dansen deel 5 [0:01:27.28]
30. Zes dansen deel 6 [0:01:06.26]
31. Men go their ways deel 1 [0:01:50.36]
32. Men go their ways deel 2 [0:02:42.60]
33. Men go their ways deel 3 [0:02:58.50]
34. Men go their ways deel 4 [0:02:39.34]
35. Men go their ways deel 5 [0:03:35.02]

cd2
01. Partita 1943 Intrada [0:00:53.56]
02. Partita 1943 Pavane [0:01:17.30]
03. Partita 1943 Gavotte [0:00:29.31]
04. Partita 1943 Sarabande [0:01:21.59]
05. Pianosonate 1 deel 1 [0:02:55.21]
06. Pianosonate 1 deel 2 [0:02:53.29]
07. Pianosonate 1 deel 3 [0:05:58.48]
08. Drie inventies [0:04:52.36]
09. Sonatine deel 1 [0:02:52.45]
10. Sonatine deel 2 [0:02:00.46]
11. Sonatine deel 3 [0:03:11.66]
12. Vier preludes deel 1 [0:02:07.62]
13. Vier preludes deel 2 [0:02:32.63]
14. Vier preludes deel 3 [0:01:57.32]
15. Vier preludes deel 4 [0:02:04.08]
16. Variations deel 1 [0:00:42.54]
17. Variations deel 2 [0:00:33.06]
18. Variations deel 3 [0:01:00.26]
19. Variations deel 4 [0:00:36.34]
20. Variations deel 5 [0:00:43.62]
21. Variations deel 6 [0:00:40.59]
22. Variations deel 7 [0:00:58.10]
23. Variations deel 8 [0:00:32.71]
24. Variations deel 9 [0:01:20.65]
25. Cinq etudes deel 1 [0:00:36.52]
26. Cinq etudes deel 2 [0:01:14.63]
27. Cinq etudes deel 3 [0:02:09.60]
28. Cinq etudes deel 4 [0:01:36.55]
29. Cinq etudes deel 5 [0:01:15.45]
30. The nine rasas [0:05:16.43]
31. Linkerhand en rechterhand [0:04:09.10]
32. Les Adieux [0:18:23.03]

Performer:

René Eckhardt – piano