CANTO OSTINATO FOR 4 PIANOS

Composer(s): Simeon ten Holt

Artist(s): Various Artists
Reference: KTC1317
Barcode: 8720366006004
Format: 3 CD
Release date: 2021-05-04
SKU: KTC1317 Category:

€ 21,50

And then, the sea washes and polishes, time crystallizes.
Simeon ten Holt

Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt studied piano and theory with the Bergen composer Jakob van Domselaer (1890-1960). In 1949 Ten Holt moves to France, taking lessons from Honegger and Milhaud at the Ecole Normale in Paris. With his major composition Canto Ostinato (1976-1979) for four keyboards, Ten Holt gains national exposure. Like other characteristic compositions for keyboard of the same period (Lemniscaat, Horizon, Incantatie IV and Soloduiveldans (Solo Devil"s Dance) II and III) it borders on repetitive music. They show his own unmistakable style in which tonality and repetition evoke a new sort of aesthetics ("tonality after the death of tonality").

Canto Ostinato took shape as a work in progress at the piano. The score is laid out as a route for the performers to take, using the so-called "drift parts" at will. The number of players is undetermined, as is the total length and the number of repetitions of the various sections on which the composition is built. The freedom left to the performers gives them a great responsibility towards the final result.

Since its release on album this live-recording has become the one recording of the (long version-) Canto Ostinato.

Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Cees van Zeelandand Arielle Vernède are true giants of the keyboard. All are dedicated to the 20th century repertoire and are members of various ensembles.

CD 1

1. Ostinato: Section 1
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

2. Ostinato: Section 11
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

3. Ostinato: Section 20
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

4. Ostinato: Section 25
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

5. Ostinato: Section 35
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

6. Ostinato: Section 41
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

7. Ostinato: Section 56
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

8. Ostinato: Section 69
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

CD 2

1. Canto Ostinato: Section 69
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

2. Canto Ostinato: Section 74 Theme
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

3. Canto Ostinato: Section 78
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

4. Canto Ostinato: Section 83
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

5. Canto Ostinato: Section 88
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

6. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, C P.35
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

7. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, E P.38
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

8. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, F P.41
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

9. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, E P.43
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

10. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, C P.45, Pt. 1
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

CD 3

1. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, C P.45, Pt. 2
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

2. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, K P.47
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

3. Canto Ostinato: Section 88, G P.9
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

4. Canto Ostinato: Section 89
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

5. Canto Ostinato: Section 91, C P.52
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

6. Canto Ostinato: Section 91, a P.54
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

7. Canto Ostinato: Section 91, F P.57
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

8. Canto Ostinato: Section 92
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

9. Canto Ostinato: Section 95
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

10. Canto Ostinato: Section 100
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

11. Canto Ostinato: Section 103
Composer: Simeon ten Holt
Artist(s): Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Arielle Vermède, Cees van Zeeland

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CANTO OSTINATO FOR 4 PIANOS
€ 21,50
And then, the sea washes and polishes, time crystallizes.
Simeon ten Holt

Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt studied piano and theory with the Bergen composer Jakob van Domselaer (1890-1960). In 1949 Ten Holt moves to France, taking lessons from Honegger and Milhaud at the Ecole Normale in Paris. With his major composition Canto Ostinato (1976-1979) for four keyboards, Ten Holt gains national exposure. Like other characteristic compositions for keyboard of the same period (Lemniscaat, Horizon, Incantatie IV and Soloduiveldans (Solo Devil"s Dance) II and III) it borders on repetitive music. They show his own unmistakable style in which tonality and repetition evoke a new sort of aesthetics ("tonality after the death of tonality").

Canto Ostinato took shape as a work in progress at the piano. The score is laid out as a route for the performers to take, using the so-called "drift parts" at will. The number of players is undetermined, as is the total length and the number of repetitions of the various sections on which the composition is built. The freedom left to the performers gives them a great responsibility towards the final result.

Since its release on album this live-recording has become the one recording of the (long version-) Canto Ostinato.

Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl, Cees van Zeelandand Arielle Vernède are true giants of the keyboard. All are dedicated to the 20th century repertoire and are members of various ensembles.