Yiruma: Piano Music 'River Flows in You' Jeroen van Veen

• 1Chaconne04:02
• 2Mika's Song03:00
• 327. May03:45
• 4Spring Waltz02:31
• 5The View from My Window02:48
• 6Sky03:34
• 7The Day After03:35
• 8Fairy Tale02:46
• 9Do You?04:29
• 10Love Me03:52
• 11I04:19
• 12Wait There05:04
• 13Passing By04:50
• 14The Things I Really03:22
• 15Indigo02:33
• 16Poem02:56
• 17Infinia03:39
• 18Reminiscent03:03
• 19Tears On Love03:49
• 20Yellow Room03:52
• 21River Flows in You03:31
• 22One Day I Will04:15
• 23Loanna04:03
• 24Beloved04:59
• 25Kiss the Rain03:56
• 26Our Same World01:47
• 27May Be03:59
• 28Fotografia03:08
• 29Destiny of Love04:03
• 30Sometimes … Someone04:04
• 31It's Your Day03:34
• 32I'm Just A04:39
• 33When the Love Falls03:33
• 34The Moment03:34
• 35….03:04
• 36The Scenery Begins03:56
• 37Falling04:41
• 38With the Wind03:22
• 39All Myself to You03:37
• 40Time Forgets03:59
• 41Tears01:50
• 42Dream04:32
• 43Picture Me05:12
• Total Runtime02:39:07

Info for Yiruma: Piano Music 'River Flows in You'

Variously described as contemporary classical, minimalist and even New Age, Yirumas gorgeously peaceful music is impossible to classify it is simply there to be enjoyed. The South Korean composer, born in 1978, studied in the UK and has made a name for himself in both in his native country and in Europe, regularly performing to sell-out audiences around the globe. Despite his definite celebrity status, his music remains resolutely simple and unpretentious; more in the style of short pop music songs than regular solo piano pieces, the very best of it can be enjoyed on this exciting 2LP release which includes, among others, the hit River Flows In You, now a regular feature on wedding music albums. Jeroen van Veen, himself a prolific composer as well as renowned pianist, fell in love with Yirumas music on first hearing. As he explains in his liner notes, the musics enduring popularity is down to its simplicity for player and listener alike. Not many classical composers can boast of having millions of fans, and millions of YouTube views to boot; Yiruma, however, effortlessly bridges the gap between popular and classical, and, most of all, allows the listener to relax and unwind. Brilliant Classics is proud to offer this recording as part of its new HighResAudio releases. With music by Pärt, Satie, Einaudi and other renowned minimalist composers also making up the collection, this exciting new development gives the listener a real opportunity to sit down and savour music just the way it used to be appreciated.

Jeroen van Veen, piano

Jeroen Van Veen
born 1969 started playing the piano at the age of 7. He studied at the Utrecht Conservatory with Alwin Bär and Håkon Austbö. In 1993 he passed the Performing Artists' Exam. Van Veen has played with orchestras conducted by Howard Williams, Peter Eötvös, Neal Stulberg and Robert Craft. He has played recitals in Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia & the USA. Van Veen attended master classes with Claude Helffer, Hans-Peter & Volker Stenzl and Roberto Szidon. He was invited to several festivals; Reder Piano Festival (1988), Festival der Kunsten in Bad Gleichenberg (1992), Wien Modern (1993), Holland Dance Festival (1998) Lek Art Festival (1996-2007). Van Veen recorded for major Dutch Radio- and Television companies like AVRO, NOS, IKON, NCRV, TROS/Internet, WTBC-TV & Radio (Florida, U.S.A.) and Moscow Television. In 1992, Van Veen recorded his first CD with his brother Maarten as the internationally recognized Piano duo Van Veen. In 1995 Piano duo Van Veen made their debut in the United States. They were prizewinners in the prestigious 4th International Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition in Miami, Florida. After this achievement they toured the United States and Canada many times. The documentary "Two Pianos One Passion" (nominated with an Emmy Award 1996) documents them as a duo.

In 1995 Jeroen Van Veen founded the duo Sandra & Jeroen van Veen, a piano duo with Sandra Mol. As such, they mainly perform (minimal) music for multiple pianos by Erik Satie, Douwe Eisenga, Simeon ten Holt and many more. Beside his career as a solo pianist Van Veen also participates in the following ensembles: ‘Piano Ensemble’, ‘The International Piano Quartet’, ‘Piano Mania’, ‘DJ Piano’ and ‘Jeroen van Veen & Friends’.

The various (>80) compositions by Van Veen may be described as ‘Minimal Music’ with different faces, Crossovers to Jazz, Blues, Soundscape, Avant-Garde, Techno, Trance and Pop Music. Currently Mr. Van Veen is director of Van Veen Productions, Chairman of the Simeon ten Holt Foundation, Culemborg Cultural Foundation, Pianomania Foundation and artistic director of several music festivals in Culemborg, Utrecht and Veldhoven. He is active in Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition based in Miami (USA). Over the last 20 years Van Veen recorded more than 100 CDs for several labels Mirasound, Koch, Naxos, Brilliant Classics, and his own label PIANO. The recording of Les Noces for Koch and Naxos was stated in the New York Times as " the best recording ever". Classics Today on Erik Satie pianoworks four hands, 10 artistic quality, 10 sound quality.

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