Yann Tiersen, a true maestro of minimalist piano music, best known for the soundtrack to the 2001 movie Amelie, has released an album of gentle melodies and soothing sounds including both music from Amelie and more recent works. Tiersen's soundtrack to Amelie helped to make the film a hit, perfectly capturing it's bittersweet mix of humor and sadness, and sold over 200,000 albums in France and became a platinum hit in the United States and Germany. As a pianist specializing in the minimalist repertoire, Jeroen van Veen brought intelligence and sensitivity to these performances, and Fanfare writes of the album, The music needs to speak for itself, and that it does, in this consistently enjoyable collection, I have no reservations in recommending to anyone who enjoys minimalism (Fanfare).

Tracklist:

Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'après Midi
Comptine D'été No. 2
Comptine D'été No. 3
Le Vieux En Veut Encore
Toujours La
Comptine D'été No. 1
La Piece Vide
La Dispute
Sur Le Fil
Les Jours Heureux
La Chute
L'absente
Le Retour
La Valse D'amélie
Le Moulin
Le Matin
La Plage
Les Retrouvailles
La Jetee
Tabarly
8 Mmm
Point Zero
Summer 78
Coma
Childhood (1)
From Prison To Hospital
Mother
Watching Lara
Selling Dishes
First Rendez-Vous
The Decant Session
Lara's Castle
The Deutsch Mark Is Coming
I Saw Daddy Today
Birthday Preparations
Good Bye Lenin
Childhood (2)
Letters
Mother's Journey
Preparations For The Last Tv Fake
Mother Will Die
Father Is Late
Father And Mother
Finding The Money
Summer 78 (2)

UPC: 5028421951294
Label: Brilliant Classics
Release Date: 10.30.15
Format: CD

Van Jeroen Veen - Piano Music (CD)