Simeon ten Holt's unmistakable minimalist style is the driving force behind Canto Ostinato, one of the composer's most famous works. Canto Ostinato is the best-loved Dutch piano composition of the 20th century, with its mesmerising melodies never failing to soothe the mind.

The instruments and number of performers for the piece are unspecified. Written 'for keyboard instruments', the work has been recorded many times with piano, but this unique set brings together 12 arrangements of the work - for piano, as well as for organ, marimba and synthesizer.

With a variety of recording venues ranging from throughout The Netherlands to Canada, this compilation is a must-have addition to any classical music collection.

Jeroen van Veen is a leading light in modern piano performance, as well as a successful composer. Chairman of the Simeon ten Holt Foundation, he has won critical acclaim with ensembles such as the International Piano Quartet, DJ Piano and Jeroen van Veen & Friends.

Contents:
CD 1
- Canto Ostinato for solo piano
1. Section 1
2. Section 20
3. Section 74
4. Section 88
5. Section 91
6. Section 95
Jeroen van Veen (piano)

Total time 78'15

CD 2
- Canto Ostinato for two pianos
1. Section 1
2. Section 5
3. Section 10
4. Section 15
5. Section 20
6. Section 25
7. Section 30
8. Section 35
9. Section 40
10. Section 45
11. Section 50
12. Section 55
13. Section 60
14. Section 69
15. Section 74. Theme I
16. Section 80
17. Section 83
18. Section 86
19. Section 88
20. Section 89
21. Section 92
22. Section 95. Theme II
23. Section 100
24. Section 105
25. Section 106
Jeroen van Veen (piano), Sandra van Veen (piano)

Total time 79'11

CD 3
- Canto Ostinato for four pianos
1. Section 1
2. Section 5
3. Section 10
4. Section 14
5. Section 20
6. Section 25
7. Section 35
8. Section 41
9. Section 56
10. Section 60
11. Section 69
12. Section 74. Theme I
13. Section 78
14. Section 83
Irene Russo (piano), Fred Oldenburg (piano), Jeroen van Veen (piano), Sandra van Veen (piano)

Total time 79'35

CD 4
- Canto Ostinato for four pianos
1. Section 88 A
2. Section 88 B
3. Section 88 E
4. Section 88 F
5. Section 89
6. Section 91 A
7. Section 91 C
8. Section 91 E
9. Section 92
10. Section 95. Theme II
11. Section 97
12. Section 105
13. Section 106
Irene Russo (piano), Fred Oldenburg (piano), Jeroen van Veen (piano), Sandra van Veen (piano)

Total time 70'19

CD 5
- Canto Ostinato for three pianos & organ based on the first performance of Perpetuum
1. Applause
2. Section 1
3. Section 17
4. Section 31
5. Section 74. Theme I
Marcel Bergmann (piano), Jeroen van Veen (piano), Sandra van Veen (piano)
Aart Bergwerff (organ)

Total time 56'28

CD 6
- Canto Ostinato for three pianos & organ based on the first performance of Perpetuum
1. Section 84
2. Section 88
3. Section 91
4. Section 95. Theme II
5. Applause
Marcel Bergmann (piano), Jeroen van Veen (piano), Sandra van Veen (piano)
Aart Bergwerff (organ)

Total time 61'02

CD 7
- Canto Ostinato for organ
1. Part I
2. Theme (74)
3. Transition (86)
4. Part II (91)
5. Theme and Coda (95)
Aart Bergwerff (organ)
Holtgräve organ (1839), St Lebuïnuskerk, Deventer, The Netherlands

Total time 62'50

CD 8
Canto Ostinato for two pianos & two marimbas
1. Audience
2. Part I
3. Theme (74)
4. Part II (89)
5. Theme (95)
6. Part III (100)
7. Applause
Jeroen van Veen (piano), Sandra van Veen (piano)
Esther Doornink (marimba), Peter Elbertse (marimba)

Total time 65'22

CD 9
Canto Ostinato for multitrack marimbas
1. Section 1
2. Section 20
3. Section 40
4. Section 74. Theme I
5. Section 88
6. Section 91
7. Section 95. Theme II
Peter Elbertse (marimba)

Total time 74'48

CD 10
Canto Ostinato for two prepared pianos
1. Section 1
2. Section 20
3. Section 40
4. Section 74. Theme I
5. Section 88
6. Section 92
7. Section 95. Theme II
Jeroen van Veen (prepared piano), Sandra van Veen (prepared piano)

Total time 69'52

CD 11
- Canto Ostinato for synthesizers
1. Section 1
2. Section 17
3. Section 31
4. Section 40
5. Section 74. Theme I
6. Section 84
Jeroen van Veen (synthesizer/keyboard), Sandra van Veen (synthesizer/keyboard)

Total time 72'22

CD 12
- Canto Ostinato for synthesizers
1. Section 84
2. Section 88
3. Section 91
4. Section 95. Theme II
5. Section 106
Jeroen van Veen (synthesizer/keyboard), Sandra van Veen (synthesizer/keyboard)

Total time 73'12