Prepare the trip to the people reading backward and lots of good music. On these occasions, Wim Mertens has never failed me. Recently I could buy some CDs that had been years looking for: Tetralogy of "Gave Niets van" and the trilogy of "Alle Dinghe." I like to hear this music in solitude, at dusk or dawn. Has always managed to give me a sense of peace, especially a piece: "Tot" Alle Dinghe. The album's title is taken from a poem of the thirteenth century Flemish mystic:
Alle
dinghe
Sijn my inghe you;
so wijt Ic ben!
Sijn my inghe you;
so wijt Ic ben!
That current is passed into Dutch as:
Alle dingen (All things /
zijn zo klein (they are so small /
en ik zo vrij. (And I'm so free)
The translation loses much, but the message is clear, that is the spirit that would inspire in my life now. No doubt I am going through a stage too important (and even pedantic), but I think it hurts me to pause on the way, recap and begin to redistribute the priorities.
Wim Mertens's music is hard to classify. Began being labeled as minimalist. Spain, Ramon Trecet the pigeonholed in what he call "new music." I do not get to fit it in anything. I just know that makes me positive feelings.
The titles of the four albums Gave Van Niets always seemed curious:
The titles of the four albums Gave Van Niets always seemed curious: Honestly, I recommend it. However, if you want to introduce you to the music of this composer, I recommend something less dense, as the "Struggle for Pleasure", "Motives for Writing" (very appropriate title for bloggers) or any parts of "Jardin Clos."
few days I will be disconnected from the world, except that the people have installed an Internet cafe, which I doubt.
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