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Pianorama – a pianistic panorama of Europe consists of twelve folk music arrangements from different countries in Europe. The sequence of the parts was determined by the mutual differences in character and nature of the music of the countries concerned. The cycle can therefore best be performed in its totality. However, there is no motivic relationship between the parts, so that these also can be considered as stand-alone compositions.

A second project in collaboration with Prick van Wely concerned a series Valses Caractérisiques: three piano pieces in easy-listening style in which the influence of salon music from the early 20th century is to be felt. Each waltz is preceded by a beautiful litho created specially for this publication by the artist Iris de Leeuw. For the less advanced player, fingering and pedalling have been added.

The Romanian Folk Melody and Evening Mood – A Folk Song from Bohemia are revised versions of the withdrawn cycle Pianorama for piano two-hands. Newly added is the central Spanish Wedding Dance. Its main theme was given to me by the then elderly Max Prick van Wely, who had improvised on it during performances with the dancer Steffa Wine in the 1950s.

In 1990 Max Prick van Wely wrote 24 preludes for piano in Romantic style. At his suggestion I worked through these and arranged the most beautiful parts (in my opinion): Nos. 1, 24 and 19. In this way the Three Preludes in Romantic Style saw the light of day in the summer of 1991 in close and amicable collaboration. The first Prelude has served as a required piece for Grade exams in Belgium. The pieces are recorded on CD AB I-01.  

Armenia is a keyboard transcription of the Suite of popular Armenian tunes, played by Huri Arakelian (shevi) and Mardin Vartazarian (piano) on the record Arménie – Musique Instrumental (OCR 67). After the music was written out by ear, I arranged it freely. In the slow middle section, one hears imitations of Armenian folk music instruments such as the quanun (a cither-like instrument) and the duduk (a bass recorder with a week-dark timbre).