Panorama De Leeuw

In 1962 De Leeuw started studying composition in the famous ‘Monday morning class’ of Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. At the same time he continued his piano studies at the Music Lyceum in Amsterdam. He lived at Hennie de Swaan’s place, also home to cello player René van Ast and oboe player Han de Vries. In 1963 he contributed to an honouring concert for the 75th birthday of Matthijs Vermeulen, an experience that strongly impressed him. Later in that same year, Kees van Baren appointed him as professor in theory at the Royal Conservatory. In 1964 he finished his piano studies at the Amsterdam Music Lyceum. In 1965 author Harry Mulisch asked him to become music editor of De Gids (a literary and cultural magazine).
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1. Kees van Baaren. 
Three Poems by Emily Dickinson. 
NRCV Vocaal Ensemble led by Marinus Voorberg.
Live recording of 2-2-1967, NCRV
2. Matthijs Vermeulen. 
Sonata nr. 1 for cello and piano. 
René van Ast, cello. Reinbert de Leeuw, piano.
[lp Donemus Audiovisual Series 6302]
3. Bela Bartók. 
From Pianoconcert nr. 2 in G: part 1, allegro.
Zoltan Kocisz, piano. 
Budapest Festival Orchestra led by Ivan Fischer.
[CD ‘Barok, the Works for Piano & Orchestra’
Philips Classics 4168312]
4. Bruno Maderna. 
Concert for oboe and orchestra nr. 2.
Lothar Faber, oboe. 
Residentie Orkest led by Bruno Maderna. 
[CD ‘La nuova musica vol. 4’
Stradivarius STR 10021]
5. Charles Ives. 
From: Three Places of New England: Putnam’s Camp. 
Concertgebouworkest led by John Adams.
[CD-box ‘Anthology of the RCO 1990-2000’
RCO 11004]
Discussion of this programme by Adriaan Mey
Presentation: Thea Derks. 
Recording: Ger van den Beuken.