Piano pieces of G.I. Gurdjieff & Thomas De Hartmann

In a relatively short span of time—mostly between 1924 and 1927—the spiritual teacher, G.I. Gurdjieff, dictated an extraordinary body of music to his gifted pupil, the Russian composer, Thomas de Hartmann. Together, over 200 piano pieces and fragments were created, most for a specific day or occasion.

I've been studying and playing this music since 1998 and find it to be an immensely gratifying effort with a timeless call and message. The playlist below includes some recent recordings I’ve made of this music.

I livestreamed 4 pieces on Sept 23, 2020 for a Spanish-speaking audience in the Dominican Republic.

Here are some recent recordings made at home:

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For an introduction to the vast world of ideas of the 4th Way and G.I. Gurdjieff, start with one of these books: In Search of The Miraculous (P.D. Ouspenski), Meetings With Remarkable Men (G.I. Gurdjieff) or Views From The Real World (G.I. Gurdjieff). And, if you can find a copy, you won’t be disappointed by Our Life With Mr. Gurdjieff (Thomas and Olga De Hartmann) or Gurdjieff, A Master In Life: Recollections of Tcheslaw Tschekhovitch. An excellent online bookstore for all things, ie. spiritual traditions, connected with “The Way” is: https://www.bythewaybooks.com