Central Dance in the Park



[...] Obviously most attention went to Rijnvos's own works. [...] And subsequently to his Central Dance in the Park, built from a few notes out of Charles Ives's Central Park in the Dark. Pianist John Snijders was the impressive soloist in this strong, purposefully hurtling piece, of which the ending shows a spiritual kinship with Ravel's La Valse. Also magnificent was the 'cadenza', an insane, Mondrianesque boogie woogie. [...]
Erik Voermans, Het Parool, 20 June 2005



[...] The piece has a drive and a compelling narrative power, reminiscent of developments in Beethoven sonatas, as well as the icily smart, tough abstraction of Boulez's early piano sonatas. [...]
Roeland Hazendonk, De Telegraaf, 21 June 2005



[...] It's a head-on collision. For Rijnvos's Central Dance in the Park is a whimsical piece that, driven by short compulsive chords, erupts in energetic flurries of notes. [...]
Winand van de Kamp, Haagsche Courant, 22 June 2005