Resources
Books
Helpful Links
Music
Books
Books by G.I. Gurdjieff
Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: All and Everything. New York: Penguin, 1992.
Meetings with Remarkable Men. London and New York: Arkana/Penguin Books, 1985.
Life is Real Only Then, When "I Am". London and New York: Arkana/Penguin Books, 1991.
Views From the Real World: Early Talks with G. I. Gurdjieff. London and New York: Arkana/Penguin Books, 1984.
Other Written Materials
These books provide helpful approaches to the rich system of ideas in the Gurdjieff teaching.
Conge, Michel. Inner Octaves. Toronto: Dolmen Meadow Editions, 2007.
de Hartmann, Thomas and Olga. Our Life with Mr. Gurdjieff. London: Penguin Arkana, 1992.
de Salzmann, Jeanne. The Reality of Being: The Fourth Way of Gurdjieff. Boston and London: Shambhala, 2010.
Lannes, Henriette. This Fundamental Quest: The Journey of a Pupil of G. I. Gurdjieff. San Francisco: Far West Institute, 2003.
Needleman, Jacob and Baker, George, eds. G. I. Gurdjieff: Essays and Reflections on the Man and His Teaching. New York: Continuum, 1996.
Needleman, Jacob, ed. The Inner Journey: Views from the Gurdjieff Work. Parabola Anthology Series. Sandpoint: Morning Light Press, 2008.
Ouspensky, P. D. In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching. New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1949.
Ouspensky, P. D. The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution. New York: Hedgehog Press, 1950.
Pentland, John. Exchanges Within. New York: Continuum, 1997.
Ravindra, Ravi. Heart Without Measure: Gurdjieff Work with Jeanne de Salzmann. Sandpoint (Idaho): Morning Light Press, 2004.
Segal, William. Opening: Collected Writings of William Segal 1985-1997.
Tracol, Henri, The Real Question Remains. Gurdjieff: A Living Call. Sandpoint (Idaho): Morning Light Press, 2009.
Vaysse, Jean. Toward Awakening. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1979.
Walker, Kenneth. Venture with Ideas. New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1952.
Helpful Links
Online Resources
For extensive information about the Gurdjieff teaching, G. I. Gurdjieff, and centers worldwide for the study of his teaching, the best online resource is the Gurdjieff International Review. While that site periodically adds new and valuable content, the following articles are especially informative:
The Look from Above by Jeanne de Salzmann
G.I. Gurdjieff and his School by Jacob Needleman
Gurdjieff Observed by Roger Lipsey
Sacred Dance: The Search for Conscious Harmony, an interview with Pauline de Dampierre
The Holy War by René Daumal
Music
Music Discography
The music of G.I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann resonates with the human spirit, its mystery, its possibilities and questions. Composed in France between 1924 and 1927, the music is daunting in its call to listeners, evoking a desire to attend with a particular stillness.
The following is a recommended selection of recordings available from several online sources, including gurdjieffbooksandmusic.com, bythewaybooks.com, and amazon.com. Some excellent recordings, for example from Alain Kremski’s extensive survey of the music, are no longer easily available but well worth the search.
Other Performances
Laurence Rosenthal, piano (selections from these performances may be selected here)
Gurdjieff-de Hartmann, Volume 1 (2006)
Gurdjieff-de Hartmann, Volume 2 (2007)
Gurdjieff-de Hartmann, Volume 3 (2010)
Thomas de Hartmann, piano
The Music of Gurdjieff/De Hartmann – 3 CDs, Box set
Alain Kremski, piano
Gurdjieff/De Hartmann, Volume 2 (1984)
Seekers of Truth, Vol. 2 (2001)
Gurdjieff/De Hartmann: Vol. 10, Hymnes pour le Jour de Noël
Gurdjieff/De Hartmann: Sacred Hymns
Yleana Bautista de la Torre, piano
Rio Arriba: Music of Gurdjieff/De Hartmann (2011) Mexico City, Mexico: Ediciones Bajio, 2013
Gurdjieff/De Hartmann, Mexico City, Mexico: Gurdjieff Foundation of Mexico, 2012
Keith Jarrett, piano
Sacred Hymns of G.I. Gurdjieff (2000)
Charles Ketcham, piano
In Search of the Sacred, Music of Gurdjieff/De Hartmann Volume I (2014)
The Complete Music Composed by Gurdjieff and De Hartmann
The sequence of pieces in these recordings follows precisely the sequence in the printed music.
ASIAN SONGS AND RHYTHMS: MUSIC FOR THE PIANO, VOLUME I
Performed by Linda Daniel-Spitz, Charles Ketcham and Laurence Rosenthal
MUSIC OF THE SAYYIDS AND THE DERVISHES: MUSIC FOR THE PIANO, VOLUME II
Performed by Laurence Rosenthal, Linda Daniel-Spitz and Charles Ketcham
HYMNS, PRAYERS, AND RITUALS, MUSIC FOR THE PIANO, VOLUME III
Performed by Laurence Rosenthal and Charles Ketcham
HYMNS OF THE GREAT TEMPLE AND OTHER SELECTED WORKS: MUSIC FOR THE PIANO, VOLUME IV
Performed by Laurence Rosenthal and Charles Ketcham
Printed Music
G.I. Gurdjieff/ Thomas de Hartmann
Music for the Piano, Volume I: Asian Songs and Rhythms
Mainz, Germany: Schott Musik International, 1996
G.I. Gurdjieff/ Thomas de Hartmann
Music for the Piano, Volume II: Music of the Sayyids and the Dervishes
Mainz, Germany: Schott Musik International, 1996
G.I. Gurdjieff/ Thomas de Hartmann
Music for the Piano, Volume III: Hymns, Prayers and Rituals
Mainz, Germany: Schott Musik International, 2002
G.I. Gurdjieff/ Thomas de Hartmann
Music for the Piano, Volume IV: Hymns from a Great Temple and Other Selected Works
Mainz, Germany: Schott Musik International, 2005