Another wonderful performance, Ad! Are you planning to perform all of the Songs Without Words?

Not only do I appreciate this piece, I really LIKE it.  Oftentimes there is a difference.  Lovely performance, Ad.

I'm new to Mendelssohn but really enjoy his creative writing style that allowed him to shine at the tail end of romanticism. Nice job! Recording classical performance is a real challenge.

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Orchestral Unwind

The Mystic Way – A Journey Through the Dao

This piano solo is inspired by the profound wisdom of Daoism, capturing the essence of the ineffable and eternal. Originally written with lyrics drawn from ancient philosophy, the melody now speaks through the purity of the piano, conveying the depth of the Dao without the need for words.

Like a coin with only one side, true understanding transcends definitions. The Dao cannot be spoken, nor can it be named—yet it flows through all things, giving rise to existence and shaping the universe. This piece invites the listener into a space of contemplation, where the seen and unseen intertwine, where mystery deepens with every note, and where the path to understanding lies beyond mere perception.

Let this music be your gateway to serenity, an echo of the eternal harmony that connects all things.

The Mystic Way (Piano Solo)

Way Back Home

Because I am pretending that spring is a gentle thing.  Actually it can be quite violent--but I'm in charge of this music so it's gentle. :)

Thank you to David Dunham for his relentless help in mastering my tracks
Listen to more of his beautiful guitar music here: @david-dunhamuser589535203

Bloom

Aufnahmeort: Kirche Blumenstein
Aufnahmeleitung: Moritz Wetter, François Eckert
Editiert: Moritz Wetter
Mastering: Ron Kurz

Andante con moto – Klaviersonate Nr. 23 in F-Moll op. 57 "Appasionata" (Beethoven)

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The Ship of Theseus

Frida Boccara won the Eurovision Songfestival in 1969 with this song. It's a ballad with classical style. The Dutch pianist Louis van Dijk made an improvisation on this theme. There was no notation of it so I (16 years old) notated this piece note by note with the help of a taperecorder.
The work of a monk... By this presentation I used The new Ivory Grand selection which sounds marvellous! I recommend the Ivory sections to any serious piano player. Using the KAWAI VPC 1 with wooden, weight keys makes the total picture compleet as playing on a real Steinway!

Cent mille chansons (Performer Ad van Nederpelt)

This is a track we help promote because we find it pleasant! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0J7EFptNh6K6Qebrsrcx8d?si=ae32df247fdd4a1d


Idlewild

A road, straight ahead, beauty all around. 
You can smell and pick the flowers or… why not leave them there grow and bloom cause that’s the nature’s way isn’t it?
Does everything have to have an end? Or there is an everything to an end too?!

Whatever and however it is, the time is now, not later, as later doesn’t exist, or it at least not yet!
Did we learn something from our past, did we applied what we learned, or better, how many did we in the practicality put the beautiful and oh so wise theory we blessed the others ears so many times!

We all did  s**t in our lives I think and I believe someone can really change after they truly and ultimately accept that and move on like a bird leaves it’s crib to learn and to grow and than? 

What is next? What is next…


Bon chance!

Bon Chance

From "Lieder ohne Worte". Piano solo
I recommend listening with headphones……

Menselssohn Op.30.N01 )performer Ad van Nederpelt)

The time of the pandemic was marked by countless endless, solitary wanderings through nature. This is captured in this piece for piano and bassoon: as footsteps move steadily through deep snow, memories drift past the mind’s eye— silent, fleeting, and profound.

Pandemic Suite – 09. Lonely Walk

Mendelssohn Op.85.No4 (performer Ad van Nederpelt)

This composition, "Memoriae Gregorianae," features three "Kyrie Gregoriani" themes:
The first was sung (and notated by me) at the Mass for the enthronement of Pope Leo.
The second theme is the Kyrie theme from the Mass "Cum Jubilo" (IX. - In Festis B. Mariae Virgis).
The third theme is taken from the Mass "In Dominicis Adventus et Quadragesimae" (XVII).
The themes are prepared, introduced, and varied by me very freely.

Questa composizione, “Memoriae Gregorianae” presenta tre temi di “Kyrie Gregoriani”:
il 1° è stato cantato (e da me annotato) nella S. Messa di intronizzazione di papa Leone.
il 2° tema è il tema del Kyrie della Messa “CUM JUBILO” (IX. - In Festis B. Mariae Virgis).
il 3° tema è tratto dalla Messa “In Dominicis Adventus et Quadragesimae” (XVII).
I temi sono da me preparati, introdotti e variati molto liberamente.

Memoriae Gregorianae

“In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.” - Haruki Murakami
I invite you to listen to my piano improvisation "Nowhere to Return".

The sheet music of my compositions can be downloaded from here:
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/victor-birkan-sheet-music/3028943?isPLP=1

Listen to videoversion on my YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/XxuJzgL0yqI


Nowhere to Return - Improvised Piano Piece

Phantasies

perfect (beautiful piano)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Io7mQseaw

oh, improvisation_041f is wel heel mooi maar die wordt niet meegenomen met de algoritmes. doei.

Improvisation_041i

Actually I am a piano-musician by profession, but I discovered the huge possibilities of music designing with a computer.  I like to compose in very different styles like classical, pop, filmmusic, hardrock, synth rock, jazz, tango, etc. I hope you'll enjoy it and I do appreciate practical, and especially serious criticism as well.
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science."
-Albert Einstein

Mendelssohn Op.85.No4 (performer Ad van Nederpelt)

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