Moonlight Shadows opens softly with a haunting melody in F# minor. The theme dissolves into thin air, only to be taken over by a stormy and intense middle section exploring the theme with fast semi quaver runs and harmonically daring modulations. The theme returns after an epic journey with a new breathe of life. A visionary solo piano composition from Andrew James Johnson.

Moonlight Shadows

'Na Nalu' translates to 'The Waves' in Hawaiian - a place of immense inspiration to me as a composer.

Na Nalu

The solo piano version of 'Winter's Heart' composed by UK composer Andrew James Johnson has taken the world by storm. With over 1 million individual streams on Spotify, featured on 'Peaceful Piano' and other playlists across the digital domain, 'Winter's Heart' is Andrew's tour de force composition. 

It captures the entire spectrum of Andrew's pianistic style and his emotional range as an artist. From it haunting opening and ever increasing textures to the poignant, beautiful middle interlude that is shattered by the tumultuous finale; this piece is a true masterpiece in contemporary classical piano writing. 

Please stay up to date with Andrew via his website for news on concerts and releases.

Sheet music available for this on Andrew's website: https://www.andrewjamesjohnson.co.uk/product-category/sheet-music/

Winter's Heart - piano solo

'La Lunga Notte' is the new piano solo track from UK Composer and Pianist Andrew James Johnson. After the success of his first album and reaching over 1 Million streams on Spotify, Andrew has returned to the studio to record a number of newly composed pieces for 2018 using a vintage Steinway upright piano and placing felt in between the string and hammers. 

Bask in the solitude and tranquility of being lost in the eternal fathoms of the night sky...Live performance of this piece for #pianoday at the Shoreditch Treehouse, London. 🎹💙 

Sheet music available for this track on: https://www.andrewjamesjohnson.co.uk/product-category/sheet-music/

La Lunga Notte

'The Deceitful Waltz' is a haunting solo piano waltz in the neo-classical style by UK composer Andrew James Johnson. 

The naive melody undulates back and forth between D minor and B flat minor, disturbed an unsettled....searching for a resolution. The theme is re-imagined in various forms before the heart of the piece is revealed, in a poignant and heartfelt theme that emerges from nowhere. This melody is the voice of acceptance, regret and forgiveness. Simple in its construction yet reaching into the soul with ease. 

A beautiful example of Andrew's grasp of the miniature form and his sublime writing for the piano as an expressive instrument. 

The sheet music is available to purchase here: https://bit.ly/2uTBUwI

View the OFFICIAL Video for 'The Deceitful Waltz' here: http://tinyurl.com/y3apm5yf

The Deceitful Waltz

'Music Box' tells the story of a ballerina trapped in a music box who magically comes to life at night, escaping the confines of her box to dance in wondrous beauty and grace reflected through the piano composition. A perfect track for #pianoday2020

Music Box

A stunning felt piano track from the new album by Andrew James Johnson. The music is emotionally compelling in its intricate patterns and ever changing textures...

Luminescence

A simple yet haunting piano track from Andrew James Johnson, continuing the felt piano theme that pervades the new album. The most intimate track composed yet, the slow left chords represent a heartbeat and the melody is the dialogue...

Her Beating Heart

Pure melody, an extended improvisation recorded in one take, revealing the intimacy and emotional depth of Andrew's musical personality and sound world, without filters...

Für Axel

Recorded in one take - 'Lost Dream' is a sublime and super chilled solo piano track from Andrew James Johnson. Recorded at Tileyeard Studios on a vintage Steinway upright piano with the full felt treatment, the sonorous sound world is perfect for delicate voicing of the composer. Andrew writes with emotion at the heart of his music, with subtle shifts in texture and tempo to keep the listener engaged and drawn into his mellifluous sound world...

Lost Dream

Andrew James Johnson is a classical-crossover pianist and composer performing his unique music in the neo-classical genre. His debut album 'Winter's Heart' has been featured on curated playlists on both Spotify (Peaceful Piano) and Apple Music (Piano Chill, Melancholy Piano) and has received well over 1 millions streams to date. The ‘Winter’s Heart’ album features the Chamber Ensemble of London, one of the UK’s finest string orchestras, with whom Andrew collaborated on for his centre piece work from which the album is named. 

Andrew has performed live Classic FM headquarters in Leicester Square, London, had his music videos featured on their Facebook page with over 100K views. In 2018 Andrew headlined 3 sold out concerts in London (Blüthner Piano Centre, St Pancras Old Church, Shoreditch Treehouse) as well as a performance with the St. Albans Symphony orchestra supporting artists such as Pixie Lott and 10CC at the Meraki Festival in Hertfordshire.

Andrew is devoted to education and is CEO of the London Piano Academy and was formerly head of keyboard studies at Central Foundation Boys School in London. He has lectured at junior and undergraduate level at the Royal Academy of Music and Regents International College.

Currently, Andrew is working with online tutorial company Music Gurus, heading up a team of professional pianists who perform and discuss musical works across multiple genres to a global audience of piano students in the Rock School syllabus.

Andrew’s next musical release is a 4-track solo piano EP called ‘The Music Box’  that explores the more introspective sound world of the piano, recorded using felt on the hammers of the keys for a translucent tone. ‘The Music Box’ has melody at its heart, conjuring an ethereal dream, with reflective moods and emotions that take the listener on a journey from start to finish. Beautiful memories and stories are encapsulated in this miniature musical masterpiece.

To keep up to date wit Andrew's music please sign up to his email list via his website www.andrewjamesjohnson.co.uk and you can also buy and download the sheet music for all of Andrew's music via this link: https://www.andrewjamesjohnson.co.uk/product-category/sheet-music/


In the press:

‘It's music to lift the heart and inspire all who listen’- Classic FM

‘Winter’s Heart is a masterpiece in emotionally compelling contemporary classical music, and wise listeners should keep a close eye on Johnson as he continues to create in the future.’ – Piano and Coffee Records

‘Johnson’s performance is consistently delicate but thought-provoking that keeps the listener engaged with every note… it is hard not to be swept away by every song.’ Love London Love Culture 

…’a new composer and solo pianist whose compositional style oozes a rich harmonic language that’s contained within an uncluttered template… Prizing intuition and purity.’ PRS For Music

Andrew James Johnson

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