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Simpley Beautiful

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Open Collab - Réveil (Version 1,2, 3 & 4....) looking for more :-)

Audiomachine - Requiem of the Night

Comptine d'un autre été - Yann tiersen

La dispute- Yann Tiersen

Goodbye- The Corrs

Valse du petit chien - Chopin

Music (c) Madeleine Hanover 2012
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kikasz/5097186346/

Dawn (Original Piano Composition)

Viva is the main title of the EP - "Viva"  , dedicated to the beauty of the most basic things in live....

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Dirk Maassen - Viva - (Project Ascolta 2012)

This piece has been inspired by watching to a flock of paragliders at mountain "Mittag" in Summer 2012

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Dirk Maassen - Eagle - (Project Ascolta !)

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No 1

This little song came to me while I was improvising on my current piece and since the melody did not get out of my mind I decided to take a short break and release this one inbetween ...

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Dirk Maassen - Lullaby For The Sleepless - Video Link in Description

when I composed this piece by the end of last summer I felt like gazing into the sun through the trees feeling the warmth of the sparkling sun and in mind travelling down memory lane....

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Dirk Maassen - Solstice d'été  (pls. find me on spotify)

Die lange Version unseres Pianostückes aus der TV-Werbung

Travel Dreams - HRS Long

I've survived enough...we've survived enough, why must we endure?
A simple answer: Until the world is pure.

Survivor (Perhaps One Day - Orchestra Version)

Thoughtful cinematic piano piece with percussion

Composed by Maryann and Michael Tedstone.

Available to license from Felt Music Library.
www.manikemusic.com

Penny Farthing - thoughtful cinematic piano score with percussion

Another track I originally composed for the fantastic artist Gavin O'Donnell's drawing "Azura" that I have re-mastered and edited. 

It's a long track, but it's split into 3 unique sections that tie together. The thought process was to follow the growth and emotions of the woman in the drawing. 

Find the original drawing video here on Gavin's YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M88K0m8eYLE

Azura (re-mastered & edited)

In Droplets Of Ice

In droplets of ice

Hi guys, please say hello to Three.

The penultimate Piece from this package of 8 I've been putting together, which collectively will be named : Numbers. Released a little later this year.

Across the recordings I've used different mic placements and combinations to try and aid what I had to say.. The mixes up on SC are where ever I feel settled.. to share, So it's always interesting to read your comments, thanks :)

Headphones are always a nice way to listen.. 
Hope you enjoy. 

Three - (balam - FredWhite) iTunes

After some short chat with Dirk, I decided to give it a try and improvise on the theme of one of Dirk's wonderful compositions :) Here is the result.

The original piece: http://soundcloud.com/ascoltadi/dirk-maassen-to-the-sky
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I would also love to use the opportunity and announce the release of my piano album "Filling the emptiness" that is available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, BandCamp and so on. For all the links: http://www.milana.ws/albums.html

Variation on the theme of "To the sky" (Dirk Maassen) by Milana

Rough cover, done whilst a little sick and raspy ;P

Atoms for Peace (written by Thom Yorke)

Pianist Michael Hauber  (https://soundcloud.com/michael-hauber) from Stuttgart / Germany made another lovely recording of one of my "Prelude fantaisies", its  "No. 5", a short but very delicate piece, performed on a Roland RD 170. 
He played all 8 "Preludes fantaisies", so we decided to create a new album. I am sure you will enjoy it, as it contains some of my most extraordinary works...

You can download the album on BandCamp for the price of a coffee :-)
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/8-preludes-fantaisies

It is also available on iTunes and Amazon MP3
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-8-preludes/id666414315
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-8-Preludes-Fantaisies/dp/B00DNK1PHQ/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372489651&sr=301-2
and many other platforms like Spotify, GooglePlay etc.

You can also "Flattr" this piece. Flattr is a social microdonation system.
https://flattr.com/t/1661358

Thank you for supporting Creativity!
Thank you also for reposting or sharing on your social networks!

Please have a look at my refurbished website www.beneking.com 
where you can find the score for this piece and many others for free download.

A direct link for the booklet of the "8 Preludes fantaisies" is here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJdlJuR3Y4X0tOdGc/

Also I appreciate if you like my Facebook page www.facebook.com/BenekingPurePiano
or follow me on twitter twitter.com/StephanBeneking
or watch my "sheet music videos" on youtube www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815

Picture: Edouard Manet, The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil, 1874

iTunes

Prelude fantaisie No. 5 - played by Michael Hauber - beneking.bandcamp.com

Photographie : hêtre pleureur jardin botanique de Bayeux

Partance, fleuve, Danube

Estampes

Partance Danube

This is a re-recording I did exclusively for my upcoming album. This little song came to me while I was improvising one night and since the melody did not get out of my head I decided to take a short break and release this one inbetween ...

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Dirk Maassen - Lullaby for the Sleepless - Album Version (www.maassen-music.com)

I am very glad that -after a long pause- pianist Pamela Chng from Perth / Australia (https://soundcloud.com/pamela-chng) played one of my pieces again on her great sounding Kawai upright piano. Thank you, Pam, for this lovely interpretation!

Loreley is one of the most famous German Sagas, she is a mystical figure living at the Rhein river. Her singing seduces the captains, so of the thousands of ships crossing the Rhein every year, some are caught by the Loreley.

Heinrich Heine wrote 1824 his most famous poem about the Loreley:
"Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten, dass ich so traurig bin..."
"I don´t know what does it mean, that I am so sad..."
(here is the full text: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Lore-Ley)
On a side-note: 
Heinrich Heines books were banned and burned during the "3rd Reich", because he was Jewish. 
But even the Nazis didn´t dare to ban this most famous German poem, so they just wrote "Unknown German poet" underneath...
That´s the power of Art!

This poem and the Saga inspired many artists to write songs and musicals, among them Franz Liszt, Clara Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
Here is my humble try, the melody is derived from an old German folk tune.

The score you find here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJcUcwR21xM3ZsZnc/edit?usp=sharing

Wikipedia articles about Loreley:
English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorelei
German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreley

Picture: Loreley, Emil Krupa-Krupinski, 1899

Loreley - played by Pamela Chng

Grateful Whisper

Tonight's improv solo piano journey. Leo's thoughts as he's sitting on a bench on a clear night, underneath a light, with the rain just about to come in.

Leo, By Lamplight

A brief departure from soundtracks and music libraries, a midnight-hour improv for you.

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Oliver Sadie - Improv By Night Light

....and here is the 8th piece from the "Petits Rêves Bizarres" album - the collaborative album with Milana (https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik), a blend of my neoclassical compositions with Milana´s amazing free style improvisations.

The full album is available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, BandCamp and so on:
BandCamp: http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-i-xii
CreateSpace CD: www.createspace.com/2135430
Amazon CD: http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-I-XII-Milana/dp/B00CAEM6V0
Amazon MP3: http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-Stephan-Beneking/dp/B00C1WP5C8
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/petits-reves-bizarres-i-xii/id626880279
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Milana_Petits_Reves_Bizarres_I_XII_feat_Stephan_Be?id=Bdeidvd3ih2hfp4wpks5txv4oga

If you decide to support us and purchase the album, please leave some review on the mentioned sites :) It will be much appreciated!

Also, we are always thankful if you share this recording via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ etc.!

The scores can be downloaded for free on: www.beneking.com/booklets

Thanks to Arty Sandler for the amazing image of the "flying glasses" and for all his support during the project!

Petit rêve bizarre VIII - Improvisation by Milana

Hi friends. did not know right where to go with this song but maybe you can use it for some remix projects ;-)

Enjoy

Dirk

Réveil- Some Piano for Remix (Open Collab) - Glad if you share your remix !

original music: @ascoltadi
score: www.maassen-music.com/sheets.html
piano: Carlos Márquez

image: www.flickr.com/photos/btf5/5542477603

Reflections

Dirk Maassen: Luna

Photographie : Moulin Mer

Partance, avenir récent, Hantaï

Partance

Partance Hantaï

An improvisation I did this night - I hope you enjoy it :-)

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Dirk Maassen - At Night (Improvisation)

A piano piece originally made by Dirk Maassen, and remixed in FL studio

Dirk Maassen - Réveil (Remix)

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Maassen | Mosterio - Réveil

My remix for "Réveil" by Dirk Maassen, with all due respect.

You can hear the original here:
https://soundcloud.com/ascoltadi/some-piano-for-remix-open