Slow and Relaxing Peaceful Piano Classics for Chillout by some of the Greatest Classical Composers - more Classical SoloPiano Playlists on <a href="http://www.beneking.com/spotify">http://www.beneking.com/spotify</a> or on my <a href="spotify:user:1155850

Relaxing Classical Piano

Calming Piano

This piece is devoted to Petr Ginz (February 1, 1928 - September 28, 1944), a very creative young boy and multi-talented artist, who lived in Prague and was murdered in the Holocaust. 

His painting "Moon Landscape" and his "Prague diary" became world famous after the 2003 Columbia space shuttle tragedy. 
Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut and the son of an Auschwitz survivor, had borrowed the drawing from the collection of the Yad Vashem Museum in Israel and taken it with him on the Columbia voyage. When the shuttle exploded over Texas and the story of Petr's drawing was told, a man contacted Yad Vashem saying that he had discovered Petr's old copybooks in the attic of his home in Prague.

Petr Ginz stands for immeasurable loss of talent in the Holocaust. But he is also a symbol of hope, as his diary and many of his paintings did survive.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Ginz 

This piece is part of the "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" for solo piano, which is an unique remembrance project, which has grown out of a collaboration between Stephan Beneking, composer based in Berlin, and pianist Hal Freedman (@classical-soul-pianist) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

The innocence and beauty of pure piano classical music 
poses a stark contrast to the horrors of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.

The booklet with descriptions about the historical background and scores / sheet music can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.beneking.com/hrs

Each piece in the Holocaust Remembrance Suite contains a vital message about the war crimes and atrocities of the past. Unfortunately, the message is applicable to conditons that persist in our world today. It is our sincere hope to raise social awareness of these problems through this important project.

The Suite is accompanied by dramatic videos showing images, which further tell the story behind each individual piece:  
http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815 
http://www.youtube.com/user/hmfreedman/featured

The 'Holocaust Remembrance Suite' can be downloaded as a "name-your-price"- album from BandCamp and is available (for regular price) on iTunes and many other platforms. 
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite-charity-album
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite/id675961753
http://www.amazon.de/Holocaust-Remembrance-Suite-Charity-Album/dp/B00E0QQ52C/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374427542&sr=301-1

All proceeds will be donated to:
US Holocaust Memorial Museum, USA: http://www.ushmm.org/
Yad Vashem, Israel: http://www.yadvashem.org/
Aktion Sühnezeichen, Germany (action reconciliation service for peace):
http://www.asf-ev.de/en/start.html
Die Anstifter, Germany (remembrance foundation): http://www.die-anstifter.de/

We want the messages of this "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" with pieces like "The Kiss", "The white Rose" and more to spread as far as possible.
Thank you for reposting and sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ etc.

YouTube Video

Petr Ginz - played by Hal Freedman - HRS Charity Album

Intimate & Classical

3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

From "Beneking: 24 Nocturnes for young Pianists"

Beneking: 24 Nocturnes for young Pianists

Nocturne in C Major, No. 1

Stephan Beneking: Nocturne in C Major, No. 1

Nocturne in C Sharp Major, No. 3

Stephan Beneking: Nocturne in C Sharp Major, No. 3

My take on Chopin's saddest little prelude.  Two and a half minutes of ache.


Chopin Prelude No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 28

Preludes in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 'Suffocation'

Performance　kichi
I live in Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan.

山梨県在住
クラシックギター

Erik Satie 3 Gymnopedies No.1 Lent et douloureux

Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie

Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (2024 Remaster)

Bit of a scrappy (and noisy) recording for some reason. Piano needs a tune as well.

Debussy, Prelude, Book 1, No. 1 ("Danseuses de Delphes")

Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude In C Minor Moll, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier

Debussy: Peaceful Piano

Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: I. Danseuses de Delphes

The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

Satie: Gnossienne No. 1

Dave

Du côte de chez Swann

Satie: Piano Works

Frédéric Chopin - Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4)

Hab mal aus Spaß einfach mal den wohltemperierten Synthesizer ausgepackt... Oder war es ein Klavier ?.... ;-)

Bach geht immer....

Johann Sebastian Bach - Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1 (Nando Remix)

Classically trained pianist. I enjoy playing not only the traditional repertoire but also pieces from unusual composers.

Stephan Beneking: Nocturne in C Sharp Major, No. 3

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