'Round Midnight" is a 1944 jazz standard by pianist Thelonious Monk.
One of the greatest composers of the XX century.
It is thought that Monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. However,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Round_Midnight_%28song%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk

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'Round Midnight (Composer: Thelonious Monk) - Piano Solo

foto by Pascal Durif
You can have a look of his marvelous work here:
https://www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9

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20 Years Together (Nocturne, 10 August

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Nocturne, 10 August, 20 Years Together - Piano Solo

A tune composed from Mikis Theodorakis, a great Greek composer, that accompanied me, in life.

Music: Mikis Theodorakis
Lyrics: Giannis Theodorakis

If you want to listen the original song you can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxWv-2QuBik
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Μενεξεδένια ήταν τα βουνά
μενεξεδένια τα φιλιά
μενεξεδένια ήταν τα μάτια σου
κατάμαυρη είναι η μοναξιά.

Το τρένο αυτό που σε ξερίζωσε
μου σκίζει πάντα την καρδιά
το σφύριγμά του είναι για μέ λυγμός
το πέρασμά του είναι καημός.

Ήμουν για σένα ο διαβάτης που περνά
ήσουν για μένα το νερό και η φωτιά.

Σε κράτησα μέσα στα χέρια μου
σα νά ‘σουνα μικρό πουλί
με την αυγή γλυκοκελάηδησες
το δειλινό είχες χαθεί.

Κι εγώ στα δάση τώρα τριγυρνώ
μετρώ τα κίτρινα κλαδιά
μετρώ τα φύλλα που ξεράθηκαν
την άμετρη μετρώ ερημιά.

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Violet were the mountains
violet the kisses
violet your eyes
deep black the loneliness

This train that uprooted you
endlessly tears at my heart
its whistle a sob
its departure sorrow

For you I was a passing stranger
for me you were water and fire

I held you in my arms
as if you were a small bird
with the dawn you sang sweetly
by dusk you were gone

And now I wander the forests
counting the yellow boughs
counting the dried leaves
counting the endless desert

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Violett waren die Berge
violett die Küsse
violett waren deine Augen
ganz weiß ist die Einsamkeit.

Dieser Zug, der dich entwurzelt hat
zerreißt mir total das Herz
sein Pfiff ist für mich ein Schluchzer
seine Abfahrt bedeutet Kummer.

Ich war für dich der Passant, der vorüberging
du warst für mich Wasser und Feuer.

Ich hielt dich in meinen Händen
als wärst du ein kleiner Vogel
in der Morgendämmerung hast du ganz süß gesungen
in der Abenddämerung warst du weg.

Und ich treibe mich jetzt in den Wäldern herum
zähle die gelben Zweige
zähle die vertrockneten Blätter
ermesse die unendliche Wüste.
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Fioletowe były góry,
fioletowe pocałunki.
Fioletowe były twoje oczy.
Całkiem czarna jest samotność.

Ten pociąg, który wyrwał cię,
rozrywa mi zawsze Serce.
Jego gwizd jest dla mnie szlochem.
Jego odejście jest smutkiem.

Byłam dla ciebie przechodniem, który mija.
Byłeś dla mnie wodą i ogniem.

Trzymałam cię w moich rękach,
jak byłbyś małym ptakiem.
O świcie słodko zaśpiewałeś,
o zmierzchu zniknąłeś.

A ja włóczę się teraz po lasach.
Zliczam żółte gałęzie.
Zliczam uschnięte liście.
Odmierzam niezmierzoną pustkę.

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Μενεξεδένια ήταν τα βουνά (Violet were the mountains) - Piano Solo

more on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FivosValachis

Composer: MANOS HATZIDAKIS

Το βράδυ σπίτι μου γυρίζω
κυνηγημένη σαν πουλί, 
μες στα σεντόνια μου αντικρίζω
το θάνατο που με καλεί.

Κρύβω στα χέρια την καρδιά
παίρνω απ’ τις πόρτες τα κλειδιά, 
και προσπαθώ να του ξεφύγω
κρυφά σαν τα μικρά παιδιά.

Κυλώ σαν δάκρυ στη σιωπή, 
μέσα στου κόσμου τη ντροπή, 
και σαν τα ρούχα μου ξεσκίζω
γυμνή μ’ αρπάζει η αστραπή.

Στους δρόμους σύντροφο γυρεύω
μια μπάντα παίζει το ρυθμό, 
σκίζω τους τοίχους και χορεύω
να βρω τον άγνωστο αριθμό.

Κοιτάω μ’ ελπίδα μια φωτιά
που ανάβει έν’ άστρο στο νοτιά, 
άραγε να ’ναι ’κει το φως μου, 
το φως ή η ατέλειωτη ερημιά.

Φοβάμαι του όχλου τη χολή
ένας τυφώνας με καλεί, 
η αγάπη χάνεται στη μνήμη
κι εγώ χορεύω σαν τρελή.

You can listen the original composition here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr2bBmmNX5w

Χορός Με Τη Σκιά Μου (Dancing with My Shadow) - Piano Solo

Lyrics: Leuteris Papadopoulos
Music: Giannis Spanos
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The Sundays in Katerini
Leave with the rain
And the travelling troupes of actors
Play the Golfo alone.

And the soldiers like you
Twirl in the station
And wherever they meet with trains
Something chokes them in the throat.

Now you will be crying and you will be searching for me
And after you will be bending in the watchtower
Like the branches of the oleander
That were suffocated by the building sites.
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Οι Κυριακές στην Κατερίνη 
φεύγουν μαζί με τη βροχή
και τα μπουλούκια οι θεατρίνοι
παίζουν τη Γκόλφω μοναχοί

Και τα φαντάρια σαν κι εσένα
στριφογυρνάνε στο σταθμό
κι όπου ανταμώνουνε με τραίνα 
κάτι τους πνίγει στο λαιμό

Τώρα θα κλαις και θα με ψάχνεις 
κι απέ θα γέρνεις στη σκοπιά
σαν τα κλαδιά της πικροδάφνης 
που την επνίξαν τα γιαπιά
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Les dimanches chez Catherine
S’écoulent avec la pluie
Et les troupes de baladins
Montent seuls "Golfo"

Et les fantassins comme toi
Flânent dans la gare
Où ils rencontrent des trains
Quelque chose qui les serre à la gorge

Maintenant tu pleureras et tu me chercheras
Et ensuite tu te pencheras à la tour de guet
Comme les branches du laurier rose
Que les chantiers ont noyé
-
Duminicile în Katerini
Pleacă odată cu ploaia
Şi trupele de actori ambulanţi
Joacă Golfo singure.

Şi soldaţii ca tine
Se învârt în gară
Şi oriunde se întâlnesc cu trenuri
Ceva îi sufocă în gât.

Acum vei plânge şi mă vei căuta
Şi apoi te vei apleca în turnul de pază
Ca ramurile leandrului
Pe care le-au sufocat şantierele.

Οι Κυριακές Στην Κατερίνη (The Sundays in Katerini) - Piano Solo

Patagonia.
An extreme point of a path.
Where every sensation is amplified by the power of nature.

photo: Tomki Nemek. https://www.facebook.com/tomki.nemec

Trip in Patagonia

Poem: Nikos Gkatsos.

Όταν την πόρτα μου χτυπήσεις κάποια μέρα
Τα παγωμένα θα κατέβω τα σκαλιά
Να θυμηθούμε λίγο λίγο τα παλιά
Που γίναν στάχτη και καπνός μες στον αγέρα

Όλα χαθήκαν κι η ζωή μας πήγε στράφι
Μας βρήκαν μπόρες μες στου κόσμου τη νυχτιά
Ποιος ξέρει η μοίρα στα κρυφά της τα χαρτιά
Τι άλλη απόφαση για μας τους δυο να γράφει

Ήσουν μια βρύση του ουρανού κι ήμουν μια στάλα
Πικρή μου αγάπη στα μπαλκόνια τα ψηλά
Μέρα και νύχτα κάναμ’ όνειρα πολλά
Μέρα και νύχτα κάναμ’ όνειρα μεγάλα

You Were a Fountain in the Sky (Nocturne 15 Oct)

You Were a Fountain In The Sky, Nocturne 15 Oct - Piano Solo

I composed this music, thanks to this photo by Pascal Durif ( https://www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9 ).
I recommend you check out his site to see his entire collection of fantastic photos.

This track is "As it comes". registered while composing wit no corrections. so sorry for the eventually mistakes but i prefer it in that way.:)

I hope you enjoy it.
At least the photo :)

Promenades En Campagne (Nocturne, 22 Nov)

Promenades En Campagne, Nocturne, 22 Nov - Piano Solo

A Day In Venice - Piano Solo - on spotify http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

A day in Venice

An Old Photo, Nocturne 14 Jan

An Old Photo - Nocturne 14 Jan - Piano Solo (http://youtu.be/x0mPFXWGJZw)

Another track "As It Comes"
sorry for the small imperfections but I prefer to leave it as it born.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK4BznjMtLs
http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

Conversing By Myself - Piano Solo - Nocturne, 21 Jan

spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5­wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7
youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/fvalachis

Le Monde Est À Vous (The World Is Yours)- Piano Solo

Sunrise In Meteora - Piano Solo

On The Road Again (7/8) - Piano Solo

A Greek In Vienna - Piano Solo

The Path. The Heart Decides - Nocturne, 03 Jun - Piano Solo

Original composer Erik Satie. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Satie.
You can download the track in high quality here http://fivos-music.bandcamp.com. Click "Buy Now", enter 0 in price and that's all.
I hope you enjoy it.
Fivos

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Gnossienne 1 by Erik Satie, "The Greek Variations" - Fivos Valachis

Someone tries to remove the color from your life?
Just decide.
The path is long but possible.
result guaranteed :-)

photo by Irene Valachis https://soundcloud.com/irene-valachis

Color Your Life, Azure - Piano Solo

Vision (Stigma 3)

Dedicated to my daughter and hers new "journey".
Great to see her grow :-)

Bon Voyage, Noct 15 Sept - Piano Solo spotify http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

A new "color" for my upcoming album "Color Your Life".

Someone tries to remove the color from your life?
Just decide.
The path is long but possible.
result guaranteed :-)

painting: fivos

Color Your Life, Green - Piano Solo spotify http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

Today is the birthday of my son, Aris https://soundcloud.com/aris-valachis.
Orange is his favorite color.
Orange is also the color of the sky when the sun rises, looking at the Aegean sea.
So this is my gift for him, that go to add a new "color" for my upcoming album "Color Your Life".

Someone tries to remove the color from your life?
Just decide.
The path is long but possible.
result guaranteed :-)

Color Your Life, Orange ( spotify http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7 )

There are nights like this,
cold,
rain,
that I sit down at the piano,
I close my eyes, 
and playing, 
I feel the heat of the sun, and the salty smell and noise of the sea.

I hope that listening to this piece, do the same effect to you.

Nostalgia, Noct 5 Nov - Piano Solo on spotify http://open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

The national numismatic greek museum, commissioned me for the original music for an exhibition dedicated to Antinous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinous).
The opening day is May 18, the International Day of Museums, so the event will have international coverage.
Numbered albums will be printed and presented to special guests (ministers, intellectuals, journalists, TV etc.) and there after the album will be distributed.
The tracks are 3.
On the opening day the music will be presented in a live piano concert.
What am I looking for? Different arrangements for these tracks.
The arrangements chosen, will be included in the album (maximum 3 for every track), obviously with the credentials of the musician and the participation of 30% of the sales of each track.
If you want to get on this train, send me an email at soundcloud@valachis.com
I will provide the link to the score and the piano track.
It is not mandatory to use my piano track but it is absolutely imperative, to maintain harmony and melody while the music style remains your choice.
The other two pieces will be shared next week.

Triptych of Love - Momentum (Piano Solo)

22 Dec i've had a concert for the closing ceremony of the Antinoo's exhibition at NMA, in Athens.
Performed the 3 compositions of Antinoos's album and 2 new unpublished pieces with lyrics by Pessoa.
Excellent artists accompanied me :
the string quartet of the first violinist of the State Orchestra, Jannis Georgiadis (https://www.facebook.com/jannis.georgiadis.5). 
the baritone of the National Opera, Christos Lazos (https://www.facebook.com/chris.lazos.9?fref=ts) and 
the soprano of the National Opera, Gina Fotinopoulou (https://www.facebook.com/gina.fotinopoulou/?fref=ts).

You can see the performance on youtube: https://youtu.be/XklmMzHIqs0

The "Antinoos" music has been commissioned by the Numismatic Museum http://nma.gr/ and the International Council of Museums http://icom.museum/, for the "International Museum Day"

From the poem:
That deathless statue of thee I shall build
Will be no stone thing, but my great regret
By which our love's eternity is willed.
My sorrow shall make thee its god, and set
Thy naked presence on the parapet
That looks over the seas of future times.
Some shall say all our love was vice and crimes.
Others against our names, as stones, shall whet
The knife of their glad hate of beauty, and make
Our name a pillory, a scaffold and a stake
Whereon to burn our brothers yet unborn.
Yet shall our presence, like eternal morn,
Ever return at Beauty's hour, and shine
Out of the East of Love, and be the shrine
Of future gods that nothing human scorn.

Live - Antinoos, Pessoa - feat G.Fotinopoulou (Soprano), C.Lazos (Baritono)

Original Composition: Manos Hatzidakis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manos_Hatzidakis
Dedicated to my brother. Loves this tune.

The Waltz of the Lost Dreams - Piano Solo

22 Dec i've had a concert for the closing ceremony of the Antinoo's exhibition at NMA, in Athens.
Performed the 3 compositions of Antinoos's album and 2 new unpublished pieces with lyrics by Pessoa.
Excellent artists accompanied me :
the string quartet of the first violinist of the State Orchestra, Jannis Georgiadis (www.facebook.com/jannis.georgiadis.5). 
the baritone of the National Opera, Christos Lazos (www.facebook.com/chris.lazos.9?fref=ts) and 
the soprano of the National Opera, Gina Fotinopoulou (www.facebook.com/gina.fotinopoulou/?fref=ts).

You can see the performance on youtube: youtu.be/XklmMzHIqs0

The "Antinoos" music has been commissioned by the Numismatic Museum nma.gr/ and the International Council of Museums icom.museum/, for the "International Museum Day"

Antinoos, Lamentation - Live Piano Solo

I dreamed exactly what you see in the picture, woke up laughing (wonderful feeling), in the middle of the night and sitting on the piano, the unconscious continued to produce.
Result? This piece.

Info about the collaboration:
If you want to work on this, email me.
I can send you the midi file and/or the audio track in high resolution and of course the rules about naming the track, cover etc.

No vision, no direction for this piece.
All I want is to share my dream.
you can arrange it as you feel, play it slower or faster, add melody etc etc.
email: soundcloud@valachis.com



Upside Down - Piano Solo - Open Collaboration Track

thoughts & feelings, thrown in bulk, in my musical diary,
that's all
created, listening the "feelings preview track", a collab track with Mrinal and Mark, to be revealed :-)
original painting: Maxim Grunin

Midnight's Sketch, 4 Feb 2016 - Piano Solo

last night, I was with some friends in a restaurant and there was a piano. 
after savored their food, I could not resist to savore their piano.
I hope the taste will be good for you too :-)


Live - Birthday, 54 Years Old - Piano Solo

PianoCloud, 2 weeks ago has invited me and all the members of the group to partecipate for a "Piano Haiku Challenge"

Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry (maybe the most famous from Japan); it's characterized by:
• the juxtaposition of two images or ideas
• 17 morae (essentially: syllables, usually divided into 5 + 7 + 5)
• a seasonal reference

The rules for the challenge were:
1. Choose one haiku from our list of 10
2. Choose or create an artwork for the haiku
3. Create a short piano piece inspired by the choosen haiku

 I have to say that has been delight to compose the music.
I choose that one:
"I kill an ant
and realize my three children
have been watching."
Shush Kato

PianoCloud site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThePianoCloud/

TPC Haiku Challenge - I Kill An Ant And Realize My Three Children Have Been Watching

1 month ago, Mrinal Dvijen Desai https://soundcloud.com/mrinal-desai,  asked me to write the piano part for a collab "horror" piece with Mark Hinson https://soundcloud.com/markhh-1 . 
I  take it like a great bet. I had never composed yet for such type of music.
So i've written the piano part that I've posted with the title "Midnight's Sketch", created in real time, listening the "feelings preview track".
https://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/midsketch01
Hope to read your comments.


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Feelings - Mark Hinson, Fivos Valachis, conceived by Mrinal Dvijen Desai

Original composer Erik Satie. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Satie.
You can download the track in high quality here https://fivos-music.bandcamp.com/.
 Click "Buy Now", enter 0 in price and that's all.
I hope you enjoy it.
Fivos

Gymnopédie 1 by Erik Satie - Fivos Valachis

10.06.2016
today is my birthday
4rth birthday in your company and your support.
encouraged me with listening, commenting, with your likes, the repostings and support in other social media.
so a big thanks, for these daily gifts.

This year my personal gift for all of you is a free download of:
1) my piano solo album, with 12 tracks by Greek Composers.
go to that link bit.ly/1aKbvVe 
2) A "LIVE" EP https://fivos-music.bandcamp.com/album/live
3) An "Erik Satie Interpretations" https://fivos-music.bandcamp.com/album/erik-satie

click “Buy Now”, insert 0,00 price. that’s all:-)

so, what else?
I hope next year to be alive to be able to celebrate again with you my birthday :-)
best wishes
fivos

Birthday, 57 Years Old

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Birthday, 57 Years Old - Nocturne 10 June

Composed and arranged by Michel Martineau.
Original description by Michel:
"Here is a meditative tune with a very special chord progression! This piece is one of the few compositions where I felt it did not need a theme because I thought that harmony (chord progression) and arrangements were a whole and let the entire space necessary for musicians to express themselves. My guest collaborator and friend Fivos really took advantage of the opportunity that this song gave him. He created and developed beautiful melodies all in simplicities during his solos! He also gradually built a great tension throughout the song while being zen at the same time! A performance full of emotion!
Hope you like it as much as I do!"

Have a visit to the page of Michel https://soundcloud.com/michel-martineau/

Immobillisme

Dedicated to Federico Garcia Lorca.
Great poet and great person.
Died for his ideals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca

Federico Garcia Lorca

Federico Garcia Lorca - Piano Solo

10 June 2013.
Today is my birthday. 
I'm glad to celebrated it with my new SoundCloud friends.
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11 June 2013.
Someone, in a very tender email, written to me that this is a sad piece. 
No. It's simply introspective. 
Maybe my mediterranean soul. 
Look the image and think a man that sitting on top of the hill, looks the sea and remembers how has lived his past year, plans the new one. 
All that, with serenity. 

Birthday, 54 Years Old - Piano Solo

A tune composed from Mikis Theodorakis, a great Greek composer, that accompanied me, in life.
From the film "State of Siege" by Costa Gavras with Yves Montand.

Paola. 11099 - Piano Solo

18-06-2013. 
one month active life in souncloud. 
I met some great people. 
dedicated to Pamela Chng.
http://soundcloud.com/pamela-chng

Dedicated to Pamela Chng, Nocturne 18 June - Piano Solo

Composer: George Gershwin

"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summertime_(song)

Summertime (Composer: George Gershwin) - Piano Solo

Torino, 01 September 2018
Welcome in my musical diary. Piano Solo.
I hope you enjoy it.
contact: soundcloud@valachis.com
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http://about.me/fivos.valachis
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More than 6.000.000 plays on SoundCloud and many friends from around the world in three years.
At 20 May 2013, when I made my first track sharing (Fivosvalachis – Starting-terminus), was not imaginable.

it is obvious that I'm happy and I want to share my happiness with all of you who have participated and helped me in this journey.

all of you who have encouraged me with listening, commenting, with your likes, the repostings and support in other social media:
facebook: www.facebook.com/FivosValachis/
youtube: www.youtube.com/user/fvalachis/
spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

all of you who bought my albums allowing me to take time to my work and dedicate it to music:
itunes.apple.com/artist/fivos-valachis/id791504632
fivos-music.bandcamp.com/

all the great musicians who have participated in my projects, adding their sensitivity to my compositions and those that have allowed me to work on their wonderful projects.
They are all listed here:
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/collaborations
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/collabs-in-other-projects-and

all the friends known in this virtual square, musicians and not, that for personal reasons, a composition was born, listed here:
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/dedications

all the PianoCloud friends and specially Pamela Chng that has proposed me:
www.facebook.com/groups/ThePianoCloud/
thepianocloud.com/

Pascal Durif for its beautiful photographs that were often a source of inspiration:
www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9

Nick Thomas to be chosen many times to transmit my music at Redruth Radio:
www.facebook.com/nick.thomas.58
www.mixcloud.com/tag/nick-thomas/
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/radio-trasmissions

Giovanni Dissegna for the organization of my concerts:
@giovanni-dissegna

and of course my family:
soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/sets/my-family-album

Fivos Valachis

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