When I initially played this piece I thought some orchestration could be nice to it, so I made it an open collab. At this stage I did not even expect such a stunning instrumentation so I really want to thank Stein Thor for this:

"Thanks Stein for letting this "Wish" come true - Your orchestration touched me deeply and added a complete new dimension to this piece - I am truly honored to have worked with you !" 

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Dirk Maassen - Wish (Stein Thor Orchestral Arrangement)

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Restless and pensive, looking out from a balcony at an unlit street enveloped in complete silence, Sergio found himself drowning in the hollow night, and in an attempt to combat the loneliness, started composing. “I guess this melody is what I would tell the moon if I could talk to her.”

As is custom for Sergio’s pieces, The Moon Song has an instant sense of nostalgic tenderness — it is a song about sleepless nights, glasses of wine, and unread books next to an unmade bed. Written during that part of the night in which everyone else is sleeping, the piece is an intimate affair; a gentle and at times heavy left hand is contrasted by a trickling, tethering right, playing with altering intensity but immaculate emotion. There’s a tense determination lingering beneath every note, an unanswered question floating in the air, only to be left hanging, as the piece drifts into the comfort of the decision to simply give up for now, and try again tomorrow.

The Moon Song releases on the 14th of May, featuring artwork by French artist Inès Panizzi.

Composed and performed by Sergio Díaz De Rojas
Recorded by Tom Blankenberg at Juliane’s home in Düsseldorf
Mixed by Jakob Lindhagen
Mastered by Alex Saltz
Released by Sonder House
Artwork by Inès Panizzi :: www.instagram.com/inesagathemaud/

The Moon Song

Mort Garson - Ode To An African Violet

Taken from the album "Autumn is a new spring"

Pre orders start 31.5.2024 / Release date: 7.6.2024

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Recorded, edited, mixed and mastered @Argo Laboratorium by Gm Aprile @Argolab, 2023/2024 
Photographs by Gm Aprile 

Gianmaria Aprile: guitars, effects, guqin, xylophone, field recordings 
Luca Mauri: guitar on tr.1 
Luca Tilli: cello on tr.1 

- always, in autumn, a new spring is hidden - 
gianmariaaprile.bandcamp.com 
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BIO 
I like to smell the woods, listen to music and play it, but I never seem to do it enough. 
I started in the early years of the new millennium to release records by approaching the world of post-rock (Ultraviolet Makes Me Sick), then I continued my musical journey approaching more experimental sounds (Luminance Ratio) and entering the world of improvisation and jazz (Pipeline 3, 5, 8). 
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SHM 305 
Shimmering Moods Records 2024

Gianmaria Aprile - U•N•I

H.O.P.E

10/16/2025

Absurd Reality

speech Woman

Track 11 on my forthcoming album A Place that Exists. Thanks to the wonderful Bess Cavendish from the band We are AYA (who happens to be my daughter!) for the vocals.

Album

The Call #pianoday

We are happy to present you a very first listen of our CD recording with the Concert-UnaCorda (Klavins M189). Here you can experience the Aria, and the first 3 Variations, played by acclaimed Hungarian pianist Teleki Gergő.

The Double-CD Album is scheduled to be released until end of June, 2019.

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations

J.S.Bach - Goldberg Variations - Aria & Var1, Var2, Var3

@jan-platek provides us with our latest guest mix featuring the likes of Bill Lawrence, Neil Cowley, Ben Lukas Boyson, Hania Rani, Luke Abbot and much more. 

You can listen and purchase Jan's music via his band camp page here: 
https://jan-dirkplatek.bandcamp.com

Message from Jan: "Hello, I really feel honored that Matt from Contemplative Classical asked me to create this little, one hour long mix of my favorite songs from the past months. I hope you`ll dig it. If you like what you hear - please support the artists and buy their music. Thanks for listening."

Track List:
(00:00) BILL LAURENCE - The Keeper
(06:00) NEIL COWLEY & BEN LUKAS BOYSEN - Solitary Refinement
(11:54) ELUVIUM - Recital
(15:34) HANIA RANI - Hawaii Oslo
(19:44) LUKE ABBOTT - Tree
(23:00) TOM BLANKENBERG - Oktober
(27:28) LTO - Deja Reve Part 1
(31:54) LAMBERT - Sweet Apocalypse
(35:02) JOHANNES HIRSCHMANN - Winter In An Empty Church
(38:52) ARNOLD KASAR - A Million Miles From Silence
(42:48) 36 - D.R.E.A.M Link
(46:56) JOEP BEVING - Unus Mundus
(51:00) KUBA KAPSA - Exciting The Last Flight

Contemplative Classical Mix

Jan-Dirk Platek Contemplative Classical Guest Mix

Ikaros

Here are some original solo piano pieces...  some mixes from my podcast... some exclusive track premieres...  and some tracks from the albums I review on Headphone Commute... Enjoy!