Relax & dream away

One of the most well known piano works of Brahms.
http://cdbaby.com/halfreedman

Voices of the Woods

Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2

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Brahms Intermezzo Op.118, No.2 in A Major

My collaboration with Dirk Maassen. A beautiful Dirk piano piece, to which I added the rest of the instrumentation. A pleasure for me to work with an artist like him. Taken from him latest album "Junischnee". You can download the album at this link:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/junischnee-snow-in-june/id681418165

You can also follow the wonderful music of Dirk in:
www.facebook.com/Dirk.Maassen.Music
www.youtube.com/ascoltadi
www.maassen-music.com

Piano: Dirk Maassen
Vicente Bueso: Keyboards.

Spiraling (with Dirk Maassen)

My tribute to John Coltrane, Christian Vander & Michel Delorme.

New Title : "John & Christian" (31.10.2016)
Music composed, performed & recorded by Damien Riba
All rights reserved (c) Mangalyan Records, 2013

A tribute to John Coltrane & Christian Vander

Photographies : John Coltrane, Bracelet africain, Christian Vander, Emblème du groupe Magma

First Title : "My After Hours"
To John Coltrane & Offering

"I really like these AFTER HOURS. Great piano playing. Yes--I am always down for collaborations. Especially with Herbie Hancock lovers as you." Nina Hadzi-Antich

More about Magma : http://www.seventhrecords.com

Original idea by Damien RIBA

Artcover : Mishugina 1899 © Sunset Agence Internationale & Mangalyan Records, 2013

https://soundcloud.com/damien-riba/sets/tribute-to-jazz-masters-nina "Thank you Nina Hadzi-Antich for your open mind, your so beautiful jazz-voice, your lyrics and your passion for jazz-standards!" Damien Riba https://soundcloud.com/nina-hadzi-antich

John & Christian - D. Riba (To Michel Delorme)

This track is based upon the melody I have lately in my mind that was inspired by some classical concerts I have seen recently in Concert Hall "Lisinski".
Written especially for the G-technology Driven Creativity Competition 2013 and it took me about 3 weeks to finish it.
Update: Poseidon was shortlisted among best 15 composition and one of the most listened on competition.

Composing: Mario Mauer
Orchestrating: Mario Mauer

©2013 All rights reserved

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Poseidon

Eyes closed, lights out, lay back and HEAVEN. 

Welcome to the world of HAWKDREAM.

Stars In Slow Motion

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

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Trip in Patagonia

These days I could feel the first autumn mood in my heart... so I made this track and tried to capture my feeling... :)

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Picture: Maria Träg-Engerer

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MACRIMA - Herbststimmung

This "open-collab" project is a tribute to the thousands who died on the 11th September 2001. It was started by Stephan Beneking (http://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking) who composed a short piece and asked other musicians to record their own interpretation to build up a collection of musical statements. This is my contribution.

See here for details: https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/sets/here-is-ny-9-11-open-collab

Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:911_Tribute_%28perspective_fixed%29.jpg

Here is NY (9/11 tribute) - Stephan Beneking (composition), Milana (piano, cello, improvisation)

Midieval (Cover) - THYRFING's "From Wilderness Came Death"

Hard to believe

Iceland
1944 - 2013  RIP

A nation that attacks and disrespects it´s artists is a dead nation

Cuore Triste

some see a hopeless end while others see an endless hope.
slow, skud, skip, make yourself calm, fellas!

'sorry for the bad quality'
the original song :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E5Pn3wHejw
http://www.rainymood.com/


A Complex Shape In The Sky + Rainy Mood +  Slow Crickets Chirping

This was my contribution to "The Piano Cloud Christmas 2013" ...
Remastered 2022.

Magic Night

I SEE YOU -NEW (lyrics)

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Some of you may think that it's too daring on my side to re-interpret this classical piece, but to me it is a pure sentimental thing, a tribute to two Masters... The first one is the author of the original, of course, I bet you have heard of him.. and his story... and another Master - my mom. She wasn't playing or singing herself, but she surely inspired my dad and me to keep playing no matter what. And I used to dare and hoped that she is listening and loves my playing and my daring. Every time I hear the original composition, I think of her.

Enjoy the free download!

Not Für Elise - Tribute to two Masters (read description) - by Milana

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Here is a new original song from me. Hope you enjoy it :)
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I would stay in your arms as the day fades away,
I would sail, I would fly to see you every day
From afar, as a wind, as a star I would stay
As close to you, as you would let me to...

In you I see beauty and it's ever changing.
It's true! Don't you ever walk away
from your way...

You would say: "Here I am, am I not in your way?"
You would shine as you smile and I'm carried away.
I don't mind, if you don't mind that I'm not afraid
To be as close to you, as you would let me to.

In you I see beauty and it's ever changing.
It's true! Don't you ever walk away
from your way...


Close To You

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Close To You - Milana

Pompadur

Youtube Video link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEDS9EM1gnQ

 This track is from the album Classical Soul and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/halfreedman

Lyric Piece, Op. 12, No. 1 Arietta

Lyric Piece, Op. 12, No. 1  Arietta (Video)

music : Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)
guitars: F.Hiemenz & O.Kälberer

"just for fun"- recording during a rehearsal

Allemande and Gigue by G.F.Haendel (played by F.Hiemenz & O.Kaelberer)

This is the special edition for for the book "The Call of Mektoub" which is written by Helen Suzanne (aka Sleepingenius). No one less than Alexander Hallberg added a superb intrumentation to it that lets the piece appear in an "all new shape" ! 

Thanks Helen (aka Sleepingenius for the wonderful theme which I used for the variation and for the wonderful ending....) 

And (I did not know it but I am very happy about it, now Helen told me) thanks to Andreas Richter (aka PessoaZ for the ambient sounds)

Hear all the wonderful music of the book here:

@soundcloud.com/mektoub-music

Also have a listen to Helen's and Alex's cloud:
@soundcloud.com/sleepingenius
https://soundcloud.com/booback


If you like my music please give me a smile and like my Facebook page :-): www.facebook.com/Dirk.Maassen.Music

watch my piano video clips at youtube: www.youtube.com/user/ascoltadi?feature

Maassen | Hallberg | Sleepingenius - Secrets Of The Book (upcoming e-book: The Call of Mektoub)

I am a part time singer / songwriter, meaning that I spend that part of my time with music, that is not occupied by my children and job. I just recently converted from classical music to somthing more "pop" and started to write my own music. So I'm pretty much of an autodidact when it comes to instrumentation and arranging, and just try to produce something I like with the limited means of a little home studio. Only thing I really learned from scratch is singing. I started classical vocal training at the age of 13 and have sung countless times with my really good choir and solo. And always looked down a little upon pop singing, until I finally started to do modern vocal coaching and found out how difficult it is to sing this kind of music well, too. So right now I still feel like I'm wandering between both worlds. Happy to get any kind of feedback, comments, criticism, advice, whatever, don't hesitate ;-)
Open to interesting and challenging collabs of all kind. I have lots of uncomposed lyrics and song ideas in my mind that I just don't have the time to put into music. I work with Logic and play my arrangements on a Kawai MP 9000 (for the nice fortepiano feeling), but not that this would make much of a difference, since Logic has this nice Steinway...and allows me to slightly correct my imperfect piano playing ;-) I record with a Brauner Phantom classic and a UA twinfinity 710 preamp. Oh, and Autotune or Melodyne and me, we're not friends, no no!

Relax & dream away

Katja Ebert