A masterful story told through a superb composition and performance.

Beautiful piece 
Love it
Bravo 
👏👏👏👏

This is so good and powerful. Excellent hommage to the brave Highlanders. Incredible piano playing and beautiful composition.

Outstanding track and absolutely fantastic performance!

Superb piece that tells the story so adroitly.  Magnificent work, Konrad!

Long time ago in the Scottish Highlands. A tribe that lives in a rough and harsh surrounding, strengthened over generations by the unfriendly environment. The borders of the tribes territory are not exactly known. In particular, in the North, the saying goes that vast areas of unoccupied lands will belong to those that first dare to claim it. So a small troup of currageous military men sets foot to the Northern Frontier ...

Composition-wise: The piece explores the change of atmosphere when the same motive is played with different accompaniments. The same theme can be found for instance @ 0:00 ff,  0:23 ff and 1:05 ff. The accompaniment increases in intensity and rhythm for these three instances, ranging from a meditative intro over a – to my ears – tribal dance or chant towards a first  climax of the piece which might make a good soundtrack for a battle in the Scottish Highlands. The track then settles down to the second theme @ 1:33 which again is repeated with much more agitated accompaniment @ 1:55 ff. 

While the track is in general in 4/4, it raises the tension by sometimes breaking the metrum into more unconventional rhythmic structures. This holds in particular for @ 0:46 ff where the metrum changes to a succession of ¾, 4/4, ¾, 6/4, 6/4, 4/4, ¾, 4/4, ¾, ¾, ¾ and then reverts to the original 4/4. Also @ 2:09  there is in insert of a ¾ bar and at the very end @ 2:30, there is a 2/4 break just before the final chord. 

I did some Youtube Shorts in Case with more details on some composition tweaks that I used in this track:
Varying the Accompaniment: https://youtube.com/shorts/7HAWSz2Mg14?feature=share
Breaking the metric structure: https://youtube.com/shorts/tUvaq8D6nUo?feature=share
Ligature Bows: https://youtube.com/shorts/-WBf6Du040g?feature=share
Keeping the attention until the end: https://youtube.com/shorts/qnJl5BQ4yxU?feature=share


The track has been recorded on a Roland FP-90 and mastered in Cubase by adding  reverb, a Stereo enhancer and fiddling a bit with the EQ. 
The picture was created with Stable Diffusion. 

The track can also be found at 
Youtube (including the scores): https://youtu.be/FIQZc7JakvQ
Spotify: spotify:album:5YG7dpoBElKImcbmX7eWTU

The Northern Frontier

The Northern Frontier (Solo Piano)

Slice of life.

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at the party
in your kaftan

hesitating never knowing what to say

sunday morning
ruffled pillows

what just happened, am i waking all alone
was i dreaming how come i can’t find my phone

heart is racing
head is spinning

my new boyfriend i don’t even know your name
be my boyfriend never thought i’d play this game
listen boyfriend you have left me overthrown
be my boyfriend you can even keep the phone

Boyfriend

Thought I'd try something different and create a Lo-Fi synth track, enjoy! 

Late Night Drive

Chisinau is part of the solidarity album "Twelve cities" for the Homeless Entrepreneur foundation. Is the tenth song linked to a humanitarian project aimed at helping "homeless people".

Chisinau will be part of the soundtrack of the report to be presented in the European Parliament through the organization Homeless Entrepreneur.
https://www.homelessentrepreneur.org/en/solidary-projects/twelve-cities

My profile:
https://linktr.ee/guillemsbenet_piano

Chisinau

There‘s a crack in everything, that‘s how the light gets in! (L. Cohen)

Daisy and her Bees ... caught in a droned pentatonic ... springtime mood ... there is still beauty in this world ...

Daisy And Her Bees

New 6 track ambient EP inspired by all things ambient

The Album Ends

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Recorded and produced 
 by greyshoes#music-berlin
between 06/2023 // 03/2024

Opening track on "Play Dust #1 I Work In Progress" 
by Grey Shoes. Released on Bandcamp 04/2024.
https://grey-shoes.bandcamp.com/album/play-dust-1-i-work-in-progress

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Artwork by P. Werzlau ,
using the image, 
"The Black Pennant", (detail) 
watercolour, 2018

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© All rights reserved

Plateau II

Plateau  # Part II

Having Fun while Having A Cold

Magnetic Fields 4 (Cover)

un nouveau chill, et parce que j'aime la sonorité du mot "sycomore', et qu'il est un des bois préférés des luthiers

Le Chemin aux Sycomores

"Maybe it's the way the clouds are painted a perfect shade of yellow all across the sky."

Alex Warren & (로제) ROSÉ - on my mind

The piano is not just an instrument; it is a storyteller. My lifelong companion. Each piece holds the memory of a moment in time, of a period in life. Here, I share my personal journey—one miniature, one experiment, one story at a time.

I’m Konrad Spittelberg, 52 years old. Though I’ve always called Vienna my home, I have pursued various interests, building an interdisciplinary background that spans education in Latin and Greek, studies of Mathematics, Physics and Economics and a carreer in Consulting and Risk Management. Sometimes, you might also find me immersed in games of Go, Chess or D&D. 

But only when I’m not making music. Of course. Still then, all of my interests have shaped the way I think — and, in turn, the way I compose.

The instrument of my life is the piano. I play it since the age of six, the first 16 in music school with my dedicated teacher Margarete Gerlach (and also thanks to the city of Vienna to the incredible publicly funded music schools!). My piano playing saw multiyear interruptions due to travel and workload. But in recent years I’ve found the time to pursue my passion again—with renewed joy. I devote many of my evenings to developing, refining and rehearsing my piano miniatures. 

I inhale music wherever I find it. In the echoes of Renaissance motets or contemporary cluster music with my local choir, which I joined 30 years ago. In music running in the background of a fashion store which I Shazaam for later enjoyment. Or live concerts - there are so many gifted artists in the world! 

My music is a dialogue between tradition and exploration. Rooted in classical and romantic traditions, it ventures into jazz, rock, and pop.  I love to experiment—playing with unexpected tonalities, syncopated rhythms, and dynamic contrasts. My compositions often evolve through shifts in tension, rhythmic complexity, and harmonic modulations, sometimes venturing across the circle of fifths. I’m also diving deeper into the art of mastering, an area where I still have much to explore.

If my music speaks to you, I’d love for you to follow my journey. Follow along, share your thoughts—whether in appreciation or in challenge. Music, after all, is meant to be a conversation—and I’d love to hear your voice in it.
Enjoy your time with my music! 
Contact: konrad.spittelberg@gmail.com
Spotify and Youtube: https:\\konrad-spittelberg.carrd.co

The Northern Frontier (Solo Piano)

Konrad Spittelberg

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