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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The Beauty of the Desert

Spotify: sptfy.com/93U
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/album/id1064667349
Facebook: fb.me/ZilnikMilana
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Having grand piano at home is pretty addictive - spending hours and hours playing every day. I would play even more if I had the time :) However, recording improvisations on the grand piano is a tricky and long process. No more fixing wrong notes. Not that I play many of those :) but when a live performance is being recorded in MIDI - it's tempting to fix even a single one. When it's an acoustic recording - alas. Besides, it's not that easy to transcribe acoustic recordings - MIDI is way easier to transcribe. Easier, but not trivial as I don't compose in any notation software but sit in front of an instrument and improvise live, what is sometimes called "an instant composition".  It takes about a week to transcribe a single improvisation into sheet music but it's an absolutely amazing feeling when I get the notes for my own improvisations - they stop being "moments in time that never repeat" and become compositions that can be played over and over again. And not just by myself.

Anyways, here is a new improvisation from me..... based on Arty's motif :) This isn't an acoustic recording but same MIDI recording, produced using one of sampled pianos in Propellerhead Reason - same way as most of my piano pieces... However, now I will make a note sheet for it, so I'll be able to play it again on the acoustic piano.. in the future :)

On another note, I am happy to announce the release of my new piano album "Spirit of Journey". The album is available on iTunes, Amazon, BandCamp, CDBaby, Spotify and other major online stores and streaming services. Your support is very much appreciated, all the earnings from album sales go back into the creation of music: new and better recording equipment, new and better composing tools and sound libraries and so on.

Review by Kathy Parsons from MainlyPiano: http://mainlypiano.com/2015_Reviews/Milana-Spirit_of_Journey.html


It's Impossible

It's Impossible - Milana - on iTunes,Spotify

Women's Dance

Women's Dance - Aleko - No.5 - Sergei Rachmaninoff

My interpretation of Einaudi's track passaggio. I want to thank Aron for suggesting it :) My second Einaudi requests in one week, but I don't think I'll grow tired quickly of learning Einaudi's songs, I really like the harmonies and ambiance of the songs. 

I shifted the melody +1 octave (the last time) because I thought it would otherwise be (very) repetitive. Besides that a few minor changes in tempi/notes. 

Passaggio - Ludovico Einaudi Piano Cover

New cinematic EP released today on Musicbed​ for your listening & licensing pleasure. This is the only place you'll hear this release so if you're looking to license new music, may I suggest? 

Video shot and edited by the brilliant Matsuno Media​.  

Hear the complete EP at https://www.musicbed.com/albums/this-is-life/3302

Who We Are

This song is from Origen's  album "In Search of the Future of Music"- http://www.origenmusic.com/origen-in-search-of-the-future-of-music.html

All music performed by Alexsey Zakharenko
All vocals performed by Tetiana Lubimenko AKA Milana

In Search of the Future of Music

Quando corpus morietur (by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi)

Piano solo piece composed and performed by Dominique Charpentier
It's an hommage to the victims of the Bataclan terrorist attack of November 13, 2015
© 2017 Dominique Charpentier. All rights reserved
Picture by Anthony Delanoix: https://unsplash.com/@anthonydelanoix

Paris (13/11/2017)

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A New Day [Uplifting / Optimistic / Piano / Orchestral]

New York Recital

L. van Beethoven - Sonata Op.110 - Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo

This spectacular film features a year in the life of the Lake District National Park’s most popular peak, Helvellyn.

Three years in the making, award-winning film-maker Terry Abraham and his longtime collaborator - award-winning composer freddiehangoler, join forces for the third time for the final instalment of the "Life Of A Mountain" trilogy.

The stunning photography captures the beauty of the Lakeland fells and wildlife through the seasons and the insights of those that live by, care for and visit the mountain.

Enhanced by evocative and grand orchestral score, freddiehangoler brings his usual careful & emotional touch, in order to celebrate life's beauty and the breathtaking imagery shown in the last chapter of the award winning series.

Featuring world renowned performers such as Graeme Danby and Merethe Soltvedt, this score is a love letter for a world in lockdown, wishing for health & peace, a cry for healing nature, and closeness to God beautiful creation.

Music and Songs by - freddiehangoler (c)
Vocals - Merethe Soltvedt
Vocals - Graeme Danby
Songs Mixed and Mastered by - John Elleson-Hartley
Additional Recordings - Noam Hartmann

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OPENING CREDITS AND PROLOGUE

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Italian composer and pianist Luca Longobardi represents the generation of classically trained musicians who incorporate the language of contemporary electronic music into their pieces, which are furthermore strongly connected to the multimedia arts. Born in 1976, Longobardi studied classical music in Italy and New York and went on to earn his doctorate in digital audio restoration in Rome in 2011. His works reveal a strong interaction between classical and contemporary music. The experience he has gained as a theatre musician has increased his interest in the relationship between sounds and spectacle; he has composed music for ballets and films and accompanied installations and experimental art productions (Atelier de Lumières - Paris, Carrières de Lumières - Baux-de-Provence, Kunstkraftwerk - Leipzig). At his multimedia performances and in his recordings, strongly experimental electronic music meets pure, ethereal and simple-seeming piano playing that nevertheless relays deep emotions.

L. van Beethoven - Sonata Op.110 - Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo

Luca Longobardi

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