Fantastic piano piano, full of emotion, drama and decadence. Expressive Romantic composition!

@gabriel-vladislaw: wow, thanks for the Beethoven comparison, of course a huge compliment! Thanks for your comment from both of us!

Bliss! Beautifull Milana, Love your style ;-)

Evoking deepest emotions and I do not know why.

Wonderful combination: very modern with a taste of classic piano works

I know that many of you loved the first 12 "petits" from the first collaborative album with @stephan-beneking. We are happy to announce the upcoming release of the second album with the next 12 "petits" - it will be released on the 10th of October this year, both digitally and on CD. You can pre-order the album on BandCamp and immediately download 6 tracks from it: https://milana.bandcamp.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii-xxiv

Both Stephan and me hope that you will enjoy the second album :)

Buy full album!

Petit rêve bizarre XV - Stephan Beneking and Milana

The 12 Valkyries are figures from the Nordic mythology - they collect the slain heroes from the battlefield and bring them to "Valhalla", the "holy hall".
Pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital) was so kind to play some of them - enjoy his breathtaking interpretations!!
Eventually we will also release a Valkyrie album in the future.

The whole series is devoted to Isabella, my little Valkyrie...
You can find the scores booklet here: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries

Painting: Peter Nicolai Arbo, Valkyrie, 1865

Booklet with Scores

Valkyrie No. 2 - played by Carlos Márquez - www.beneking.com

Dive into the warm, nostalgic sound of 'Echoes of the Past: Mono Vintage'. Recorded on a grand Bluhtner piano, this track features the unique charm of vintage crackles and the simplicity of mono audio, reminiscent of an old radio broadcast. Each note resonates with the rich history and timeless quality of a bygone era.

Echoes of the Past: Mono Vintage

To celebrate Nils Frahm's first 'Piano Day'




'PIANO DAY' 29th March 2015

Marina Baranova - Piano
www.marinabaranova.net
Recorded @Teldex Studio Berlin, 2015
Recording Producer: Martin Sauer

Couperin/Baranova - I. Le Tic-Toc-Choc

A new whimsically macabre piano solo released in celebration of Piano Day, March 28th, 2016. (Piano Day is the 88th day of the year.)

More Whimsically Macabre Music is available at https://whimsicallymacabre.bandcamp.com

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This is the Way

The final moments of an hour-long piano improvisation in Port Meadow, Oxford. Released for #PianoDay 2016. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1CVLS0-ZYI&feature=youtu.be 

Duck

This little december waltz in my head made me dancing on my way today.. :)

Dezemberwalzer

Moth With Wet Wings

Facet 5

From the award winning album, The Piano, this is my variation on Bach's Prelude in C Major.  

Variation on Preludium in C Major (Bach)

Playing piano since I was four and studied in a musical school for ten years. Though, I always felt that playing by notes and singing in a choir is not enough to become a musician. I needed to be able to play anything I want by ear so, by starting improvising, I've found my own style of playing. When I teach children to play piano or sing, I offer them improvisation right from the beginning. I wish I was taught that way, since until my mid-30s I had hard times to relax and believe in my ability to create my own music. Twelve years ago my husband (@arty-sandler) finally convinced me to record some of my improvisations and we opened this account on SoundCloud - it happened in July, 2012.

You won't find a single particular genre on my cloud: my musical tastes are rather eclectic. Jazz and soft rock are my favorites but I also play blues, classical, folk, middle-eastern, New Age, ambient and others. Piano and vocal are my main instruments but together with my husband we also experiment a lot with different arrangements and orchestrations. 

When we started uploading our music to SoundCloud back in 2012, it was first shy attempts to record my improvisations straight from a keyboard. Many things have evolved since then. Over the years we've grown into a professional recording and composing studio, with a conservatory grand piano in an acoustically treated room and a bunch of microphones and other recording equipment. We scored a few documentaries, short films and animations. This year my orchestral and piano solo works were performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for Bryan Arias’s ballet show based on “The Little Prince” story. We've published three books with my original scores for solo piano and released twenty original full-length albums (solo piano, multi-instrumental and original songs in various genres) and numerous singles that have been streamed over 70 million times across multiple platforms.

I am glad you stepped by into my musical world and appreciate your comments and following me.

Petit rêve bizarre XV - Stephan Beneking and Milana

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