Nocturne

Sparks

''When I sit down in front of my old upright piano, I can always feel the lights and winds of the earth breathing into me, and I am thankful for the life that surrounds me. This is a small piece to cherish the cycle of nature and my place in it.'' - @akirakosemura

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Canadian minimalist instrumental label Moderna Records presents their annual piano day collection featuring twelve pieces from composers and pianists around the world. Their 2023 compilation 'Fractals' is centred around the upright piano, with a curation focused on the label’s signature melodic minimalism. The contributions were selected with great care, while showcasing each pianist’s unique flair on the instrument. Fractals includes pieces from Akira Kosemura (JP), Hiroco.M (JP), Jacob David (DK), Eik Octobre (DK), Ole-Bjørn Talstad (NO), Julia Gjertsen (NO), Sten Erland Hermundstad (NO), Mike Lazarev (UK), Pêtr Aleksänder (UK), Jozef De Schutter (CH), Felix Rösch (DE) and Nat Bartsch (AU). The series is mastered by Tom Adams in the UK and set to artwork by UK designer Iain Perry.

Fractals

Day's Eye

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Akira Kosemura - Day's Eye

''This is my 'memento mori' piece. As you listen, you'll hear the harmonies wander between major and minor - just as life offers us joy and sorrow along the way.'' - Eik Octobre

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Canadian minimalist instrumental label Moderna Records presents their annual piano day collection featuring twelve pieces from composers and pianists around the world. Their 2023 compilation 'Fractals' is centred around the upright piano, with a curation focused on the label’s signature melodic minimalism. The contributions were selected with great care, while showcasing each pianist’s unique flair on the instrument. Fractals includes pieces from Akira Kosemura (JP), Hiroco.M (JP), Jacob David (DK), Eik Octobre (DK), Ole-Bjørn Talstad (NO), Julia Gjertsen (NO), Sten Erland Hermundstad (NO), Mike Lazarev (UK), Pêtr Aleksänder (UK), Jozef De Schutter (CH), Felix Rösch (DE) and Nat Bartsch (AU). The series is mastered by Tom Adams in the UK and set to artwork by UK designer Iain Perry.

While Your Heart Still Beats

Eik Octobre - While Your Heart Still Beats

Business

This track is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/martinherzberg4

Lifelines

Murmuration

1 Chronicles 16:29
2 Chronicles 20:21
Psalms 29:2
Psalms 96:9

Beauty of Holiness KJV: 4 Results

A short story about the eternal, yet so unrecognized dance of internal and external change; all in the name of personal growth. Often we see realia around us as less of significance, phenomena to rule over, to practice our power on.
However, the soul is able to subordinate itself to guidance given by the aforementioned, thus getting closer to its rightful place in our world; among and not above others. This time an old, detuned piano taught me about Ashtanga (The eight-fold path of Yoga), each “limb” represents an imperfect attempt of the mind to rewire itself not to rule, but to listen and keep up with the quiet signs of a friend met along the way.
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cover art by @abbarebeka
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(2025 Revisited Edition)

Prāṇāyāma

All music composed & performed by Dominique Charpentier 
© 2017 Dominique Charpentier. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance & broadcasting prohibited. All rights reserved. Made in the E.U
Recorded, mixed & masterised by Dominique Charpentier. 
Awesome artwork by Anna Salzmann: www.annasalzmann.com

Esquisses

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Esquisse IV

Formally composed for the immersive show Monet, Renoir...Chagall: Voyages en Méditerranée directed by Gianfranco Iannuzzi, Renato Gatto, produced by Culutespace for Atélier des Lumiéres (Paris).

Motet à trois voix de femme

Motet À Trois Voix De Femme

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We're here to trace a line from electronic sound designers to classical composers, connecting them through the realms of ambient & cinematic music.