From my album "Stephen Heller: Études Mélodiques, Op. 45", available in streaming services.

Score:
https://musescore.com/classicman/heller-opus-45-no-6

Stephen Heller: Études Mélodiques  Op. 45

Étude No. 6, Op. 45. "Danse Triste"

Stephen Heller:  Étude No. 6, Op. 45. "Danse Triste"

As a fluent pianist, I work to find a proper grasp of the musical language of any piece I play. This prelude can easily sound dense, noisy and inaccessible, even in a solid technical performance with all the notes played accurately. In order to communicate its glorious, soaring, virtuoso, post-romantic story intelligibly, all intricate harmonies and contrapuntal lines must be clear and logical. Rachmaninov did not write atonally - there are no "wrong notes" in his music - but his very rich tonality (and rhythm too sometimes) can be extremely intricate and involved.

Prelude In D Flat Op 32 No 13 - Rachmaninov

'Solitude' is one of Dirk Maassen's (https://soundcloud.com/ascoltadi) earlier compositions I heard and fell in love with. The score was kindly given to me in 2012 and I promised to have it recorded. So finally, here it is. Hope you enjoy it.

The original can be heard here https://soundcloud.com/ascoltadi/solitude

Played on the acoustic Kawai NS-15.

Photo taken at Sanur Beach, Bali.

Pamela Chng - Solitude by Dirk Maassen

A song inspired by the finding of an old tape cassette of me improvising at the piano when I was only 15...
Soft, emotional and romantic.

Far from You

Stream/Buy

Sad Minuet - Sir Cubworth

Dans La Flûte enchantée, se rencontrent le prince d’un pays lointain à la recherche d’une princesse emprisonnée, un serpent géant, un oiseleur fanfaron, une Reine de la nuit et un Grand Prêtre imposant d’étranges rites de passage. Comment appréhender le dernier opéra de Mozart, créé à Vienne en 1791, deux mois avant sa mort ? Comme un merveilleux conte pour enfants, comme le reflet de l’appartenance de Mozart et de son librettiste Schikaneder à la franc‑maçonnerie, ou comme la plus ardente méditation sur l’existence humaine ? Le metteur en scène Robert Carsen tente de dépasser le manichéisme du livret – l’opposition entre le Bien, représenté par Sarastro, et le Mal, représenté par la Reine de la nuit – en considérant que chacun d’entre eux guide les jeunes Tamino et Pamina sur le chemin de la sagesse. Une lecture optimiste qui n’évacue pas l’idée de la mort, décrite par Mozart dans une lettre à son père comme « notre meilleure amie ».

La Flûte enchantée (saison 22/23) -  Mauro Peter (Wie Stark Ist Nicht Dein Zauberton)

Tenderly: Jazz Retro Bar Music, Elegant Jazz Collection BGM

Tender Heart

Recorded December 20, 2022 at the Larry Roy studio. Record, mixed, and mastered by Larry Roy.
Nolan Gottfried-Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Evan Miles-Piano
Josh Bonneteau-Drums
Sam Fournier-Bass

Darn That Dream (Comp. Van Heusen/DeLange)

Edges is taken from the album ‘Swept’, an exploration of emotional turbulence, resilience and rejuvenation. Created with electric guitar, modular and analogue synthesizers and pedals, most of the sounds were recorded at the start of the global pandemic. The album is bookended with field recordings made from the artist’s garden in East London. It opens with the sound of tarpaulin sheets on a neighboring construction site swept by heavy winds during Storm Ciara, shortly before the first UK lockdown, and closes with the sound of birdsong after rainfall, signaling hope for better times.

Swept

Wil Bolton - Edges

Last Shining Light

Tape Anthology Vol. 1

Concertino For Tape And Violin - II. Cadenza

In a world of appearances, music is the only thing-in-itself. It is an expression of my metaphysical being, and though it cannot be understood, it must surely be felt.

To all my friends on SoundCloud, and those I have yet to meet, thank you for connecting with me through your music. If you have music you want me to execute, I will be honoured to do so. It is a pleasure to know you.

About Me:
Had my first piano - a Yamaha C108 acoustic upright - and piano lessons when I was seven. Six years later, I was made to quit, so I left the piano and went on to mix records with a mobile disco I co-founded as a teenager. Became a school teacher, and now teaching classical piano privately. My focus is on music interpretation, tone production and technique. 

My other interests and areas of studies are philosophy, sociology, writing, cosmology, quantum mechanics, and reading. My greatest inspirations are J.S. Bach, Kant, Nietzsche, and Einstein (wow, I just realised they're all Germans).

Thank you for your comments and for listening.

My current recording setup comprises:
Acoustic piano - Yamaha C108 (pre-2010), Kawai NS-15 (2010-2014), Kawai K-25EA (2020-present)
External mic - Blue Yeti
Software - Logic Pro X / Garageband