In the end, The Young Man made it through to the center of the giant Heart of the World, corrupted by darkness. 

He was all alone here, because The Wounded Healer died during their last battle. He saw the core right in front of him. The pure light. So warm. So white... like the sunlight, he was never felt before.

He didn't want this world to die. He wanted to save it. But it was the fate that brought him here, to the end of the story.

The Young Man felt something like a friendly warmth in his own heart. That was The Wounded Healer's soul, accompanying him to the very end.

They both wanted to save this world from dying. They promised to protect it at any cost. But now, the boy must destroy it himself, to recreate once again. In the end, boy understood that life never gives us what we want as we see it, but as it is given to us. And although, he himself become the End he was trying to avoid, he will have a chance to create the very new world, being a God. Being the new hope of the world he will make by himself.

The Young Man took the core of pure light in his hands, put it in his chest, and wished to cleanse this world.

Everything disappeared in a second...
There was a light everywhere. The white light.
And so, The Young Man decided to create the new world.

The world he can call his new home.

Wind of Farewell

Wheels in Motion

At ad21, we are delighted to present Piano Whispers 01, a unique compilation celebrating Piano Day 2025 (March 29). This album brings together 51 talented pianists from around the world, each contributing their artistic vision to the neoclassical piano music landscape.

British pianist Julia Thomsen brings a gentle sense of warmth and optimism to Piano Whispers 01, with a luminous and heartfelt composition. Her delicate touch and serene melodies create an inviting neoclassical soundscape, offering a moment of peaceful reflection.

Piano Whispers 01

Journey Through The Seasons

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Journey Through The Seasons Piano version - Julia Thomsen

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The Ship of Theseus

KEYS

2025-03-29

Komorebi

The Dwarven Path

Frida Boccara won the Eurovision Songfestival in 1969 with this song. It's a ballad with classical style. The Dutch pianist Louis van Dijk made an improvisation on this theme. There was no notation of it so I (16 years old) notated this piece note by note with the help of a taperecorder.
The work of a monk... By this presentation I used The new Ivory Grand selection which sounds marvellous! I recommend the Ivory sections to any serious piano player. Using the KAWAI VPC 1 with wooden, weight keys makes the total picture compleet as playing on a real Steinway!

Cent mille chansons (Performer Ad van Nederpelt)

“Summer” by CVDENCE ☀️🎹
A light and graceful piano piece capturing the warmth and ease of a perfect summer day. Flowing with lyrical melodies and delicate rubato, it moves with elegance and emotional nuance. Relaxing yet expressive, this piece invites you into a tranquil, sunlit world 🌿✨ Perfect for moments of reflection, calm, or simply enjoying beauty in its purest form.

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Summer

Sometimes a melody appears out of nowhere, as if someone were guiding their fingers by drawing a line that ends up being beautiful, without having put in any intention, any previous idea, any structure and, obviously, no architecture. It flows and emerges. It happens to me often and I don't know how to explain it. It is an easy air. It lets go and fills the environment. If sound is vibration in the air, I can find no other explanation than feeling that the air facilitates the vibration having its echo. The air accompanies this composition-improvisation. And the air structures it. And the air amplifies it. And that's how it is and that's how it flows.
A voltes una melodia apareix del no res, com si algú guiés els dits dibuixant una línia que acaba sent bonica, sense que hagi posat cap intenció, cap idea prèvia, cap estructura i, evidentment, cap arquitectura.  Flueix i sorgeix. Em passa sovint i no sé explicar-ho. És un aire fàcil. Es deixa anar i omple l'ambient. Si el so és vibració en l'aire no trobo més explicació que el sentir que l'aire facilita que la vibració tingui el seu eco. L'aire acompanya aquesta composició-improvisació. I l'aire l'estructura. I l'aire l'amplifica. I així és i així flueix.
A veces una melodía aparece de la nada, como si alguien guiara los dedos dibujando una línea que acaba siendo bonita, sin que haya puesto ninguna intención, ninguna idea previa, ninguna estructura y, evidentemente, ninguna arquitectura. Fluye y surge. Me pasa a menudo y no sé explicarlo. Es un aire fácil.  Se deja ir y llena el ambiente. Si el sonido es vibración en el aire no encuentro ninguna explicación más que el sentir que el aire facilita que esa vibración tenga su eco. El aire acompaña esta composición-improvisación. Y el aire la estructura. El aire la amplifica. Y así es y así fluye.

Les airs faciles

Quatuor à cordes n°1 en Ré Majeur - 3 - Moderato

From small things

Home-made tunes, rhythms and pulses of a digital palette. Whistle along.

From small things

Peter McDonnell