NEW ALBUM! 
Pianist Michael Hauber (https://soundcloud.com/michael-hauber) from Stuttgart / Germany played all 8 "Preludes fantaisies", so we decided to create a new album. I am sure you will enjoy it, as it contains some of my most extraordinary works...

You can download the album on BandCamp for the price of a coffee :-)
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/8-preludes-fantaisies

It is also available on iTunes and Amazon MP3
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-8-preludes/id666414315
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-8-Preludes-Fantaisies/dp/B00DNK1PHQ/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372489651&sr=301-2
and many other platforms like Spotify, GooglePlay etc.

You can also "Flattr" this piece. Flattr is a social microdonation system.
https://flattr.com/t/1639405

Thank you for supporting Creativity!
Thank you also for reposting or sharing on your social networks!

Please have a look at my refurbished website www.beneking.com 
where you can find the score for this piece and many others for free download.

A direct link for the booklet of the "8 Preludes fantaisies" is here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJdlJuR3Y4X0tOdGc/

Also I appreciate if you like my Facebook page www.facebook.com/BenekingPurePiano
or follow me on twitter twitter.com/StephanBeneking
or watch my "sheet music videos" on youtube www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815

BandCamp Album 3 Euro 

Prelude fantaisie No. 7 - played by Michael Hauber - beneking.bandcamp.com

This piece is devoted to Petr Ginz (February 1, 1928 - September 28, 1944), a very creative young boy and multi-talented artist, who lived in Prague and was murdered in the Holocaust. 

His painting "Moon Landscape" and his "Prague diary" became world famous after the 2003 Columbia space shuttle tragedy. 
Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut and the son of an Auschwitz survivor, had borrowed the drawing from the collection of the Yad Vashem Museum in Israel and taken it with him on the Columbia voyage. When the shuttle exploded over Texas and the story of Petr's drawing was told, a man contacted Yad Vashem saying that he had discovered Petr's old copybooks in the attic of his home in Prague.

Petr Ginz stands for immeasurable loss of talent in the Holocaust. But he is also a symbol of hope, as his diary and many of his paintings did survive.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Ginz 

This piece is part of the "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" for solo piano, which is an unique remembrance project, which has grown out of a collaboration between Stephan Beneking, composer based in Berlin, and pianist Hal Freedman (@classical-soul-pianist) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

The innocence and beauty of pure piano classical music 
poses a stark contrast to the horrors of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.

The booklet with descriptions about the historical background and scores / sheet music can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.beneking.com/hrs

Each piece in the Holocaust Remembrance Suite contains a vital message about the war crimes and atrocities of the past. Unfortunately, the message is applicable to conditons that persist in our world today. It is our sincere hope to raise social awareness of these problems through this important project.

The Suite is accompanied by dramatic videos showing images, which further tell the story behind each individual piece:  
http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815 
http://www.youtube.com/user/hmfreedman/featured

The 'Holocaust Remembrance Suite' can be downloaded as a "name-your-price"- album from BandCamp and is available (for regular price) on iTunes and many other platforms. 
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite-charity-album
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite/id675961753
http://www.amazon.de/Holocaust-Remembrance-Suite-Charity-Album/dp/B00E0QQ52C/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374427542&sr=301-1

All proceeds will be donated to:
US Holocaust Memorial Museum, USA: http://www.ushmm.org/
Yad Vashem, Israel: http://www.yadvashem.org/
Aktion Sühnezeichen, Germany (action reconciliation service for peace):
http://www.asf-ev.de/en/start.html
Die Anstifter, Germany (remembrance foundation): http://www.die-anstifter.de/

We want the messages of this "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" with pieces like "The Kiss", "The white Rose" and more to spread as far as possible.
Thank you for reposting and sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ etc.

YouTube Video

Petr Ginz - played by Hal Freedman - HRS Charity Album

Zita in Wonderland - 24 pure piano miniatures in neoclassical style for children and beginners - Book I (pieces 1-12) played by pianist Hal Freedman (https://soundcloud.com/classical-soul-pianist) 
Make sure to watch the lovely video!!

For a long time I had intended to write some piano pieces for children and beginners. My aim was to create original works, that are relatively easy to play but nevertheless interesting and challenging modern classical music in "pure piano Beneking-Style". Now the 24 miniatures are finished, and I hope that many people will enjoy them!

Please feel free to copy and share the booklet! 
All pianists, piano teachers and piano schools can use it without any cost!
Here is the direct link to the Zita booklet: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/edxcd0n6yi2p2ac/Beneking%20-%20Booklet%20-%20Zita%20in%20Wonderland.pdf

It can also be downloaded on my website, where you will find many more works for free usage: www.beneking.com/zita

If you want to have a printed copy of "Zita in Wonderland", you can buy it on Amazon at production cost (5 USD, 4 Euro):
http://www.amazon.com/Zita-Wonderland-miniatures-children-beginners/dp/1492193143/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378036404&sr=1-9&keywords=Stephan+Beneking

Also I am welcoming all recordings -especially from children and beginners- and would offer to upload them onto my SoundCloud page and/or YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815

Sincere thanks to the pianists Pamela Chng, Andrew Eales and Hal Freedman for their support and advice during this project!

Zita Video

Zita in Wonderland - Book I - played by Hal Freedman- www.beneking.com/zita

Personal note: I pass the touching monument for "Kindertransporte" in Berlin Friedrichstrasse every day on my way to work, and I keep "telling" this group of children, that at least I could do something for them as a remembrance...
The monument (shown in the video) consists of 2 children heading towards the West and about 5 children heading towards the East....

Kindertransport (Children's Transport) was the informal name of a series of rescue efforts between 1938 and 1940, which brought thousands of mostly Jewish children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany.

This piece goes out to all of the children...
To the 10,000 children sent on trains to the West, who were saved.
To the 1.5 million children sent on trains to the East, who were lost.

Following the violent pogrom staged by the Nazi authorities upon Jews in Germany and Austria known as Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) of November 9-10, 1938, the British government eased immigration restrictions for certain categories of Jewish refugees. Spurred by British public opinion and the persistent efforts of refuge aid committees, most notably the British Committee for the Jews of Germany and the Movement for the Care of Children from Germany, British authorities agreed to permit an unspecified number of children under the age of 17 to enter Great Britain from Germany and German-annexed territories (namely, Austria and the Czech lands).

Private citizens or organizations had to guarantee to pay for each child's care, education, and eventual emigration from Britain. In return for this guarantee, the British government agreed to allow unaccompanied refugee children to enter the country on temporary travel visas. It was understood at the time that when the “crisis was over,” the children would return to their families. Parents or guardians could not accompany the children. The few infants included in the program were tended by other children on their transport.
The first Kindertransport arrived in Harwich, Great Britain, on December 2, 1938, bringing some 200 children from a Jewish orphanage in Berlin which had been destroyed in the Kristallnacht pogrom.

The last transport from Germany left on September 1, 1939, just as World War II began, while the last transport from the Netherlands left for Britain on May 14, 1940, the day on which the Dutch army surrendered to German forces. In all, the rescue operation brought about 9,000–10,000 children, some 7,500 of them Jewish, from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland to Great Britain.
Source: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005260

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindertransport
Kindertransport association: http://www.kindertransport.org/

This piece is part of the "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" for solo piano, which is an unique remembrance project, which has grown out of a collaboration between Stephan Beneking, composer based in Berlin, and pianist Hal Freedman (https://soundcloud.com/classical-soul-pianist) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

The innocence and beauty of pure piano classical music 
poses a stark contrast to the horrors of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.

The booklet with descriptions about the historical background and scores / sheet music can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.beneking.com/hrs

Each piece in the Holocaust Remembrance Suite contains a vital message about the war crimes and atrocities of the past. Unfortunately, the message is applicable to conditons that persist in our world today. It is our sincere hope to raise social awareness of these problems through this important project.

The Suite is accompanied by dramatic videos showing images, which further tell the story behind each individual piece:  
http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815 
http://www.youtube.com/user/hmfreedman/featured

The 'Holocaust Remembrance Suite' can be downloaded as a "name-your-price"- album from BandCamp and is available (for regular price) on iTunes and many other platforms. 
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite-charity-album
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite/id675961753
http://www.amazon.de/Holocaust-Remembrance-Suite-Charity-Album/dp/B00E0QQ52C/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374427542&sr=301-1

All proceeds will be donated to:
US Holocaust Memorial Museum, USA: http://www.ushmm.org/
Yad Vashem, Israel: http://www.yadvashem.org/
Aktion Sühnezeichen, Germany (action reconciliation service for peace):
http://www.asf-ev.de/en/start.html
Die Anstifter, Germany (remembrance foundation): http://www.die-anstifter.de/

We want the messages of this "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" with pieces like "The Kiss", "The white Rose" and more to spread as far as possible.
Thank you for reposting and sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ etc.


Kindertransporte - played by Hal Freedman

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".

This piece goes out to Isabella Charlotta Maria Zita Beneking, my little Valkyrie. Isabella, one of my identical-twin daughters, died in 2006, 2 days before her birth.
This tragedy is the main reason for the deep melancholy in my works.
Thank you, dear Paul (https://soundcloud.com/paul-de-clerck), for playing it for her!
I am sure she will listen to it from "Valhalla"....

The whole series is devoted to Isabella, you can find the scores booklet here: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries
There are some further recordings of this series coming soon.

Painting: Peter Nicolai Arbo, Valkyrie, 1865

Booklet with Scores

Valkyrie No. 12 - played by Paul de Clerck - for Isabella Charlotta Maria Zita

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

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

I am happy to announce the release of the second collaborative album with https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik : "Petits rêves bizarres XIII-XXIV" - a combination of my "pure piano" neoclassical pieces and Milana´s amazing improvisations on the themes.

The album is available for purchase both digitally and on CD:

http://milana.bandcamp.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii-xxiv
http://itunes.apple.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii/id695284812
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Bizarres-XIII-Xxiv-Stephan-Beneking/dp/B00EUS6XSG
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-XIII-XXIV-Milana/dp/B00FFKCBH0

Both Milana and me hope that you will enjoy the second album :)

The score of this series you find here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJVE11NGV0N0psRWs/edit?usp=sharing


iTunes

Petit rêve bizarre XVI -  Improvisation by Milana

The great success of my "Valses melancoliques" (including the award-winning No. VIII - le desir eternel) encouraged me to continue this musical idea of melancholic valses, resulting in 12 new valses from C minor to B minor, created in a 14 day "composing rush" in April 2013 :-)

Pianist Carlos Marquéz (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital), whom many of you know for his outstanding piano recordings, was so kind to play some of the "Swans". 
Enjoy his breathtaking performance of this piece!

Carlos played all 10 Valses melancoliques Series I, which you can find on iTunes and many other platforms. Truly can recommend this!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beneking-10-valses-melancoliques/id600563482

All 12 "Swans" will also be published as an album towards the end of 2013, performed by pianist Danaë Vlasse (https://soundcloud.com/danae-vlasse).
Here is a "Preview" of the first 6 valses: 
https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/preview-valses-melancoliques

The scores for this series you can find here: http://www.beneking.com/swans
The direct link to the booklet with all scores:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJVURybWNwbURSLUU/edit?usp=sharing


Valses melancoliques I

Valses Melancoliques II - "The Swans" - No. 3 played by Carlos Márquez www.beneking.com

New album "The Swans" - 12 Valses Melancoliques
The great success of my first series "Valses melancoliques encouraged me to continue this musical idea of melancholic valses, resulting in 12 new valses from C minor to B minor.

Now I am more than happy to announce that the brilliant pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (https://soundcloud.com/danae-vlasse) from Los Angeles / USA has recorded the whole series! Danaë performs these works in a masterful way, bringing interpretive variety to each waltz such that each piece portrays distinct character, and all are a delight to hear!

This album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-swans-12/id748395369
A physical CD will be available on Amazon and on CreateSpace soon: https://www.createspace.com/2209540
As usual it is also available on BandCamp for the price of a coffee: https://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/the-swans-12-valses-m-lancoliques

The scores for this series you can find here: http://www.beneking.com/swans
The direct link to the booklet with all scores:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJVURybWNwbURSLUU/edit?usp=sharing
A printed booklet with all scores will be available on Amazon soon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking


Valses Melancholiques II - "The Swans" No 1 - played by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse - now on iTunes

Second collaborative album with https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik : 
"Petits rêves bizarres XIII-XXIV" - a combination of my "pure piano" neoclassical pieces and Milana´s amazing improvisations on the themes.

Please support our music - buy an Album! Thank you!

The full album with 12 tracks is available for purchase both digitally and on CD here:
http://itunes.apple.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii/id695284812
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-XIII-XXIV-Milana/dp/B00FFKCBH0
http://milana.bandcamp.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii-xxiv

The first album with the "Petits rêves bizarres I-XII" you find here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/petits-reves-bizarres-i-xii/id626880279
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-I-XII-Milana/dp/B00CAEM6V0

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 5 hour playlist of pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

The booklet with all scores / sheetmusic of this series you find for free download here:
http://www.beneking.com/booklets

Petit rêve bizarre XX -  Improvisation by Milana - Album on iTunes

Personal note: For me the "Todesfuge" is one of the most impressive poems ever written. It inspired me to one of my most enigmatic works. 
Please make sure to read the poem (links below) and watch the stunning video for the "Todesfuge" by Hal Freedman: http://youtu.be/nKQ4IZeZluc !!

The "Todesfuge" (Death Fugue) is a poem written by the Romanian poet Paul Celan and was first published in 1948. It is Celan's most famous poem. It describes the horror and bizarreness of life in the concentration camps, where victims often had to perform music to entertain the murderers.

The most frequently quoted expression in the poem is 
"Der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland, sein Auge ist blau."
(Death is a Master from Germany his eye is blue.)

The melody of the composition is based on the notes of this famous phrase:
D-E-r to-D ist E-in mEistEr Aus DEutscHlAnD,
sEin AuGE ist BlAu
This melody gives the piece a very special, enigmatic effect. 

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todesfuge
German text of the Todesfuge: http://www.celan-projekt.de/todesfuge-deutsch.html
English text of the Death Fugue: http://mason.gmu.edu/~lsmithg/deathfugue.html
Picture: orchestra in concentration camp Mauthausen, 1942

IMPORTANT - VIDEO: Please watch the stunning video for the "Todesfuge" by Hal Freedman here: http://youtu.be/nKQ4IZeZluc

This piece is part of the "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" for solo piano, which is an unique remembrance project, which has grown out of a collaboration between Stephan Beneking, composer based in Berlin, and pianist Hal Freedman (https://soundcloud.com/classical-soul-pianist) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

The innocence and beauty of pure piano classical music 
poses a stark contrast to the horrors of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.

All recordings of the "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" uploaded to SoundCloud you find here: https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/sets/holocaust-remembrance-suite-1

The booklet with descriptions about the historical background and scores / sheet music can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.beneking.com/hrs

Each piece in the Holocaust Remembrance Suite contains a vital message about the war crimes and atrocities of the past. Unfortunately, the message is applicable to conditons that persist in our world today. It is our sincere hope to raise social awareness of these problems through this important project.

The Suite is accompanied by dramatic videos showing images, which further tell the story behind each individual piece:
http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815
http://www.youtube.com/user/hmfreedman

The 'Holocaust Remembrance Suite' can be downloaded from BandCamp and is available (for regular price) on iTunes and many other platforms. 
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite-charity-album
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite/id675961753
http://www.amazon.de/Holocaust-Remembrance-Suite-Charity-Album/dp/B00E0QQ52C/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374427542&sr=301-1

All proceeds will be donated to charities.

iTunes charity album

Die Todesfuge - The Death Fugue - played by Hal Freedman - HRS Charity Album on iTunes

New album "The Swans" - 12 Valses Melancoliques
The great success of my first series of "Valses melancoliques" (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beneking-10-valses-melancoliques/id600563482) encouraged me to continue this musical idea of melancholic valses, resulting in 12 new valses from C minor to B minor.

The brilliant pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (https://soundcloud.com/danae-vlasse) from Los Angeles / USA has recorded the whole "Swans" series. Danaë performs these works in a masterful way, bringing interpretive variety to each waltz such that each piece portrays distinct character, and all are a delight to hear!

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all 12 "Swans" are uploaded onto SoundCloud -this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-swans-12/id748395369
A physical CD is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Swans-Valses-Melancoliques-played-Xanthe/dp/B00H7LI2D2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386957246&sr=1-1&keywords=Stephan+Beneking

The scores for this series you can find here: http://www.beneking.com/swans
The direct link to the booklet with all scores:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJVURybWNwbURSLUU/edit?usp=sharing

A printed booklet with all scores is available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking


Valses Melancholiques II - "The Swans" No 3 - played by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse - Album on iTunes

If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album! Thank you!
You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 8 hour playlist of pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
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New Album "The Swans" - 12 Valses Melancoliques
The great success of my first series of "Valses melancoliques" (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beneking-10-valses-melancoliques/id600563482) encouraged me to continue this musical idea of melancholic valses, resulting in 12 new valses from C minor to B minor.

The brilliant pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (https://soundcloud.com/danae-vlasse) from Los Angeles / USA has recorded the whole "Swans" series. Danaë performs these works in a masterful way, bringing interpretive variety to each waltz such that each piece portrays distinct character, and all are a delight to hear!

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all 12 "Swans" are uploaded onto SoundCloud -this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-swans-12/id748395369
A physical CD is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Swans-Valses-Melancoliques-played-Xanthe/dp/B00H7LI2D2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386957246&sr=1-1&keywords=Stephan+Beneking

The scores for this series you can find here: http://www.beneking.com/swans

A printed booklet with all scores is available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking


Valses Melancholiques II - "The Swans" No 4 - played by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse - Album on iTunes

If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album! Thank you!
You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 5 hour playlist of my pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
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10 Nocturnes - 12 Valkyries
New Album with 22 tracks, most of them never performed or heard before!

The Album consists of 10 Nocturnes, "Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel", and 12 Valkyries, ranging from C minor to B minor. 60 minutes of finest pure neoclassical piano original compositions in classical style, brilliantly performed by pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital).

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all pieces are uploaded onto SoundCloud- this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-10-nocturnes/id796672001
A physical CD will be available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=stephan+beneking

The scores for the two series you can find for free download here: 
Nocturnes: http://www.beneking.com/nachtlieder
Valkyries: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries

Printed booklets with all scores are available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK) for about production price only (5 USD):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking

Picture:
The "Toteninsel" (Isle of Dead) is one of the most famous paintings of the romantic period of the 19th century by the swiss painter Arnold Böcklin. It exists in three originals worldwide and it has inspired many artists (including Rachmaninov) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_(painting)


Nocturne No. 1 - played by Carlos Márquez - NEW 22-track Album on iTunes

Congratulations to pianist Carlos Márquez from Phoenix / USA (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital) for the 1st performance of "La grande Petitesse" !!

Only 3 weeks after initiating the challenge (see here: https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/petitesse-150-usd-pianist-new) Carlos sent me on 21st of Jan his spectacular  recording of this very difficult piece - bravo!

Please read the score / sheetmusic while listening, so you can appreciate these 12 minutes of pianistical artistry!

More information about the "Pianist Challenge" and the Booklet with the scores of "Petitesse" you find here: http://www.beneking.com/petitesse

It would be great if other pianists (I know of some who are working on it already...) take on this challenge as well, and hopefully we will be able to listen to more recordings and different interpretations of "La grande Petitesse" from other pianists soon :-)

"Petitesse" Challenge

"La grande Petitesse" - Pianist Challenge - 1st performance by Carlos Márquez

27th of January - Holocaust Remembrance Day
IMPORTANT: Please watch the video for the "Dance of the Forgotten" here: http://youtu.be/bFbuBmyxMZ4
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Among the millions of victims of the Nazi Regime and the Holocaust, one group is still forgotten today: the nearly 400.000 victims were people with disabilites in the so called "Euthanasie" programs. In fact, they were the first victims of the Nazi regime, and they were the first human beings killed in gas chambers. The "technology" of gas chambers and "death plants" ("Todesfabriken") was first developed for and tested on the German people with disabilities. 

They were regarded as "unwertes Leben" ("unworthy life") and "Ballastexistenzen" ("ballast people"), "wertlose Menschenhülsen" ("worthless human bodies") and "nutzlose Esser" ("useless eaters"). At the end of the programme nearly everybody was in danger, who could not work, even elderly people and wounded soldiers were "euthanized".

Their names are still kept secret. Many of their families still feel "ashamed" today. They feared being viewed as having been "infected" by their disabled relatives ("erbkrank").

The victims of "Euthanasie" were legally not accepted as persecuted by the Nazis and thus did never receive any reparation. It took until the year 2007 (sic!) that the German Bundestag declared the "Erbgesundheitsgesetz" for illegal.

Most of the involved doctors continued their normal lives after the war. The victims were forgotten.

This piece goes therefore out to these forgotten victims of "Euthanasie", because "if we forget the victims, we murder them a second time."

Picture: Anna Lehnkering (2.8.1915 - 7.3.1940)
Anna was as a young girl sterilized and later on killed in the gas chamber of Grafeneck.
http://www.sigrid-falkenstein.de/euthanasie/anna.htm

This piece is part of the "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" for solo piano, which is an unique remembrance project, which has grown out of a collaboration between Stephan Beneking, composer based in Berlin, and pianist Hal Freedman (https://soundcloud.com/classical-soul-pianist) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 

The innocence and beauty of pure piano classical music 
poses a stark contrast to the horrors of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.

All recordings of the "Holocaust Remembrance Suite" uploaded to SoundCloud you find here: https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/sets/holocaust-remembrance-suite-1

The booklet with descriptions about the historical background and scores / sheet music can be downloaded for free here:
http://www.beneking.com/hrs

Each piece in the Holocaust Remembrance Suite contains a vital message about the war crimes and atrocities of the past. Unfortunately, the message is applicable to conditons that persist in our world today. It is our sincere hope to raise social awareness of these problems through this important project.

The Suite is accompanied by dramatic videos showing images, which further tell the story behind each individual piece:
http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815
http://www.youtube.com/user/hmfreedman

The 'Holocaust Remembrance Suite' can be downloaded from BandCamp and is available (for regular price) on iTunes and many other platforms. 
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite-charity-album
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/holocaust-remembrance-suite/id675961753
http://www.amazon.de/Holocaust-Remembrance-Suite-Charity-Album/dp/B00E0QQ52C/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374427542&sr=301-1

All proceeds will be donated to charities.


The Dance of the Forgotten - Holocaust Remembrance Suite - played by Hal Freedman

If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album! Thank you!
You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 5 hour playlist of my pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
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10 Nocturnes - 12 Valkyries
New Album with 22 tracks, most of them never performed or heard before!

The Album consists of 10 Nocturnes, "Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel", and 12 Valkyries, ranging from C minor to B minor. 60 minutes of finest pure neoclassical piano original compositions in classical style, brilliantly performed by pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital).

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all pieces are uploaded onto SoundCloud- this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-10-nocturnes/id796672001
A physical CD is available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=stephan+beneking

The scores for the two series you can find for free download here: 
Nocturnes: http://www.beneking.com/nachtlieder
Valkyries: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries

Printed booklets with all scores are available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK) for about production price only (5 USD):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking

Picture:
The "Toteninsel" (Isle of Dead) is one of the most famous paintings of the romantic period of the 19th century by the swiss painter Arnold Böcklin. It exists in three originals worldwide and it has inspired many artists (including Rachmaninov) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_(painting)


Nocturne No. 2 - played by Carlos Márquez - NEW 22-track Album on iTunes

Second collaborative album with https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik : 
"Petits rêves bizarres XIII-XXIV" - a combination of my "pure piano" neoclassical pieces and Milana´s amazing improvisations on the themes.

Please support our music - buy an Album! Thank you!

The full album with 12 tracks is available for purchase both digitally and on CD here:
http://itunes.apple.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii/id695284812
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-XIII-XXIV-Milana/dp/B00FFKCBH0
http://milana.bandcamp.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii-xxiv

The first album with the "Petits rêves bizarres I-XII" you find here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/petits-reves-bizarres-i-xii/id626880279
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-I-XII-Milana/dp/B00CAEM6V0

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 5 hour playlist of pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

The booklet with all scores / sheetmusic of this series you find for free download here:
http://www.beneking.com/booklets


Petit rêve bizarre XXIIII -  Improvisation by Milana - 2 Albums on iTunes - all pieces on Spotify

"A la recherche du temps perdu" No. 1 - " Du côte de chez Swann" - performed by pianist Ellen Cunningham Weaver, USA, on a Schimmel Grand Piano (https://soundcloud.com/ellen-w-1).

"Time" is the main theme of "A la recherche du temps perdu", inspired by the amazing book "In search of the lost time" by Marcel Proust. We live in "fast times", we are "stressed", and we all are longing for the "temps perdu", when life was slower, more down tempo. So the pieces in this series, called after the chapter titles of Proust´s book, are very slow, very accentuated, very expressive. Both listeners and pianists should take their time, to play and listen, as a short break from "normal times"...

Ellen recorded all 7 pieces of the series " A la recherche du temps perdu" and 4 pieces of the new "Adveniat" series. Both series are very contemplative, and Ellen´s masterful interpretations accentuate this character so well. We are sure you will enjoy our new "pure piano" Album!

"...buying a neoclassical piano album  is an investment in the future of classical piano music" - Please support our music - buy an Album! Thank you!

The Album is available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon MP3, Spotify and other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-la-recherche/id825617084
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-recherche-temps-perdu/dp/B00IXOON1M
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Ellen_Cunningham_Weaver_Stephan_Beneking_Stephan_B?id=Bapwkuyfmdtbpto47spiaf3jln4
It is also part of this 5-hour-playlist with all my albums on Spotify:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

Have a look at the beautiful physical CD, availalble on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-recherche-temps-perdu/dp/B00IKVT6YW

Scores/sheet music of "A la recherche du temps perdu" can be downloaded for free on http://www.beneking.com/temps
The "Adveniat" scores will be published soon.

Picture: Gaby Ehringshausen, Berlin
I met Gaby by coincidence on a christmas market in Berlin and was instantly excited about her beautiful photographs of run-down houses with old pianos, that fit so perfectly to my music. Thankfully I can use these pictures for my new albums.

Album on iTunes

A la recherche du temps perdu No. 1 - played by Ellen Cunningham Weaver - New Album on iTunes

If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album! Thank you!
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Album "The Swans" - 12 Valses Melancoliques
Pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (https://soundcloud.com/danae-vlasse) from Los Angeles / USA has recorded the whole "Swans" series. Danaë performs these works in a masterful way, bringing interpretive variety to each waltz such that each piece portrays distinct character, and all are a delight to hear!

Exquisite review by Cordogan on iTunes :
"Having been in the piano business for 44 years, few pianists surprise or even draw me into their playing the way Danae Vlasse does. The marvelous interpretations of this accomplished and passionate pianist evoke an exquisite escape from the real world. 
Her piano playing mystifies explanation. Listening to her CD entices you into a place, where time and space no longer exist."

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all 12 "Swans" are uploaded onto SoundCloud -this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-swans-12/id748395369
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-Swans-Valses-Mélancoliques/dp/B00GOG5KJK
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Danaë_Xanthe_Vlasse_Stephan_Beneking_The_Swans_12_?id=B2fxybykicezubvzcu6lgbp3g5u

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 5 hour playlist of my pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

A physical CD is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Swans-Valses-Melancoliques-played-Xanthe/dp/B00H7LI2D2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386957246&sr=1-1&keywords=Stephan+Beneking

The scores for this series you can find here: http://www.beneking.com/swans

A printed booklet with all scores is available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking


Valses Melancholiques II - "The Swans" No 6 - played by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse -on iTunes,Google,Amazon

If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album and share/repost to all classical piano enthusiasts! Thank you!
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10 Nocturnes - 12 Valkyries
New Album with 22 tracks, most of them never performed or heard before!

The Album consists of 10 Nocturnes, "Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel", and 12 Valkyries, ranging from C minor to B minor. 60 minutes of finest pure neoclassical piano original compositions in classical style, brilliantly performed by pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital).

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all pieces are uploaded onto SoundCloud- this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-10-nocturnes/id796672001
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-10-Nocturnes-Valkyries/dp/B00HY06NE6
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Carlos_Márquez_Stephan_Beneking_10_Nocturnes_12_Va?id=Bpdyw7jvcnzfqoellf2z3snzcfy

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 5 hour playlist of my pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
http://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

A physical CD is available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=stephan+beneking

The scores for the two series you can find for free download here: 
Nocturnes: http://www.beneking.com/nachtlieder
Valkyries: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries

Printed booklets with all scores are available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking

Picture:
The "Toteninsel" (Isle of Dead) is one of the most famous paintings of the romantic period of the 19th century by the swiss painter Arnold Böcklin. It exists in three originals worldwide and it has inspired many artists (including Rachmaninov) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_(painting)


Nocturne No. 3 - played by Carlos Márquez - 22-track Album on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc

"A la recherche du temps perdu" No. 3 - "Le Côte de Guermantes" - performed by pianist Ellen Cunningham Weaver, USA, on a Schimmel Grand Piano (https://soundcloud.com/ellen-w-1).

"Time" is the main theme of "A la recherche du temps perdu", inspired by the amazing book "In search of the lost time" by Marcel Proust. We live in "fast times", we are "stressed", and we all are longing for the "temps perdu", when life was slower, more down tempo. So the pieces in this series, called after the chapter titles of Proust´s book, are very slow, very accentuated, very expressive. Both listeners and pianists should take their time, to play and listen, as a short break from "normal times"...

Ellen recorded all 7 pieces of the series " A la recherche du temps perdu" and 4 pieces of the new "Adveniat" series. Both series are very contemplative, and Ellen´s masterful interpretations accentuate this character so well. We are sure you will enjoy our new "pure piano" Album!
======================================================
If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album or share/repost to all classical piano enthusiasts on your social networks! Thank you!
======================================================
The Album is available on iTunes, BandCamp, Google Play, Amazon MP3, Spotify and other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-la-recherche/id825617084
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-recherche-temps-perdu/dp/B00IXOON1M
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Ellen_Cunningham_Weaver_Stephan_Beneking_Stephan_B?id=Bapwkuyfmdtbpto47spiaf3jln4
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-recherche-du-temps-perdu
It is also part of this 5-hour-playlist with all my albums on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

Have a look at the beautiful physical CD, availalble on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-recherche-temps-perdu/dp/B00IKVT6YW

Scores/sheet music of can be downloaded for free here: 
"A la recherche du temps perdu": http://www.beneking.com/temps
"Adveniat": http://www.beneking.com/adveniat

Picture: Gaby Ehringshausen, Berlin

A la recherche du temps perdu No. 3 -played by Ellen Cunningham Weaver -on iTunes, Spotify, BandCamp

If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album and share/repost to all classical piano enthusiasts! Thank you!
==================================================
10 Nocturnes - 12 Valkyries
The Album consists of 10 Nocturnes, "Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel", and 12 Valkyries, ranging from C minor to B minor. 60 minutes of finest pure neoclassical piano original compositions in classical style, brilliantly performed by pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital).

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all pieces are uploaded onto SoundCloud- this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-10-nocturnes/id796672001
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-10-Nocturnes-Valkyries/dp/B00HY06NE6
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Carlos_Márquez_Stephan_Beneking_10_Nocturnes_12_Va?id=Bpdyw7jvcnzfqoellf2z3snzcfy

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 6 hour playlist of my pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
http://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

A physical CD is available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=stephan+beneking

The scores for the two series you can find for free download here: 
Nocturnes: http://www.beneking.com/nachtlieder
Valkyries: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries

Printed booklets with all scores are available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking

Picture:
The "Toteninsel" (Isle of Dead) is one of the most famous paintings of the romantic period of the 19th century by the swiss painter Arnold Böcklin. It exists in three originals worldwide and it has inspired many artists (including Rachmaninov) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_(painting)


Nocturne No. 5 - played by Carlos Márquez - 22-track Album on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify etc

"A la recherche du temps perdu" No. 4 - "Sodome et Gomorrhe" - performed by pianist Ellen Cunningham Weaver, USA, on a Schimmel Grand Piano (https://soundcloud.com/ellen-w-1).

"Time" is the main theme of "A la recherche du temps perdu", inspired by the amazing book "In search of the lost time" by Marcel Proust. We live in "fast times", we are "stressed", and we all are longing for the "temps perdu", when life was slower, more down tempo. So the pieces in this series, called after the chapter titles of Proust´s book, are very slow, very accentuated, very expressive. Both listeners and pianists should take their time, to play and listen, as a short break from "normal times"...

Ellen recorded all 7 pieces of the series " A la recherche du temps perdu" and 4 pieces of the new "Adveniat" series. Both series are very contemplative, and Ellen´s masterful interpretations accentuate this character so well. We are sure you will enjoy our new "pure piano" Album!
======================================================
If you want to support our music - please consider buying an Album or share/repost to all classical piano enthusiasts on your social networks! Thank you!
======================================================
The Album is available on iTunes, BandCamp, Google Play, Amazon MP3, Spotify and other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-la-recherche/id825617084
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-recherche-temps-perdu/dp/B00IXOON1M
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Ellen_Cunningham_Weaver_Stephan_Beneking_Stephan_B?id=Bapwkuyfmdtbpto47spiaf3jln4
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-recherche-du-temps-perdu
It is also part of this 5-hour-playlist with all my albums on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

Have a look at the beautiful physical CD, availalble on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-recherche-temps-perdu/dp/B00IKVT6YW

Scores/sheet music of can be downloaded for free here: 
"A la recherche du temps perdu": http://www.beneking.com/temps
"Adveniat": http://www.beneking.com/adveniat

Picture: Gaby Ehringshausen, Berlin

All albums on Spotify

A la recherche du temps perdu No. 4 - played by Ellen Cunningham Weaver - Album on iTunes, Spotify

If you want to support our music, please repost and share on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, follow us on Spotify  or consider buying an Album! Thank you!
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Album "The Swans" - 12 Valses Melancoliques
Pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (https://soundcloud.com/danae-vlasse) from Los Angeles / USA has recorded the whole "Swans" series. Danaë performs these works in a masterful way, bringing interpretive variety to each waltz such that each piece portrays distinct character, and all are a delight to hear!

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all 12 "Swans" are uploaded onto SoundCloud -this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-swans-12/id748395369
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-Swans-Valses-Mélancoliques/dp/B00GOG5KJK
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Danaë_Xanthe_Vlasse_Stephan_Beneking_The_Swans_12_?id=B2fxybykicezubvzcu6lgbp3g5u
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/the-swans-12-valses-m-lancoliques

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 7 hour playlist of my pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

A physical CD is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Swans-Valses-Melancoliques-played-Xanthe/dp/B00H7LI2D2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386957246&sr=1-1&keywords=Stephan+Beneking

The scores for this series you can find here: http://www.beneking.com/swans

A printed booklet with all scores is available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking

Valses Melancholiques II-"The Swans" No 9-played by Danaë Xanthe Vlasse-on iTunes, Spotify, BandCamp

"Zita in Wonderland" - Charity Album now on iTunes
24 piano miniatures in neoclassical style for children and beginners
Please also watch the lovely video!! http://youtu.be/1dP63YZ505Q 
"Zita in Wonderland" - Charity Album
24 piano miniatures in neoclassical style for children and beginners - performed by pianists Pamela Chng and Hal Freedman
on iTunes for only 3.99 USD: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/zita-in-wonderland-charity/id804304913
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/zita-in-wonderland-charity-album-24-piano-miniatures-for-children-and-beginners
This is a "name-your-price" album that includes the "Zita" booklet with all scores. 
The revenues from this album will be donated to CBM (http://www.cbm.org), which is one of the biggest charity organisations worldwide to support children with disabilities in development countries.
The "Zita" booklet with all scores can also be downloaded for free on http://www.beneking.com/zita
Please feel free to copy and share the booklet! 
All pianists, piano teachers and piano schools can use it without any cost!

If you want to have a printed copy of "Zita in Wonderland", you can buy it on Amazon at production cost (about 5 USD):
http://www.amazon.com/Zita-Wonderland-miniatures-children-beginners/dp/1492193143/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378036404&sr=1-9&keywords=Stephan+Beneking

Also I am welcoming all RECORDINGS especially from children and beginners and offer to upload them onto my SoundCloud page and/or YouTube channel
https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/sets/zita-in-wonderland-download-on
http://www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815

Zita Charity Album

Zita in Wonderland-Bk II-No 7-The Lion and the Unicorn-played by Pamela Chng-charity album

Please support our music - buy an Album and share/repost to all classical piano enthusiasts! Thank you!
==================================================
10 Nocturnes - 12 Valkyries
The Album consists of 10 Nocturnes, "Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel", and 12 Valkyries, ranging from C minor to B minor. 60 minutes of finest pure neoclassical piano original compositions in classical style, brilliantly performed by pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital).

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all pieces are uploaded onto SoundCloud- this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay, Spotify, BandCamp and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-10-nocturnes/id796672001
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-10-Nocturnes-Valkyries/dp/B00HY06NE6
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Carlos_Márquez_Stephan_Beneking_10_Nocturnes_12_Va?id=Bpdyw7jvcnzfqoellf2z3snzcfy
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/10-nocturnes-12-valkyries

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 7 hour playlist of my pure classical neoclassical piano music here:
http://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

A physical CD is available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=stephan+beneking

The scores for the two series you can find for free download here: 
Nocturnes: http://www.beneking.com/nachtlieder
Valkyries: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries

Printed booklets with all scores are available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking

Picture:
The "Toteninsel" (Isle of Dead) is one of the most famous paintings of the romantic period of the 19th century by the swiss painter Arnold Böcklin. It exists in three originals worldwide and it has inspired many artists (including Rachmaninov) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_(painting)


Valkyrie No. 1 - played by Carlos Márquez - 22-track Album on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, BandCamp

Please support our music - buy an Album and share/repost to all classical piano enthusiasts! Thank you!
==================================================
10 Nocturnes - 12 Valkyries
The Album consists of 10 Nocturnes ("Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel") and 12 Valkyries (figures from the nordic mythology). 60 minutes of finest pure neoclassical piano original compositions in classical style, brilliantly performed by pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital).

If you can´t wait for a whole year until all pieces are uploaded onto SoundCloud- this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay, Spotify, BandCamp and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-10-nocturnes/id796672001
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-10-Nocturnes-Valkyries/dp/B00HY06NE6
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Carlos_Márquez_Stephan_Beneking_10_Nocturnes_12_Va?id=Bpdyw7jvcnzfqoellf2z3snzcfy
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/10-nocturnes-12-valkyries

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 7 hour playlist of my pure classical neoclassical piano music here:
http://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

A physical CD is available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=stephan+beneking

The scores for the two series you can find for free download here: 
Nocturnes: http://www.beneking.com/nachtlieder
Valkyries: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries

Printed booklets with all scores are available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking

Picture:
The "Toteninsel" (Isle of Dead) is one of the most famous paintings of the romantic period of the 19th century by the swiss painter Arnold Böcklin. It exists in three originals worldwide and it has inspired many artists (including Rachmaninov) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_(painting)


Valkyrie No. 2 - played by Carlos Márquez - 22-track Album on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, BandCamp

Neoclassical piano album in collaboration with pianist Milana Zilnik (https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik) and Artyom Tchebotaryov (artwork and mixing) from Canada: 
"24 Petits Rêves bizarres" with all 24 pieces - these are the "pure" versions without Milana´s improvisational part 
The album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/album/24-petits-reves-bizarres-no./id906726760
It is also part of this 8 hour (!!) spotify playlist with all my 15 albums here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
The scores / sheet music of this series you find for free download here:
http://www.beneking.com/prb
There are 2 separate albums available with 12 pieces each including a fantastic jazzy improvisation by Milana:
https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/sets/petits-r-ves-bizarres

All Albums on Spotify

Petit Reve Bizarre 20 - Played By Milana - Album With All 24 Pieces On ITunes - Follow Us On Spotify

The album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/album/24-petits-reves-bizarres-no./id906726760
It is also part of this 8 hour (!!) spotify playlist with all my 15 albums here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
The scores / sheet music of this series you find for free download here:
http://www.beneking.com/prb
Neoclassical piano album in collaboration with pianist Milana Zilnik (https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik) and Artyom Tchebotaryov (artwork and mixing) from Canada: 
"24 Petits Rêves bizarres" with all 24 pieces - these are the "pure" versions without Milana´s improvisational part 
There are 2 separate albums available with 12 pieces each including a fantastic jazzy improvisation by Milana:
https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/sets/petits-r-ves-bizarres

Petit Reve Bizarre 18 - Played By Milana - Album With All 24 Pieces On ITunes - Follow Us On Spotify

Please consider buying an Album and share/repost to all classical piano enthusiasts! Thank you!
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10 Nocturnes - 12 Valkyries
The Album consists of 10 Nocturnes, "Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel", and 12 Valkyries, ranging from C minor to B minor. 60 minutes of finest pure neoclassical piano original compositions in classical style, brilliantly performed by pianist Carlos Márquez (https://soundcloud.com/cmdigital).
If you can´t wait for a whole year until all pieces are uploaded onto SoundCloud- this album is available on iTunes, AmazonMP3, GooglePlay, Spotify and many other platforms:
https://itunes.apple.com/album/stephan-beneking-10-nocturnes/id796672001
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-10-Nocturnes-Valkyries/dp/B00HY06NE6
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Carlos_Márquez_Stephan_Beneking_10_Nocturnes_12_Va?id=Bpdyw7jvcnzfqoellf2z3snzcfy
You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 8 hour playlist of my pure neoclassical piano music here:
http://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
A physical CD is available on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=stephan+beneking
The scores for the two series you can find for free download here: 
Nocturnes: http://www.beneking.com/nachtlieder
Valkyries: http://www.beneking.com/valkyries
Printed booklets with all scores are available on Amazon (also Amazon Europe and UK):
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Stephan+Beneking&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3AStephan+Beneking
Picture:
The "Toteninsel" (Isle of Dead) is one of the most famous paintings of the romantic period of the 19th century by the swiss painter Arnold Böcklin. It exists in three originals worldwide and it has inspired many artists (including Rachmaninov) 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_the_Dead_(painting)


Nocturne No. 8 - Played By Carlos Márquez - 22-Track Album On iTunes, Please Follow On Spotify

"A la recherche du temps perdu" performed by pianist Michael Hauber, Germany (https://soundcloud.com/michael-hauber). 
The Album on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/53fFa5BOuSVHgzCVBo15VE
The Album on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/album/a-la-recherche-du-temps-perdu/id931560413
The booklet with the piano score / sheet music of "A la recherche du temps perdu" you find here: http://www.beneking.com/temps


Full Album on Spotify

A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu No. 2 - Played By Michael Hauber - Full Album On Spotify, ITunes Etc

Pianist Michael Hauber  (https://soundcloud.com/michael-hauber) from Stuttgart / Germany made another lovely recording of one of my "Prelude fantaisies", its  "No. 5", a short but very delicate piece, performed on a Roland RD 170. 
He played all 8 "Preludes fantaisies", so we decided to create a new album. I am sure you will enjoy it, as it contains some of my most extraordinary works...

You can download the album on BandCamp for the price of a coffee :-)
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/8-preludes-fantaisies

It is also available on iTunes and Amazon MP3
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-8-preludes/id666414315
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-8-Preludes-Fantaisies/dp/B00DNK1PHQ/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1372489651&sr=301-2
and many other platforms like Spotify, GooglePlay etc.

You can also "Flattr" this piece. Flattr is a social microdonation system.
https://flattr.com/t/1661358

Thank you for supporting Creativity!
Thank you also for reposting or sharing on your social networks!

Please have a look at my refurbished website www.beneking.com 
where you can find the score for this piece and many others for free download.

A direct link for the booklet of the "8 Preludes fantaisies" is here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4v1JwJiY6oJdlJuR3Y4X0tOdGc/

Also I appreciate if you like my Facebook page www.facebook.com/BenekingPurePiano
or follow me on twitter twitter.com/StephanBeneking
or watch my "sheet music videos" on youtube www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815

Picture: Edouard Manet, The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil, 1874

Prelude fantaisie No. 5 - played by Michael Hauber - beneking.bandcamp.com

ALL 500 PIANO SCORES FOR FREE on http://www.beneking.com
LISTEN TO ALL ALBUMS FOR FREE on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
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My compositions are in neoclassical, classical, romantic, melodic and modern classical style for piano solo purely. Thanks for listening and your supportive comments! 

Valse melancolique No. VIII - le desir eternel won the 1st prize in Free-Scores Piano Solo Classic contest 2013:
https://soundcloud.com/stephan-beneking/valse-melancolique-viii-le

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