Nice tonal balance on both hands, Ellen. 

Stephan, this is so calming. Ellen conveys it so well. Congrats you both.

@ninth-pulse: thank you, dear Alex, glad you like this series, it seems that my "slow-music"-approach finds many friends :-)

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

"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!
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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!
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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

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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

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12 Dirk Maassen - Sinaai, out on Spotify.....

Bach - Air on a G String on harp

Valery Beshevli - Parting

Mikael Sapin - The rain

Waltz for piano, celesta & cello. Inspired a little by Yann Tiersen's music for 'Amelie' and singer/songwriter Agnes Obel. 

Purchase from Bandcamp: http://madeleinehanover.bandcamp.com/track/waltz-for-piano-celesta-cello

Music (c) Madeleine Hanover 2013. 

Photo: Melanie Smith Photography | www.melaniesmithphotography.com.au

Waltz for Piano, Celesta & Cello (Original)

I improvised this piece few days after I returned from the Piano Cloud Live Event which took place in Milton Keynes, England.

Thanks Terry (aka Purple Rhapsody) for inspiring me to this song. I have listened to your CD the whole trip back and hence it inspired me a lot.

If you like my music please give me a smile and like my Facebook page :-): www.facebook.com/Dirk.Maassen.Music

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Dirk Maassen - Like The Wind

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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

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

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