A simple piano tune for ending the year.
I wish you a happy new year. Be careful.
Thanks for your listenings and comments.
A big hug.

Melancolía

I seem to be able to find some quiet time on Sundays to record more piano...

Mike Lazarev - Impromptu 03.09

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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:
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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):
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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

I’m still in love with you. 

We haven’t exchanged thoughts in…a while. Feels like days have escalated into years it seems. Even though you probably won’t see or hear this…how are you? Are you well? Have you met someone who’s soul matches yours?

I just woke up from one of those “real” dreams just now. Y’know the ones that almost feel like they happened in real life? The ones so vivid, your brain confuses it as a memory of some sort. Yeah, one of those dreams. It was one of those dreams you wake up from and think “Damn…but it felt so real!” …I hate those dreams. But I can’t help but love them too. 

Also, I… don’t think I’ve ever seen myself that happy before….it was actually quite the awkward experience. Then again, maybe it was just weird seeing us together.  Waking up, my heart has never felt so fragile and strong at the same time… it was interesting to dwell upon so I made this song to remember the feeling.

I remember reading that you can only know how much you truly love someone until they’re gone. It makes more and more sense now that I think about it. 

To me, falling in love is a lot like falling into a crack in the earth. As soon as you fall, you freak out but… at the same time you accept it. Before you know it, you’ve reached the bottom. It felt like you were gonna die but, surprisingly you survived. 

When you look up, theres a fine line of light representing who you used to be. Do you choose to stay? Or attempt at climbing back up?

Choosing the latter never felt so bittersweet. 
I hope your doing well, in my dreams we may meet. 
…maybe please. 

Goodnight.


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I’m still in love with you

Metamorphosis 2 - Philip Glass

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

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

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"An intimate journey led by a minimalistic piano, looking for something that went missing."

Grab your copy of the Digital Deluxe Edition of The Last Days of Winter. The digital download includes:

▶ The official video of "Missing"
▶ "The Ordeal" - Bonus track
▶ High resolution version of the official and the alternate cd cover
▶ PDF with the liner notes of the album

:: credits ::

Composed, recorded and mastered by Francesco Berta.

Piano, celesta, guitars and programming: Francesco Berta 
Cello: Aríanna Hönnudóttir

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Missing

A lot is happening in my life at this moment. Sometimes for me music is a way to escape all the stuff, that makes life complicated. I started working on this new ep and had a lot of emotions and thoughts, which were in need of some form of expression. I really hope you like my compositions, because I put a lot of love, time and work into these. From writing to playing the tracks in a recording environment - I did everything on my own! :) 

Special thanks to DSN Audiprodukion for recording me in his studio, mixing and mastering!

What do you feel when you hear this music?

A Life Never Lived

Available on main music platforms here:
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Sunrise EP

Sunrise

Nordland

Brian Crain - Rain

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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

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

Stephan Beneking