thank you for this sensitive and elegiac one-hand-performance, dear Romeo!

A very beautiful prelude Stephan, I enjoyed it so much. Thank you for posting it!

Beautifully and sensitively played and written! Peace:))

Relaxing Classical Piano

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

Intimate & Classical

3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

From "Beneking: 24 Nocturnes for young Pianists"

Beneking: 24 Nocturnes for young Pianists

Nocturne in C Major, No. 1

Stephan Beneking: Nocturne in C Major, No. 1

"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

Preludes in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 'Suffocation'

enjoy this one-hand-performance - there are relatively little one-hand-piano pieces available, and it is quite a challenge to play them...
This is the 7th track of the Album with elegiac pieces - played by pianist Romeo Wecks (https://soundcloud.com/romeowecks) from Weimar / Berlin / Germany on a "Steingräber & Söhne" grand piano.

The album consists of 2 Preludes for one hand (out of 18 Preludes in the series) and a fine, elegiac  selection of 8 of my 24 Petits Reves bizarres.
Please have a look at my website http://www.beneking.com
where you can find the score for this piece and many others for free download.
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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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You can listen to all pieces also on this 7-hour-playlist with all my albums on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1
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You can download the album on BandCamp for the price of a coffee :-)
http://beneking.bandcamp.com/album/2-pr-ludes-for-one-hand-alone-8-petits-r-ves-bizarres
It is also available on iTunes and Amazon MP3 and many other platforms like Spotify, GooglePlay etc.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stephan-beneking-2-preludes/id691149701
http://www.amazon.com/Stephan-Beneking-Préludes-Petits-Bizarres/dp/B00EM2HGJU/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377247513&sr=301-2

Also I appreciate if you 
listen to my music on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/user/1155850710 
like my Facebook page www.facebook.com/BenekingPurePiano
follow me on twitter twitter.com/StephanBeneking 
watch my "sheet music videos" on youtube www.youtube.com/user/steveberlin0815

Prélude for the left hand No. 1 -played by Romeo Wecks -on iTunes, Spotify and beneking.bandcamp.com

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

Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie

Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie (2024 Remaster)

Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude In C Minor Moll, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier

Valery Beshevli - Parting

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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

watch my piano video clips at youtube: www.youtube.com/user/ascoltadi?feature


Dirk Maassen - Like The Wind

Ursula's Rescue Remedy

Sample tracks from the newly released, The Space Between.

05. Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Loves Me - The Space Between Sample

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
PIANISTS WELCOME TO PERFORM MY MUSIC!
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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

Prélude for the left hand No. 1 -played by Romeo Wecks -on iTunes, Spotify and beneking.bandcamp.com

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