Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise Album Leaf WoO 59 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-08-12 | Hello Guys! I am happy to be back with a new bundle of recordings. I figured my version of this classic needs to have an overhaul, so here is my latest version.Please make sure to check out my channel for more piano music: Sun Flower by Wang Yu Shi: youtu.be/Luw-zVtP8CIKaze no Tani no Naushika: youtu.be/cwSEE6QK1RwSong without words c minor: youtu.be/ouqJ5TQL6S4About Für Elise: The piece was composed in 1810 but not published in Beethoven's lifetime. 1867 the German musicologist Ludwig Nohl (1831-1885) published his book "Neue Briefe Beetovens" (New letters by Beethoven) in which he also published Beethovens "Für Elise". The autograph of the piece is lost today. Nohl found it at a teacher's home in Munich. He reported the dedication on the sheet music said: "Für Elise am 27. April von L.v. Bthvn" (For Elise on April 27 in remembrance of Ludwig van Beethoven).For who the piece is dedicated is quite mysterious. There was no "Elise" who played a significant role in Beethoven's life. The common perception today is that it was dedicated to the 1810 then 17 years old soprano opera singer Elisabeth Röckel (1793-1883). 1806 Elisabeth settled in Wien after her brother Joseph August Röckel took part as a tenor singer in Beethoven's opera "Fidelio", conducted by the master himself. From then on both siblings belonged to the closest artistic and social circle of Beethoven. 1813 she married the Austrian composer Johann Nepumuk Hummel (1778-1837).Für Elise is strucured in a Rondo-form: ABACA. We have the first part with the famous oscillating melody that comes back 3 times in the piece. It interchanges with a playful part in F-major (B) and a dramatic part with a strong repetitive organ notes.(C). The genre of the piece can be classified a "Albumblatt" or "Bagatelle" which tend to be short pieces with a certain mood, theme or dedication.#fürelise #forelise #piano
Scott Joplin: The Entertainer (Easy Piano Version; by Palmer Adult all in one Course) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2024-01-27 | I am playing an easy version of Scott Jopin‘s Entertainer which can be found in Palmer‘s Adult all in one Course Piano Book.Enjoy more music in different styles: Sukiyaki Jazz Version: youtu.be/2PTwHxsHTwEChange the Story by Mayumi Kato: youtu.be/rxWUQsVQ1dISun Flower by Wang Yu Shi: youtu.be/Luw-zVtP8CIScott Joplin (November 24, 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an African-American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime", he composed more than 40 ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first and most popular pieces, the "Maple Leaf Rag", became the genre's first and most influential hit, later being recognized as the quintessential rag. Joplin considered ragtime to be a form of classical music meant to be played in concert halls and largely disdained the performance of ragtime as honky tonk music most common in saloons.Joplin grew up in a musical family of railway laborers in Texarkana, Arkansas, developing his own musical knowledge with the help of local teachers. While in Texarkana, he formed a vocal quartet and taught mandolin and guitar. During the late 1880s, he left his job as a railroad laborer and traveled the American South as an itinerant musician. He went to Chicago for the World's Fair of 1893, which helped make ragtime a national craze by 1897.Joplin moved to Sedalia, Missouri, in 1894 and earned a living as a piano teacher. There he taught future ragtime composers Arthur Marshall, Scott Hayden, and Brun Campbell. He began publishing music in 1895, and publication of his "Maple Leaf Rag" in 1899 brought him fame. This piece had a profound influence on writers of ragtime. It also brought Joplin a steady income for life. In 1901, Joplin moved to St. Louis, where he continued to compose and publish and regularly performed in the community. In 1903, the score to his first opera, A Guest of Honor, was confiscated—along with his belongings—for non-payment of bills (likely as a result of being robbed). It is now considered lost.In 1907, Joplin moved to New York City to find a producer for a new opera. He attempted to go beyond the limitations of the musical form that had made him famous but without much monetary success. His second opera, Treemonisha, was never fully staged during his life. In 1916, Joplin descended into dementia as a result of neurosyphilis. In mid-January 1917, he was admitted to a mental asylum and died there less than three months later at the age of 48. Joplin's death is widely considered to mark the end of ragtime as a mainstream music format; over the next several years, it evolved with other styles into stride, jazz, and, eventually, swing.Joplin's music was rediscovered and returned to popularity in the early 1970s with the release of a million-selling album recorded by Joshua Rifkin. This was followed by the Academy Award–winning 1973 film The Sting, which featured several of Joplin's compositions, most notably "The Entertainer", a piece performed by pianist Marvin Hamlisch that received wide airplay. Treemonisha was finally produced in full, to wide acclaim, in 1972. In 1976, Joplin was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize.#scottjoplin #theentertainer #piano
Mayumi Kato: Change the story Pianist Stefan Bötel 2024-01-20 | I am playing a composition by Japanese composer Mayumi Kato. There can be not much found about her but the most important thing we know is: Her style is distinct and beautiful, her pieces often challenging. She manages to transport nostalgia and playfulness at the same time. I also like how her Japanese descent is transported through her style. Her music is truly full of life and beauty. Her pieces were made popular by Pianist Paul Barton: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzSEchvesNHaGbDmXIpOwqnGdy4i6QsQw&si=DatOFMkwo6nOLjiwIn the descriptions you will also find links to download her sheet music. Thank you, Mayumi, for providing the world so generously with your music and art. More pieces from Japanese composers: Mayumi Kato: Winter Waltz: youtu.be/o9vJm-CK604Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: youtu.be/ei58w2w9NUcSonata for Flute and Piano: youtu.be/ZufC84gIWnwOndo no Funauta: youtu.be/n8sXJIOtsA8#piano #mayumikato #changethestory
Sandra Labsch: Winterabend (12 zauberhafte Monate, Januar) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2024-01-13 | Ich spiele heute wieder ein Stück von Sandra Labsch: Winterabend.Sandra Labsch ist eine deutsche Klavierpädagogin aus Mannheim. Ihre Arbeiten veröffentlicht sie auf ihrem YouTube-Kanal „ZauberKlavier“: youtube.com/c/ZauberKlavierSandraLabschVerschiedene Noten von ihr kann man hier kaufen:https://www.zauberklavier.de/erschienene-noten/sandra-labsch-12-zauberhafte-monate-hoerbeiWeitere Stücke von Sandra Labsch: Aprilwetter: youtu.be/ROYH8fDGUc8Wellen: youtu.be/sFJSvMTQla8Blättertanz: youtu.be/56rpSY_y3Ec #klavierlernen #klavier #klavieranfänger
W.A. Mozart: Minuet KV 2 in F Major Pianist Stefan Bötel 2024-01-06 | The minuet KV 2 in F Major by W.A. Mozart is a wonderful opportunity to get to know the music of this very influential composer of the Classical period. Mozart composed this piece in 1763 aged 5.More Classical Performances:Beethoven: Sonata c-Minor op.10 nr.1 youtu.be/u2HMg6SeXmcHaydn: Sonata D Major: youtu.be/yXQZMX4A-HESchubert Impromptu op.142 nr.2: youtu.be/FxfStd_lSSoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart is among the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with music admired for its melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture.Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, Mozart was engaged as a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position.While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of his early death at the age of 35. The circumstances of his death are largely uncertain and have thus been much mythologized.#Mozart #KV2 #Minuet
Mayumi Kato: Between two worlds Op.2 No.1 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-12-30 | I am playing a composition by Japanese composer Mayumi Kato. There can be not much found about her but the most important thing we know is: Her style is distinct and beautiful, her pieces often challenging. She manages to transport nostalgia and playfulness at the same time. I also like how her Japanese descent is transported through her style. Her music is truly full of life and beauty. Her pieces were made popular by Pianist Paul Barton: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzSEchvesNHaGbDmXIpOwqnGdy4i6QsQw&si=DatOFMkwo6nOLjiwIn the descriptions you will also find links to download her sheet music. Thank you, Mayumi, for providing the world so generously with your music and art. More pieces from Japanese composers: Mayumi Kato: Winter Waltz: youtu.be/o9vJm-CK604Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: youtu.be/ei58w2w9NUcSonata for Flute and Piano: youtu.be/ZufC84gIWnwOndo no Funauta: youtu.be/n8sXJIOtsA8#piano #mayumikato #betweentwoworlds
White Christmas (Irving Berlin) Instrumental Piano Cover Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-12-23 | Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you have some good days with your loved ones and find some quality time to reflect upon this year and make good plans for the future. All the best for you all! I am playing an absolute classic today: White Christmas by Irving Berlin. It was made popular through Bing Crosby who wrote the lyrics and sung it. Lyrics: I'm dreaming of a white ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glisten and children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snowI'm dreaming of a white ChristmasWith every Christmas card I write"May your days be merry and brightAnd may all your Christmases be whiteI'm dreaming of a white ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glisten and children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snowI'm dreaming of a white ChristmasWith every Christmas card I writeMay your days be merry and brightAnd may all your Christmases be whiteFind more Christmas Songs on my Channel: Silent night: youtu.be/sa0QELSgRPQHave yourself a merry little Christmas: youtu.be/86pmOenHFOkMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: youtu.be/ei58w2w9NUcThe biography of Irving Berlin: Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Gerald R. Ford in 1977. Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite stated he "helped write the story of this country, capturing the best of who we are and the dreams that shape our lives".Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights, and became known as the composer of numerous international hits, starting with 1911's "Alexander's Ragtime Band". He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. For much of his career, Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp; he used his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever when he needed to play in keys other than F-sharp. He was known for writing music and lyrics in the American vernacular: uncomplicated, simple and direct, with his stated aim being to "reach the heart of the average American," whom he saw as the "real soul of the country".He wrote hundreds of songs, many becoming major hits, which made him famous before he turned thirty. During his 60-year career he wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including the scores for 20 original Broadway shows and 15 original Hollywood films, with his songs nominated eight times for Academy Awards. Many songs became popular themes and anthems, including "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "Blue Skies", "Easter Parade", "Puttin' on the Ritz", "Cheek to Cheek", "White Christmas", "Happy Holiday", "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)", and "There's No Business Like Show Business". His Broadway musical This Is the Army (1942) was adapted into the 1943 film of the same name.Berlin's songs have reached the top of the charts 25 times and have been extensively re-recorded by numerous singers. Berlin died in 1989 at the age of 101. Composer Douglas Moore sets Berlin apart from all other contemporary songwriters, and includes him instead with Stephen Foster, Walt Whitman, and Carl Sandburg, as a "great American minstrel"—someone who has "caught and immortalized in his songs what we say, what we think about, and what we believe." Composer George Gershwin called him "the greatest songwriter that has ever lived", and composer Jerome Kern concluded that "Irving Berlin has no place in American music—he is American music."#whitechristmas #pianocover
Claude Debussy: Menuet (Suite Bergamasque) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-12-16 | Welcome back to the program! I like to feature the single movements of Debussy‘s Suite Bergamasque as they are stunning and unique pieces by their own. See the whole performance of Suite Bergamasque: youtu.be/2EXwDCIluBsMore music by Debussy:Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum: youtu.be/VsYRNkO6MAEArabesque nr.1: youtu.be/77hQ2DF6KlEClaude Debussy ( 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. He took many years to develop his mature style, and was nearly 40 when he achieved international fame in 1902 with the only opera he completed, Pelléas et Mélisande.Debussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899) and Images (1905–1912). His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. He regarded the classical symphony as obsolete and sought an alternative in his "symphonic sketches", La mer (1903–1905). His piano works include sets of 24 Préludes and 12 Études. Throughout his career he wrote mélodies based on a wide variety of poetry, including his own. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the later 19th century. A small number of works, including the early La Damoiselle élue and the late Le Martyre de saint Sébastien have important parts for chorus. In his final years, he focused on chamber music, completing three of six planned sonatas for different combinations of instruments.With early influences including Russian and Far Eastern music, Debussy developed his own style of harmony and orchestral colouring, derided – and unsuccessfully resisted – by much of the musical establishment of the day. His works have strongly influenced a wide range of composers including Béla Bartók, Olivier Messiaen, George Benjamin, and the jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. Debussy died from cancer at his home in Paris at the age of 55 after a composing career of a little more than 30 years.#debussy #piano #menuet
Claude Debussy: Passepied (Suite Bergamasque) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-12-09 | Welcome back to the program! I like to feature the single movements of Debussy‘s Suite Bergamasque as they are stunning and unique pieces by their own. See the whole performance of Suite Bergamasque: youtu.be/2EXwDCIluBsMore music by Debussy:Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum: youtu.be/VsYRNkO6MAEArabesque nr.1: youtu.be/77hQ2DF6KlEClaude Debussy ( 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. He took many years to develop his mature style, and was nearly 40 when he achieved international fame in 1902 with the only opera he completed, Pelléas et Mélisande.Debussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899) and Images (1905–1912). His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. He regarded the classical symphony as obsolete and sought an alternative in his "symphonic sketches", La mer (1903–1905). His piano works include sets of 24 Préludes and 12 Études. Throughout his career he wrote mélodies based on a wide variety of poetry, including his own. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the later 19th century. A small number of works, including the early La Damoiselle élue and the late Le Martyre de saint Sébastien have important parts for chorus. In his final years, he focused on chamber music, completing three of six planned sonatas for different combinations of instruments.With early influences including Russian and Far Eastern music, Debussy developed his own style of harmony and orchestral colouring, derided – and unsuccessfully resisted – by much of the musical establishment of the day. His works have strongly influenced a wide range of composers including Béla Bartók, Olivier Messiaen, George Benjamin, and the jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. Debussy died from cancer at his home in Paris at the age of 55 after a composing career of a little more than 30 years.#debussy #piano #passepied
Claude Debussy: Prelude (Suite Bergamasque) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-12-02 | Welcome back to the program! I like to feature the single movements of Debussy‘s Suite Bergamasque as they are stunning and unique pieces by their own. See the whole performance of Suite Bergamasque: youtu.be/2EXwDCIluBsMore music by Debussy:Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum: youtu.be/VsYRNkO6MAEArabesque nr.1: youtu.be/77hQ2DF6KlEClaude Debussy ( 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. He took many years to develop his mature style, and was nearly 40 when he achieved international fame in 1902 with the only opera he completed, Pelléas et Mélisande.Debussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899) and Images (1905–1912). His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. He regarded the classical symphony as obsolete and sought an alternative in his "symphonic sketches", La mer (1903–1905). His piano works include sets of 24 Préludes and 12 Études. Throughout his career he wrote mélodies based on a wide variety of poetry, including his own. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the later 19th century. A small number of works, including the early La Damoiselle élue and the late Le Martyre de saint Sébastien have important parts for chorus. In his final years, he focused on chamber music, completing three of six planned sonatas for different combinations of instruments.With early influences including Russian and Far Eastern music, Debussy developed his own style of harmony and orchestral colouring, derided – and unsuccessfully resisted – by much of the musical establishment of the day. His works have strongly influenced a wide range of composers including Béla Bartók, Olivier Messiaen, George Benjamin, and the jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. Debussy died from cancer at his home in Paris at the age of 55 after a composing career of a little more than 30 years.#debussy #piano #prelude
Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (Suite Bergamasque) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-11-25 | Welcome back to the program! I like to feature the single movements of Debussy‘s Suite Bergamasque as they are stunning and unique pieces by their own. See the whole performance of Suite Bergamasque: youtu.be/2EXwDCIluBsMore music by Debussy:Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum: youtu.be/VsYRNkO6MAEArabesque nr.1: youtu.be/77hQ2DF6KlEClaude Debussy ( 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. He took many years to develop his mature style, and was nearly 40 when he achieved international fame in 1902 with the only opera he completed, Pelléas et Mélisande.Debussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899) and Images (1905–1912). His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. He regarded the classical symphony as obsolete and sought an alternative in his "symphonic sketches", La mer (1903–1905). His piano works include sets of 24 Préludes and 12 Études. Throughout his career he wrote mélodies based on a wide variety of poetry, including his own. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the later 19th century. A small number of works, including the early La Damoiselle élue and the late Le Martyre de saint Sébastien have important parts for chorus. In his final years, he focused on chamber music, completing three of six planned sonatas for different combinations of instruments.With early influences including Russian and Far Eastern music, Debussy developed his own style of harmony and orchestral colouring, derided – and unsuccessfully resisted – by much of the musical establishment of the day. His works have strongly influenced a wide range of composers including Béla Bartók, Olivier Messiaen, George Benjamin, and the jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. Debussy died from cancer at his home in Paris at the age of 55 after a composing career of a little more than 30 years.#debussy #piano #clairdelune
Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque - Stefan Bötel, Piano Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-11-19 | 1. Prelude 0:002. Menuet 4:433. Clair de Lune 9:464. Passepied 15:16Stefan Bötel, PianoWatch more Classical Performances:Beethoven op.10 nr.1: youtu.be/u2HMg6SeXmcDoctor Gradus ad Parnassum: youtu.be/VsYRNkO6MAEChopin Fantasy f-minor: youtu.be/Y7rOx_5M5A4Claude Debussy ( 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors. He took many years to develop his mature style, and was nearly 40 when he achieved international fame in 1902 with the only opera he completed, Pelléas et Mélisande.Debussy's orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899) and Images (1905–1912). His music was to a considerable extent a reaction against Wagner and the German musical tradition. He regarded the classical symphony as obsolete and sought an alternative in his "symphonic sketches", La mer (1903–1905). His piano works include sets of 24 Préludes and 12 Études. Throughout his career he wrote mélodies based on a wide variety of poetry, including his own. He was greatly influenced by the Symbolist poetic movement of the later 19th century. A small number of works, including the early La Damoiselle élue and the late Le Martyre de saint Sébastien have important parts for chorus. In his final years, he focused on chamber music, completing three of six planned sonatas for different combinations of instruments.With early influences including Russian and Far Eastern music, Debussy developed his own style of harmony and orchestral colouring, derided – and unsuccessfully resisted – by much of the musical establishment of the day. His works have strongly influenced a wide range of composers including Béla Bartók, Olivier Messiaen, George Benjamin, and the jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. Debussy died from cancer at his home in Paris at the age of 55 after a composing career of a little more than 30 years.#debussy #piano
Håvard Enstad: Koral Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-11-11 | I am excited to perform a piece by the Norwegian composer and pianist Håvard Enstad. I experienced his performance in concert in January this year in Alte Druckrei Ottensen in Hamburg (a former printing firm building, now a winery and concert venue). He performed his program ”Soundscapes” an impressive set of minimalistic, emotional and often pianistically challenging pieces. He was so kind to provide me with his sheet music so that I can also perform some music of him. This piece is a more calm one, a modern choral which seemed to originated half by improvisation and half by intentional composing. The changes of time signatures makes this piece interesting.More calming and minimalistic music: Glass metamorphosis: youtu.be/6UFF24Ti7XwMerry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: youtu.be/ei58w2w9NUcPath of the Wind: youtu.be/cQojjm1GBVoHåvardsYoutube Channel: youtube.com/@enstadhaHåvards biography: Håvard started playing the piano at the age of 8. He started composing and improvising very young. Inspired by the tranquility and serenity of Olavskirken, a church in the middle of the forest in rural Norway, where he spent many late nights by himself rehearsing and playing with music. At the age of 17 he picked up the cello as his second instrument and followed two musical paths. The classical on the piano, and the folk/traditional on the cello. After graduating from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, he settled in Barcelona where he worked as a pianist at the Academy of Performing Arts(Institut del Teatre) as well as actively performing and composing in Barcelona and also around Spain. He premiered three musicals and released several albums with different projects in various genres. After 14 years in Barcelona he moved to Wien to do a degree in composing at the MUK. #piano
I. Korenevskaya (И. Кореневская): In Winter (зимой) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-11-04 | This beautiful piece is out of a Russian piano book which I bought in 2017 when I played on a festival in St. Petersburg. I remember the book store on the famous Nevsky Prospect where I bought it. I enjoyed the week there very much despite the -10 ° C. The city is really gorgeous even in Winter and I like to come back in the future. Let‘s hope and pray for better times in this world 🙏More piano music by Russian composers:The Apple Seller youtu.be/OehLD1qN4jILittle Song: youtu.be/L0n68K1QEOYRussian Song: youtu.be/aXLt06Cpef0#piano
Mayumi Kato: Winter Waltz Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-10-28 | I am playing a wonderful composition by Japanese composer Mayumi Kato. There can be not much found about her but the most important thing we know is: Her style is distinct and beautiful, her pieces often challenging. She manages to transport nostalgia and playfulness at the same time. I also like how her Japanese descent is transported through her style. Her music is truly full of life. Her pieces were made popular by Pianist Paul Barton: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzSEchvesNHaGbDmXIpOwqnGdy4i6QsQw&si=DatOFMkwo6nOLjiwIn the descriptions you will also find links to download her sheet music. Thank you, Mayumi, for providing the world so generously with your music and art. More pieces from Japanese composers: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: youtu.be/ei58w2w9NUcSonata for Flute and Piano: youtu.be/ZufC84gIWnwOndo no Funauta: youtu.be/n8sXJIOtsA8#piano #mayumikato #winterwaltz
Håvard Enstad: Confinados Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-10-21 | I am excited to perform a piece by the Norwegian composer and pianist Håvard Enstad. I experienced his performance in concert in January this year in Alte Druckrei Ottensen in Hamburg (a former printing firm building, now a winery and concert venue). He performed his program ”Soundscapes” an impressive set of minimalistic, emotional and often pianistically challenging pieces. He was so kind to provide me with his sheet music so that I can also perform some music of him. More calming and minimalistic music: Glass metamorphosis: youtu.be/6UFF24Ti7XwMerry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: youtu.be/ei58w2w9NUcPath of the Wind: youtu.be/cQojjm1GBVoHåvardsYoutube Channel: youtube.com/@enstadhaHåvards biography: Håvard started playing the piano at the age of 8. He started composing and improvising very young. Inspired by the tranquility and serenity of Olavskirken, a church in the middle of the forest in rural Norway, where he spent many late nights by himself rehearsing and playing with music. At the age of 17 he picked up the cello as his second instrument and followed two musical paths. The classical on the piano, and the folk/traditional on the cello. After graduating from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, he settled in Barcelona where he worked as a pianist at the Academy of Performing Arts(Institut del Teatre) as well as actively performing and composing in Barcelona and also around Spain. He premiered three musicals and released several albums with different projects in various genres. After 14 years in Barcelona he moved to Wien to do a degree in composing at the MUK. #piano
Yiruma: River Flows in You Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-10-14 | I like to refresh yet another classic that has become a staple in modern new age piano music: River Flows in You. In the future I like to explore more music by Yiruma and play pieces that are not so well known. Yiruma‘s biography: Lee Ru-ma (Korean: 이루마; born 15 February 1978), better known by his stage name Yiruma (Korean: 이루마), is a South Korean pianist and composer.BiographyYiruma was born in Seoul to a pastor. At age five, he began learning the piano and moved to the United Kingdom, where he attended the Purcell School for Young Musicians and graduated from King's College London.After graduation, Yiruma returned to South Korea and released his debut album, Love Scene, in 2001. He gained wider public recognition for performing the piano versions of the soundtracks from the popular 2006 drama Spring Waltz. On 1 January 2009, he became a DJ for ”KBS 1FM Yiruma's Music from All Around the World”.Yiruma's 2011 compilation album The Best: Reminiscent, 10th Anniversary debuted at number three in the Billboard classical charts in July 2020 and reached number one just two weeks later; Billboard's classical charts had done away with its rules of only counting albums sold in the United States and recognizing albums released in the last eighteen months.[5] His music has seen a resurgence in popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Several videos of his compositions posted on YouTube and other social media platforms have garnered millions of views, including "River Flows in You".Personal lifeYiruma previously held British citizenship, which he voluntarily renounced in order to enlist for mandatory military service. He enlisted in the Republic of Korea Navy in July 2006 and was assigned to public relations duties. He was discharged in August 2008.In April 2007, while on leave, Yiruma married his girlfriend Son Hye-im, the older sister of actress and former Miss Korea contestant Son Tae-young. In 2008, they had a daughter.Discography: Love Scene (2001)First Love (2001)Oasis & Yiruma (Soundtrack, 2002)Doggy Poo (Soundtrack, 2002)From the Yellow Room (2003)Nocturnal Lights … They Scatter (2004)Destiny of Love (2005)Yiruma: Live at HOAM Art Hall (2005)Poemusic (2005)H.I.S. Monologue (2006)P.N.O.N.I. (2008)Missing You (2009)River Flows in You – The Very Best of Yiruma (2011)Best of (Juni 2012)FallingKiss the RainStay in Memory (2013)Blind Film (2013)Atmosfera (2014)River Flows in You (Single, 2011, UK: Silber)Piano (2015)#riverflowsinyou #yiruma #piano
Joseph Haydn: Deutscher Walzer C-Dur Hob. IX: 10 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-10-07 | Hallo Leute! Heute spiele ich ein kleinen aber feinen Walzer von Joseph Haydn. Er ist Teil der Reihe „Der Junge Pianist“ von Richard Krentzlin und aufgeführt in Band 2. Der niederländische Musikwissenschaftler Anthony van Hoboken hat ein Werkverzeichnis von Haydns kompletten Kompositionen erstellt. Die Tänze sind in Römisch 9, also IX zusammengefasst und dieser Walzer ist die Nummer 10. Weitere Aufnahmen klassischer Werke:Haydn Sonate D-Dur XVI 37: youtu.be/yXQZMX4A-HEBeethoven Sonate c-moll Op.10 Nr.1: youtu.be/u2HMg6SeXmcMozart Menuett KV 5: youtu.be/Um2OjFGhKYE#Haydn
Sandra Labsch: Autumn Morning [Easy beautiful piano] Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-09-30 | ”Autumn Morning” (Herbstmorgen) by Sandra Labsch is one of my go-to pieces when teaching my students their first beautiful early intermediate piano pieces. In this piece you can learn a lot about chords, pedal use and the distinction between melody and accompaniment.Sandra Labsch is a German piano pedagogue based in Mannheim. She publishes her works on her YouTube Channel ”ZauberKlavier” (eng. MagicPiano): youtube.com/c/ZauberKlavierSandraLabschBuy sheet music of her: https://www.zauberklavier.de/erschienene-noten/sandra-labsch-12-zauberhafte-monate-hoerbeiMore early intermediate piano pieces to impress:Summer Nights Dream: youtu.be/itgujC74axEAngel‘s Voices: youtu.be/GrrCx4gugaoFrom foreign lands and people: youtu.be/UwNpGalZHOM#piano
Down by the Salley Gardens- Cover by Lisa Lehmann Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-09-23 | Down by the Salley Gardens- Cover by Lisa LehmannVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). This song is famous through performances by Loreena McKennit or Celtic Woman. The melody is pure and emotional. My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY
Yuko Uebayashi: Flute Sonata 1st movement Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-09-16 | Flute: Asako AkiyamaPiano: Stefan BötelRecorded in July 2020This is an unedited practice rehearsing recording of Yuko Uebayashi‘s 1st movement of her Flute Sonata. We rehearsed this in July 2020 and this piece was part of my Master in piano performance with the concert in October 2020. As you all know 2020 has been a very difficult year for us all due to restrictions in all parts of life. For musicians it was hard to get public performances. On the other hand, due to the closing down of all daily life suddenly there was so much time to practice like never before and after. It was a chance to dive deep into so much repertoire even beside my official concert program. I am thankful for Asako‘s beautiful playing. Beside the piano, the flute is one of my favorite instruments.The third person on the photo at the end is Aoi Kojima. We performed Bach‘s piano concerto‘s first movement BWV 1052 on two pianos. I am also thankful for her amazing musicianship. More chamber music:Romance for Clarinet and Piano: youtu.be/M-NliWBV2CMHungarian Dance for 4 hands: youtu.be/U3qMENHC4UkBeethoven 5th Symphony Piano: youtu.be/K257u8m-1ZwThank you for watching!
Mendelssohn: Venetian Gondola Song in g minor op.19 no.6 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-09-09 | Hello guys! This piece has been a staple in my piano teaching for a long time and I am happy to perform it for you. In this piece, Mendelssohn depicts the gondolas in the canals of old town Venedig. The Venetian Gondola Songs are part of Mendelssohn‘s Songs Without Words.More classical performances: Song Without Words c-minor: youtu.be/ouqJ5TQL6S4Für Elise: youtu.be/Yvy9IvZP--QArabesque (Debussy): youtu.be/77hQ2DF6KlEBackground: Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) is a series of short lyrical piano songs by the Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn, written between 1829 and 1845. His sister Fanny Mendelssohn and other composers also wrote pieces in the same genre.The eight volumes of Songs Without Words, each consisting of six songs (Lieder), were written at various points throughout Mendelssohn's life, and were published separately. The piano became increasingly popular in Europe during the early nineteenth century, when it became a standard item in many middle-class households. The pieces are within the grasp of pianists of various abilities and this undoubtedly contributed to their popularity. This great popularity has caused many critics to under-rate their musical value.The first volume was published by Novello in London (1832) as Original Melodies for the Pianoforte, but the later volumes used the title Songs Without Words.The works were part of the Romantic tradition of writing short lyrical pieces for the piano, although the specific concept of "Songs Without Words" was new. Mendelssohn's sister Fanny wrote a number of similar pieces (though not so entitled) and, according to some music historians, she may have helped inspire the concept. The title „Song Without Words“ seems to have been Felix Mendelssohn's own invention. In 1828, Fanny wrote in a letter "My birthday was celebrated very nicely ... Felix has given me a 'song without words' for my album (he has lately written several beautiful ones)."Mendelssohn himself resisted attempts to interpret the songs too literally, and objected when his friend Marc-André Souchay sought to put words to them to make them literal songs:„What the music I love expresses to me, is not thought too indefinite to put into words, but on the contrary, too definite.“Mendelssohn also wrote other Songs Without Words not collected in volumes, and published only in recent years. Furthermore, original drafts exist for many of the 'Songs' many of which differ quite substantially from the eventually published versions. In 2008, the Italian pianist Roberto Prosseda recorded a collection of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words for Decca Records totalling 56 Lieder, some of them never recorded before. #venetian #mendelssohn #piano
Adele: Turning Tables -Female Vocal Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-09-02 | Adele: Turning Tables -Female Vocal Live Cover by Lisa LehmannVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). ”Turning Tables“ has been always one of my favorite Songs by Adele. I love the repeating piano riff as well as the dramatic vocals in this music. My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#adele #turningtables
Frank Federsel: Strandgedanken Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-08-26 | Liebe Musikfreunde! Auf Anfrage einer Abonnentin habe ich weitere Stücke von Frank Federsel eingespielt. Dieses Mal die wunderschöne und beruhigende Komposition „Strandgedanken“.Weitere Einspielungen mit der Musik von Frank Federsel: Ein Ort für meine Träume: youtu.be/GrFdzik0kZ4Herbstsonne mitnichten: youtu.be/5el7CzPvmwsFreuen und Danken: youtu.be/zGANjuCwuv0Meine Ghibli-Playlist zum Entspannen und Träumen: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkHier kann man die Noten dieses Stückes kaufen: frankfedersel.com/klaviernoten-cds-shopBiografie von Frank Federsel: Frank Federsel studiert Klavier und Komposition an der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart bei Prof. Gymesi und Prof. Faiss.Nach dem Studium spielt er zunächst lieber Jazz in diversen Fusionjazzformationen, vom süddeutschen Raum bis hin nach Südfrankreich. Dort im sonnigen Süden der Provence vollzieht sich seine musikalische Wende mit der Erkenntnis, auf elektronische Instrumente zu verzichten zugunsten einer rein akustischen Klaviermusik - piano solo. Seit 1999 spielt Federsel für das Label Feroclassics die gesamten Klavierwerke von Michel Villanque sowie Werke von Erik Satie und Federico Mompou auf CD ein. Im Jahr 2005 entsteht das Klassik-Label Enharmonic 77, auf dem sein Debut-Album „Momente des Glücks" erscheint. Bis heute kommen neun CD-Einspielungen hinzu, wobei insbesondere die CD "Hoffen-Träumen-Suchen-Fragen" weltweit ihre Anhängerschaft findet. Speziell für den Kinofilm "Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drache Nian" (2009, Warner Bros.) ergibt sich die kongeniale Kombination mit Frank Federsel als Filmkomponist und dem Klavierstarvirtuosen Lang Lang, der Federsels neuromantische Kompositionen für den Film einspielt. Seit 2011 kann man nahezu alle Klavierwerke von Frank Federsel als pdf-Dateien im Onlineshop und ebenso bei Enharmonic 77 erwerben.Im Jahr 2013 erscheint sein erstes neuromantisches Buch »Der Lichtblicker«, das nun seit März 2013 im Buchhandel erhältlich ist.
Say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin) - Cover by Lisa Lehmann Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-08-19 | Say a little prayer (Aretha Franklin) - Cover by Lisa LehmannVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). I just love the groove and positivity of this song. It was great fun to perform it with Lisa! This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#arethafranklin #sayalittleprayer
Jürgen Moser: Suitcase Blues - Rock Piano 1 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-08-05 | Hey friends and viewers of this channel! This time I am playing ”Suitcase Blues” by Jürgen Moser out of his fantastic book Rock Piano 1. As a kid this piece was my first serious Blues music I played on the piano. Today I still love the groove in this music 😎More music: Fried Chicken 🍗 Rock Piano: youtu.be/uhk8KcmTqNoGhibli Relaxing Collection: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkConfessions in the Moonlight Piano: youtu.be/mGOeQdExOO8Subscribe for more videos: youtube.com/user/Klangzauberer/?sub_confirmation=1Thanks for watching!#rockpiano
Carole King: I feel the earth move - Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann and Stefan Bötel Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-07-29 | Carole King: I feel the earth move - Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann and Stefan BötelVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). I love the energetic character of this song. Also for the piano there is something to practice. Great joy to perform this with Lisa!My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY
Friedrich Burgmüller: Barcarolle (Gondola Song) Op. 100 No. 22 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-07-22 | Hey friends! This time I like to show you a core repertoire piece for late beginner/early intermediate piano players: Barcarolle (Gondola Song) by Friedrich Burgmüller from his famous set of Etudes op. 100. This is one of the first concert pieces young pianists will play.I like the swinging character of the piece and innovative harmonic modulations. This is one of the pieces where you can ”impress with less“. Burgmüller really brilliantly realized his simple but smart ideas on only two pages of sheet music.More easy and beautiful piano pieces to impress:Gymnopedie nr. 1: youtu.be/8F8QcN07-0oAve Maria: youtu.be/xLuSirR42IQIvan sings: youtu.be/B_eI-aN6cJgMy best Joe Hisaishi Collection: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkThank you for watching! Feel free to subscribe for more piano videos: youtube.com/user/Klangzauberer/?sub_confirmation=1#burgmüller #barcarolle
ABBA - Thank you for the music Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-07-15 | ABBA - Thank you for the music Live Cover by Lisa LehmannVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#abba #thankyouforthemusic
Sandra Labsch: Waves [Easy beautiful piano cover] Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-07-08 | ”Waves“ ("Wellen”) by Sandra Labsch is one of my go-to pieces when teaching my students their first beautiful early intermediate piano pieces. In this piece you can learn a lot about chords, pedal use and the distinction between melody and accompaniment.Sandra Labsch is a German piano pedagogue based in Mannheim. She publishes her works on her YouTube Channel ”ZauberKlavier” (eng. MagicPiano): youtube.com/c/ZauberKlavierSandraLabschBuy sheet music of her: https://www.zauberklavier.de/erschienene-noten/sandra-labsch-12-zauberhafte-monate-hoerbeiMore early intermediate piano pieces to impress:Summer Nights Dream: youtu.be/itgujC74axEAngel‘s Voices: youtu.be/GrrCx4gugaoFrom foreign lands and people: youtu.be/UwNpGalZHOM#piano #waves
Tammy Wynette: Stand by your man Cover by Lisa Lehmann (Live) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-07-01 | Tammy Wynette: Stand by your man Cover by Lisa Lehmann (Live)Vocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). ”Heal the World“ was the reason I got interested into Michael Jackson’s music. Christmas 1999, my wish was Michael Jackson‘s CD ”History” and Heal the World has been my favorite song on this CD for a long time until I discovered the rest of his great music. It was great joy for me to perform this song with Lisa together in our concert. I love the groovy and humorous character of this absolute classic ”Stand by your man“.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#tammywynette #standbyyourman
Philip Glass: Etude No.16 from Etudes for Piano Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-06-24 | In this recording I am performing the Etude No.16 by Philip Glass from his cycle Etudes for Piano. The left hand has a meditative accompaniment in 7/8-time with slightly changing Hamitic while the right hand plays a rhythmic melody which interchanges with sighing motives.More Philip Glass on this channel: youtu.be/6UFF24Ti7XwSubscribe to this channel for more piano recordings:youtube.com/user/Klangzauberer/?sub_confirmation=1Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American musician and composer. Along with Steve Reich, Terry Riley and La Monte Young, he is considered one of the most important pioneers of minimal music.Glass's oeuvre includes numerous operas and musical theater works, twelve symphonies, eleven concertos, eight string quartets and various other chamber music and film music compositions. Three of his film compositions were nominated for an Oscar. Glass is considered one of the most prolific composers of our time.Philip Glass grew up in a Jewish family with music: his father was a record dealer in Baltimore. The boy's first instrument was the violin, followed by the flute. He became a student at the Peabody Conservatory at the age of eight and was already playing in local orchestras at the age of ten. From 1952 to 1956 he studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Chicago and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. During this time he worked intensively on the twelve-tone technique.From 1959 to 1962 he studied mainly piano at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, where he did a Master of Science (a classmate was Steve Reich, who studied composition there), and in Aspen with Darius Milhaud. In the meantime he had turned away from the music of the Schönberg successors and opened himself up to moderate American modernism, such as that embodied by Aaron Copland. In 1964 he went to Europe, where he was a student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris for two years, an encounter that had a decisive influence on him as a composer.In Paris in 1965 Glass met the Indian composer and sitar player Ravi Shankar. Shankar recorded music for the film ”Chappaqua” there and wanted his works to be playable by Western musicians as well. Glass was chosen for the necessary transcriptions. This is how he came into contact with Indian music and tradition of thought for the first time, especially with the Asian understanding of rhythm and time. Deeply impressed, Glass took tabla lessons from Alla Rakha in 1967, mediated by Shankar, and traveled to India and other Asian countries. He became a Buddhist. In 1972 he met Tendzin Gyatsho, the fourteenth Dalai Lama; since this meeting, Glass has been considered an important supporter of the Tibetan struggle for freedom.In 1965, Glass began composing for his first wife, JoAnne Akalaitis' acting company. His first work was a composition for two saxophones based on Samuel Beckett's play Play. Over the next ten years, Glass repeatedly wrote such theater music, then his own stage works. Glass describes himself primarily as a "theater composer". After returning to the United States, Glass formed the Philip Glass Ensemble in 1970 to have his compositions performed, as no orchestra asked him to. He became his own organizer, booking concert halls and occasionally venues where no contemporary music was otherwise performed. The most important work of these years is the four-hour composition Music in Twelve Parts, which Glass began in 1971 and changed again and again until 1974. This work began as a single work in instrumentations for twelve instruments, but then developed into a cycle summarizing Glass's musical development since 1967.In 1976, Glass' most successful opera Einstein on the Beach, the result of his first collaboration with Robert Wilson, premiered in Avignon. The triumphant premiere made the composer known worldwide. After this opera, Glass composed another work for the stage, Dance, which combines dance, film and music - another collaboration with the American choreographer Lucinda Childs, who had also previously worked with him in Einstein on the Beach as a choreographer and dance soloist.Another success followed in 1980: the Mahatma Gandhi opera Satyagraha, premiered by De Nederlandse Opera in Rotterdam under the direction of his fellow countryman and fellow Juilliard student Bruce Ferden. In 1983 another opera followed, Akhnaten about the Pharaoh Echnaton, which premiered at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. These three operas form a trilogy about men who changed the world non-violently.His music for the film Koyaanisqatsi (1982) in particular increased Glass's popularity outside the classical music community, and he was now regarded as a composer of the New Age movement. Other film scores by the composer include a new score for the classic horror film Dracula, the music for the Martin Scorsese film Kundun (first Oscar nomination), and the media satire "The Truman Show”.#Glass #etude #piano
Heal the World (Michael Jackson) - Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-06-17 | Heal the World (Michael Jackson) - Live Cover by Lisa LehmannVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). ”Heal the World“ was the reason I got interested into Michael Jackson’s music. Christmas 1999, my wish was Michael Jackson‘s CD ”History” and Heal the World has been my favorite song on this CD for a long time until I discovered the rest of his great music. It was great joy for me to perform this song with Lisa together in our concert. This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#michaeljackson #healtheworld
Verdi: La Donna è Mobile (Solo Piano) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-06-10 | Hey guys! Today I am playing a sweet solo piano version of the famous Canzone ”La Donna e Mobile" by Guiseppe Verdi from his opera ”Rigoletto“. Have a wonderful day, all you guys!More famous melodies: Madame Butterfly: youtu.be/SZ1yROLJTYcFür Elise: youtu.be/DosrZvqxfTASukiyaki: youtu.be/2PTwHxsHTwELa donna è mobile" ("Woman is fickle") is the Duke of Mantua's canzone from the beginning of act 3 of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto (1851). The canzone is famous as a showcase for tenors. Raffaele Mirate's performance of the bravura aria at the opera's 1851 premiere was hailed as the highlight of the evening. Before the opera's first public performance (in Venice), the aria was rehearsed under tight secrecy: a necessary precaution, as "La donna è mobile" proved to be incredibly catchy, and soon after the aria's first public performance it became popular to sing among Venetian gondoliers.As the opera progresses, the reprise of the tune in the following scenes contributes to Rigoletto's confusion as he realizes from the sound of the Duke's lively voice coming from the tavern (offstage) that the body in the sack over which he had grimly triumphed was not that of the Duke after all: Rigoletto had paid Sparafucile, an assassin, to kill the Duke, but Sparafucile had deceived Rigoletto by indiscriminately killing Gilda, Rigoletto's beloved daughter, instead.#solopiano
Khatchaturian: ”Ivan sings“ - Andantino from Children‘s Album, Book 1 [ABRSM 2023/2024 Grade 4] Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-06-03 | Hello guys! Today I am playing the famous piece nicknamed ”Ivan sings“ by Aram Khatchaturian from his Children‘s book. This piece is part of the ABRSM syllabus 2023/2024 Grade 4. Lang Lang talks about this piece in the context of his album ”Piano Book - Encore Edition”. The video I am linking below.Lang Lang Talking about this piece: youtu.be/00PARGJn9B8More pieces that make you want to learn piano: Für Elise: youtu.be/DosrZvqxfTATo Zanarkand: youtu.be/VdViXGpZrKoFirst Love: youtu.be/NV6uIsDy9XMMy Ghibli Collection to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkAram Ilyich Khachaturian Russian: Арам Ильич Хачатурян, Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան, 6 June [O.S. 24 May] 1903 – 1 May 1978) was a Soviet and Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers.Born and raised in Tbilisi, the multicultural capital of Georgia, Khachaturian moved to Moscow in 1921 following the Sovietization of the Caucasus. Without prior music training, he enrolled in the Gnessin Musical Institute, subsequently studying at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Nikolai Myaskovsky, among others. His first major work, the Piano Concerto (1936), popularized his name within and outside the Soviet Union. It was followed by the Violin Concerto (1940) and the Cello Concerto (1946). His other significant compositions include the Masquerade Suite (1941), the Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944), three symphonies (1935, 1943, 1947), and around 25 film scores. Khachaturian is best known for his ballet music—Gayane (1942) and Spartacus (1954). His most popular piece, the "Sabre Dance" from Gayane, has been used extensively in popular culture and has been performed by a number of musicians worldwide. His style is "characterized by colorful harmonies, captivating rhythms, virtuosity, improvisations, and sensuous melodies".During most of his career, Khachaturian was approved by the Soviet government and held several high posts in the Union of Soviet Composers from the late 1930s, although he joined the Communist Party only in 1943. Along with Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich, he was officially denounced as a "formalist" and his music dubbed "anti-people" in 1948 but was restored later that year. After 1950 he taught at the Gnessin Institute and the Moscow Conservatory and turned to conducting. He traveled to Europe, Latin America and the United States with concerts of his own works. In 1957 Khachaturian became the Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers, a position he held until his death.Khachaturian composed the first Armenian ballet music, symphony, concerto, and film score. He is considered the most renowned Armenian composer of the 20th century. While following the established musical traditions of Russia, he broadly incorporated Armenian and, to lesser extent, Caucasian, Eastern and Central European, and Middle Eastern peoples' folk music in his works. He is highly regarded in Armenia, where he is considered a "national treasure".#Khatchaturian #piano #Ivansings
Elton John: Your Song - Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-05-27 | Elton John: Your Song - Live Cover by Lisa LehmannVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). For me ”Your Song” is the epitome of a Love Song. Already in High School we performed with our choir and it has a dear place in my heart. I love Lisa‘s singing. This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#eltonjohn #yoursong
Soothing Piano Cover of Koji Kondos Dire Dire Docks (Super Mario 64): Dive into World of Relaxation Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-05-20 | This video was recorded at the request of my Japanese friend @JapanPotatoVideo description provided by @JapanPotatoIn this video, you'll be treated to a beautiful piano cover of the iconic video game music from Super Mario 64 - Koji Kondo's Dire Dire Docks. The pianist's skillful playing brings out the soothing and tranquil elements of the piece, creating a calming and serene atmosphere that's perfect for relaxation.As you listen to the gentle melodies of the piano, you'll be transported to a peaceful underwater world, where everything is serene and tranquil. The soft tones of the music and the pianist's gentle touch combine to create a truly immersive experience that will leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.This video is perfect for anyone looking for a moment of calm in a hectic day, or for anyone who loves video game music and wants to hear it in a new, refreshing way. So sit back, close your eyes, and let the soothing piano cover of Koji Kondo's Dire Dire Docks take you on a journey to a world of relaxation.More relaxing music: My Ghibli collection: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkEinaudi collection: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztYNew Age Piano Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6vPJToPyAlam_EDcyqI1N40jFqBkdjuAkoji kondo dire dire docks cover mario 64, amazing piano cover mario 64,dire dire docks piano cover,piano cover of super mario 64,super mario 64 piano cover,piano super mario 64,super mario 64 piano music,mario 64 koji kondo,koji kondo super mario 64,mario 64 best song,best song of koji kondo,Super Mario 64 ost piano cover, Video game music piano cover,Piano cover of dire dire docks,Koji Kondo mario 64,Dire Dire Docks,Relaxation music,Soothing piano music,Calm music,Meditation music,Focus music,Study music,Background music,Instrumental music,Gaming music by piano,Music for relaxation
Queen/Freddie Mercury: Jealousy - Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-05-13 | Queen/Freddie Mercury: Jealousy - Live Cover by Lisa LehmannVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). In this epic and emotional song Freddie Mercury deals with the emotion of jealousy. I really like how Lisa sings this. This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY
Maurice Ravel - Sonatine 3rd Movement - Animé Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-05-06 | Hello guys! I like to show you this raw recording of me playing the 3rd movement of Maurice Ravel‘s Sonatine. This was recorded in 2020 some months before my final concert of my Master studies. During Quarantine there was actually so much time and calmness to dive into music which I didn’t experience before and after. I also had interesting experiences with Ravel‘s Sonatine taking part in a Masterclass with Carmen Piazzini held by the Chopin society Darmstadt in November 2019. In the future I like to make a proper recording of all movements. Thank you for listening!More impresssionist repertoire: Claude Debussy: Arabesque No.1: youtu.be/77hQ2DF6KlEMaurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infant défunte: youtu.be/teyADvSvGWE Claude Debussy: Doktor Gradus ad Parnassum: youtu.be/VsYRNkO6MAEJoseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer.Born to a music-loving family, Ravel attended France's premier music college, the Paris Conservatoire; he was not well regarded by its conservative establishment, whose biased treatment of him caused a scandal. After leaving the conservatoire, Ravel found his own way as a composer, developing a style of great clarity and incorporating elements of modernism, baroque, neoclassicism and, in his later works, jazz. He liked to experiment with musical form, as in his best-known work, Boléro (1928), in which repetition takes the place of development. Renowned for his abilities in orchestration, Ravel made some orchestral arrangements of other composers' piano music, of which his 1922 version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition is the best known.A slow and painstaking worker, Ravel composed fewer pieces than many of his contemporaries. Among his works to enter the repertoire are pieces for piano, chamber music, two piano concertos, ballet music, two operas and eight song cycles; he wrote no symphonies or church music. Many of his works exist in two versions: first, a piano score and later an orchestration. Some of his piano music, such as Gaspard de la nuit (1908), is exceptionally difficult to play, and his complex orchestral works such as Daphnis et Chloé (1912) require skilful balance in performance.Ravel was among the first composers to recognise the potential of recording to bring their music to a wider public. From the 1920s, despite limited technique as a pianist or conductor, he took part in recordings of several of his works; others were made under his supervision.#ravel #sonatine
Randy Newman: Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father - Female Cover Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-04-29 | Randy Newman: Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father - Female CoverVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). Randy Newman is y fairly unknown songwriter. However, in my opinion, his musicianship as a pianist and composer and is imagination as a lyricists is astounding and impressive. I grew up with his music and yet still explore great music of him. This particular song is so simple but so beautiful. It pays tribute to an imaginary man who did good in his life from the perspective of his daughter. This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#randynewman
Aleksandr Kasyanov: Russian Song Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-04-22 | Hello friends! This melancholic and beautiful piece is out of a sheet music book that I bought 2017 in St. Petersburg when I played at a cultural festival.My favorite playlists: Joe Hisaishi collection: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sEinaudi soothing piano: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY
You‘ve got a friend (Carole King) - Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann and Stefan Bötel Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-04-15 | You‘ve got a friend (Carole King) - Live Cover by Lisa Lehmann and Stefan BötelVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). ”You‘ve got a friend“ by Carole King is a very warm kind, and hopeful song. For me personally, this song represents the essence of true friendship. In my opinion Carole King is a master as a songwriter and it was exciting to perform this song together with Lisa.This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#caroleking #cover
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d‘une autre été (Fabolous destiny of Amélie Poulain) - Neumann U87i Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-04-08 | Hello guys! In this recording I am playing the famous composition "Comptine d‘une autre été” by Yann Tiersen. This is a special recording for me because it is made with two vintage Neumann U87i microphones which I rented for one weekend to test them out. What do you think about the sound?More New Age Piano Music: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: youtu.be/ei58w2w9NUcHerbstsonne mitnichten: youtu.be/5el7CzPvmwsMetamorphosis Two: youtu.be/6UFF24Ti7XwAmélie (also known as Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain; French pronunciation: English: The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story of a shy waitress, played by Audrey Tautou, who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation.Amélie Poulain is born in June 1974 and brought up by eccentric parents who – incorrectly believing that she has a heart defect – decide to home-school her. To cope with her loneliness, Amélie develops an active imagination and a mischievous personality. When Amélie is six, her mother, Amandine, is killed when a suicidal Canadian tourist jumps from the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris and lands on her. As a result, her father, Raphaël, withdraws more and more from society. Amélie leaves home at the age of 18 and becomes a waitress at the Café des 2 Moulins in Montmartre, which is staffed and frequented by a collection of eccentrics. She is single and lets her imagination roam freely, finding contentment in simple pleasures like dipping her hand into grain sacks, cracking crème brûlée with a spoon, and skipping stones along the Canal Saint-Martin.On 31 August 1997, startled by the news of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Amélie drops a plastic perfume-stopper, which dislodges a wall tile and accidentally reveals an old metal box which contains childhood memorabilia hidden by a boy who lived in her apartment decades earlier. Amélie resolves to track down the boy and return the box to him. She promises herself that if it makes him happy, she will devote her life to bringing happiness to others.After asking the apartment's concierge and several old tenants about the boy's identity, Amélie meets her reclusive neighbour, Raymond Dufayel, an artist with brittle bone disease who replicates Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1881 painting Luncheon of the Boating Party every year. He recalls the boy's name as "Bretodeau". Amélie finds the man, Dominique Bretodeau, and surreptitiously gives him the box. Moved to tears by the discovery and the memories it holds, Bretodeau resolves to reconcile with his estranged daughter and the grandson he has never met. Amélie happily embarks on her new mission.Amélie secretly executes complex schemes that positively affect the lives of those around her. She escorts a blind man to the Métro station while giving him a rich description of the street scenes he passes. She persuades her father to follow his dream of touring the world by stealing his garden gnome and having a flight attendant friend mail pictures of it posing with landmarks from all over the world. She starts a romance between her hypochondriacal co-worker Georgette and Joseph, a patron of the cafe. She convinces Madeleine Wallace, the concierge of her block of flats, that the husband who abandoned her had sent her a final conciliatory love letter just before his accidental death years before.Mr. Dufayel, having observed Amélie, begins a conversation with her about his painting. Although he has copied the same Renoir painting 20 times, he has never quite captured the look of the girl drinking a glass of water. They discuss the meaning of this character, and over several conversations, Amélie begins projecting her loneliness onto the image. Dufayel recognizes this and uses the girl in the painting to push Amélie to examine her attraction to a quirky young man, Nino Quincampoix, who collects the discarded photographs of strangers from passport photo booths. When Amélie bumps into Nino a second time, she realizes she is falling in love with him. He accidentally drops a photo album in the street. Amélie retrieves it.Amélie plays a cat-and-mouse game with Nino around Paris before returning his treasured album anonymously. After arranging a meeting at the 2 Moulins, Amélie panics and tries to deny her identity. Her co-worker, Gina, concerned for Amélie's well-being, screens Nino for her; Joseph's comment about this misleads Amélie to believe she has lost Nino to Gina. It takes Dufayel's insight to give her the courage to pursue Nino, resulting in a romantic night together and the beginning of a relationship. The film ends as Amélie experiences a moment of happiness she has found for herself.#Amelie #NeuamannU87
Dmitri Kabalevsky: Little Song op.27 nr.2 (From 30 pieces for children) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-04-01 | Dear piano lovers, today I am playing the Little Song op.27 nr.2 by Dmitri Kabalevsky out of his cycle “30 pieces for children“. I like the melancholy and beautiful melody in this piece. Composer of the Soviet era compose mostly tonal but sometimes have a spice of dissonance in their music that makes it interesting. Kabalevsky wrote very interesting pieces for children that can build a bridge to intermediate piano repertoire. Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (1904 –1987) was a Soviet composer and teacher of Russian gentry descent.He helped set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures during his lifetime. He was a prolific composer of piano music and chamber music; many of his piano works were performed by Vladimir Horowitz. He is best known in Western Europe for his Second Symphony, the "Comedians' Galop" from The Comedians Suite, Op. 26 and his Third Piano Concerto.More pieces for the first success on stage: Summer night‘s dream: youtu.be/itgujC74axEArabesque: youtu.be/RdT72cyY8-gFür Elise: youtu.be/DosrZvqxfTAGhibli my best collection: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNk
Will you still love me tomorrow (Carole King) Cover by Lisa Lehmann (Live) Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-03-25 | Will you still love me tomorrow (Carole King) Cover by Lisa Lehmann (Live)Vocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). ”Will you still love me tomorrow“ by Carole King is a very emotional, soft yet passionate song that I had a wonderful time accompanying on the piano. In my opinion Carole King is a master as a songwriter and it was exciting to perform this song together with Lisa.This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#caroleking #cover
Jürgen Moser: Manhattan Skyline from Rock Piano 2 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-03-18 | Hey friends and viewers of this channel! This time I am playing ”Manhattan Skyline” by Jürgen Moser out of his fantastic book Rock Piano 2. There are still some pieces I didn’t cover and one of them is ”Manhattan Skyline”. I love the rythmn of this piece. It could be the soundtrack of a movie of the 1980‘s or 1990‘s. More music: Fried Chicken 🍗 Rock Piano: youtu.be/uhk8KcmTqNoGhibli Relaxing Collection: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkConfessions in the Moonlight Piano: youtu.be/mGOeQdExOO8Subscribe for more videos: youtube.com/user/Klangzauberer/?sub_confirmation=1Thanks for watching!
Lost Boy (Ruth B) Female Vocal Live Cover+Piano by Lisa Lehmann and Stefan Bötel Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-03-11 | Lost Boy (Ruth B) Female Vocal Live Cover+Piano by Lisa Lehmann and Stefan BötelVocals: Lisa LehmannPiano: Stefan BötelLive, Stelle/Germany, November 12th 2022Audience: 110 guestsHey Guys! After a long time of difficulties due to restrictions it has finally become more easy to hold a concert. My colleague and musical artist Lisa Lehmann and I tailored a program of songs that are very dear to our hearts and circle around love and human encounter why we called our concert ”Songs von Liebe und Begegnung“ (Songs of Love and Encounter). ”Lost Boy“ is a very emotional song. I think my colleague Lisa does a great job in conveying the message of the song. I enjoyed very much accompanying her. The piano arrangement in this music is very simple yet extremely beautiful and effective in expression. This year I will release single songs and extracts from the concert and probably also the concert as a whole.My Ghibli Playlist to relax: youtu.be/PzUiA9mNVNkChinese piano music: youtu.be/fPxnZ_i6O1sLudovico Einaudi Relaxing Playlist: youtu.be/cm2DI0enztY#ruthb #lostboy #vocalcover
Claude Debussy: Arabesque No.1 (Piano) in E Major L66 - Andante con moto Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-03-04 | Hey guys! Today I am playing the very famous Arabesque No. 1 by Claude Debussy. It‘s such elegant and beautiful music and the perfect for piece piano students to dive into French impressionist music. Also a good opportunity to introduce 2 against 3 polyrhythms. Thanks for watching this video, I hope you enjoy it!More Classical Performances: Doktor Gradus ad Parnassum: youtu.be/VsYRNkO6MAEFantasy in f-minor: youtu.be/Y7rOx_5M5A4Haydn-Sonata in D Major: youtu.be/yXQZMX4A-HEThe Two Arabesques (Deux arabesques), L. 66, is a pair of arabesques composed for piano by Claude Debussy when he was still in his twenties, between the years 1888 and 1891.Although quite an early work, the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music, following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys, and achieves evocative scenes throughout both pieces. His view of a musical arabesque was a line curved in accordance with nature, and with his music he mirrored the celebrations of shapes in nature made by the Art Nouveau artists of the time. Of the arabesque in baroque music, he wrote:“That was the age of the ‘wonderful arabesque' when music was subject to the laws of beauty inscribed in the movements of Nature herself.”#arabesque #piano #debussy
Petzold: Minuet G-minor (attributed to Bach as BWV 115) - Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-02-25 | Hi guys! I am playing the famous Minuet in G-minor. This minuet is written down by J.S. Bach iin his ”Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. Probably the minuet was composed by Christian Petzold. I really like the solemn character of this music. More baroque music:‘Scarlatti Sonata d-minor: youtu.be/g4EC1TIJNkABach minuet d-minor: youtu.be/dMm8NkW4g0QBach Prelude and Fugue b minor: youtu.be/39ppWeNPSGMThe Minuets in G major and G minor, BWV Anh. 114 and 115, are a pair of movements from a suite for harpsichord by Christian Petzold, which, through their appearance in the 1725 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, used to be attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. These minuets, which are suitable for beginners on the piano, are among the best known pieces of music literature.In the late 17th century Christian Petzold became organist at the Sophienkirche (lit. 'Sophia's Church') of Dresden. By the time Johann Sebastian Bach started to visit Dresden, Petzold was well acquainted with several of the city's musicians, including the violinist Johann Georg Pisendel, with whom Bach was also acquainted. In 1720, Petzold composed the music for the inauguration of the new Silbermann organ of the Sophienkirche. Bach gave a concert on that organ when he visited Dresden in September 1725. Petzold died in 1733: as organist of the Sophienkirche he was succeeded by Bach's son Wilhelm Friedemann.The second Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach was started in 1725. It opened with two harpsichord suites, that is, the Partitas BWV 827 and 830, composed and written down by Johann Sebastian Bach. Anna Magdalena Bach likely received the notebook from her husband in the autumn of 1725, as a present for either her birthday (22 September) or their wedding anniversary (3 December). Nos. 3 to 11 in the notebook are keyboard pieces written down by Anna Magdalena, likely shortly after she was given the volume. No. 3, the first piece after the two seven-movement Partitas, is a Minuet in F major by an unknown composer (likely not Bach), adopted as No. 113 in the second annex (German: Anhang, Anh.), that is the annex of doubtful compositions, in the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV). Petzold's Minuets in G major and G minor, BWV Anh. 114 and 115, are the next two entries in the notebook (Nos. 4 and 5). These pieces may have been brought back from Dresden by Johann Sebastian when he visited this city in September 1725.Bach likely intended the simple binary dances contained in Anna Magdalena's notebooks, including the Minuets entered without composer indication, as teaching material, likely rather for his younger children than for his wife.#bach #minuet #gminor
Frédéric Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor Op.49 Pianist Stefan Bötel 2023-02-18 | Hello dear people! This time I am performing Chopin‘s famous Fantaisie in f-minor. The piece starts with dark and serious March which becomes more light eventually. Over time the music becomes very dramatic and passionate. I love the diversity of feelings and textures in this piece. This piece was part of the Chopin competition 2015 in Warsaw and watching all the pianists play this piece inspired me a lot to learn and study it myself.More classical performances: Haydn Sonata D-Major: youtu.be/yXQZMX4A-HEBeethoven Sonata Op.10 Nr.1: youtu.be/u2HMg6SeXmcChopin Waltz in b minor: youtu.be/3bHtNjbwUJ4Frédéric François Chopin born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician of his era, one whose "poetic genius was based on a professional technique that was without equal in his generation."Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in the Duchy of Warsaw and grew up in Warsaw, which in 1815 became part of Congress Poland. A child prodigy, he completed his musical education and composed his earlier works in Warsaw before leaving Poland at the age of 20, less than a month before the outbreak of the November 1830 Uprising. At 21, he settled in Paris. Thereafter – in the last 18 years of his life – he gave only 30 public performances, preferring the more intimate atmosphere of the salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and by giving piano lessons, for which he was in high demand. Chopin formed a friendship with Franz Liszt and was admired by many of his other musical contemporaries, including Robert Schumann.After a failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska from 1836 to 1837, he maintained an often troubled relationship with the French writer Amantine Dupin (known by her pen name, George Sand). A brief and unhappy visit to Mallorca with Sand in 1838–39 would prove one of his most productive periods of composition. In his final years, he was supported financially by his admirer Jane Stirling, who also arranged for him to visit Scotland in 1848. For most of his life, Chopin was in poor health. He died in Paris in 1849 at the age of 39, probably of pericarditis aggravated by tuberculosis.All of Chopin's compositions include the piano. Most are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces, and some 19 songs set to Polish lyrics. His piano writing was technically demanding and expanded the limits of the instrument, his own performances noted for their nuance and sensitivity. His major piano works also include mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, the instrumental ballade (which Chopin created as an instrumental genre), études, impromptus, scherzos, preludes and sonatas, some published only posthumously. Among the influences on his style of composition were Polish folk music, the classical tradition of J. S. Bach, Mozart, and Schubert, and the atmosphere of the Paris salons of which he was a frequent guest. His innovations in style, harmony, and musical form were influential throughout and after the late Romantic period. The Fryderyk Chopin Institute has been created by the Parliament of Poland to research and promote his life and works. It hosts the International Chopin Piano Competition, a prestigious competition devoted entirely to his works.#chopin #fantaisie #piano
