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Solipsism (Sonderling / Deutsche Grammophon, 2015)

“Solipsism” is the debut and a piano solo album by Joep Beving.

The first track, “Midwayer” is mid-tempo, simple refreshing and beautiful piano piece.

“Etude” is simple and melancholic piano piece associates Erik Satie and his representative work “Gymnopédies”.

“For Steven” is a three-beats apathetic and improvisational piano piece.

“Zoetrope” is a fantastic, mysterious and melancholic piano piece like Oskar Schuster.

“Saturday Morning” is a very simple piano backing based song with environmental noises.

“Sleeping Lotus” is a Classical also Folk taste apathetic piano piece.

“Wanderlust” is a fine arpeggio based sorrowful and beautiful song like Impressionism Music.

“Reflection” is the same as the title, a reflective, serious and significant composition.

“Autumn” is a very apathetic and pure song is composed by few notes, may express an autumn atmosphere.

A nice and simple Post-classical piano solo album, includes the elements of Classical, Folk, New Age and Jazz.

Prehension (Sonderling / Deutsche Grammophon, 2017)

“Prehension” is a Classical and Folk taste Post-classical piano solo album. The word “Prehension” is the term by Alfred Whitehead. And this album put emphasis on perception, not cognition.

“Ab Ovo” is a left-hand arpeggio based sentimental song.

“Kawakaari” is a mild, sentimental and beautiful piano piece, also I felt Beving’s inner passion.

“The Gift” is a fragmental but gentle piano piece.

“Impermanence” is an experimental track is constructed by delay modulated arpeggio layers.

“Sonderling” and “Le Souvenir Des Temps Gracieus” are slow sorrowful, pathetic and fantastic piano piece.

“Pippi’s Theme” is and arpeggio based Folk taste sorrowful song.

“Seelenkind” is a European taste beautiful piano piece.

“432” is arpeggio based Minimal Music associates Philip Glass.

“Hanging D” is the most grandiose and serious song in the album with hard chord backings and fine melodies of the top notes of backings.

“An Alamagation Waltz 1839” is a melancholic, solitary also very beautiful and precious unique Waltz.

“Every Ending Is A New Beginning” is sorrowful but refreshed wonderful composition.

A one of very good piano solo works in today’s Post-classical music.

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Piano Diary 5: WInter Depression – Jean-Michel Serres, Apfel Café Music ACM046

1 – Winter City
2 – Delicious Darjeeling Dimbra Hot Tea (Version 1)
3 – Pity
4 – On the Corner of the Winter
5 – Sensation I (Alto & Mid-Tempo Version)
6 – Miserable Teater
7 – Dreamy Remedy
8 – Delicious Darjeeling Dimbra Hot Tea (Version 2)
9 – Empty Room
10 – Remedy Tragedy
11 – Winter Sensation I
12 – Winter Sensation II
13 – Winter Sensation III
14 – Winter Sensation IV
15 – White Depression
16 – Remedy Tragedy (Fast Version)
17 – Winter Diary I
18 – Winter Diary II
19 – Winter Diary III
20 – Winter Depression I
21 – Winter Depression II
22 – Winter Depression III
23 – Piano Diary Untitled Entry 13
24 – Pity (Minimal Music Version 2)
25 – White Depression (Minimal Music Version 2)
26 – Winter Sensation I (Minimal Music Version)
27 – Severe Winter
28 – Dead Trees I
29 – Dead Trees II
30 – Dead Trees III
31 – Piano Diary Untitled Entry 12
32 – Winter City (Mid-Tempo Version)
33 – Dreamy Remedy (Minimal Music Version 2)
34 – White Depression (Minimal Music Version 1)
35 – Delicious Darjeeling Dimbra Hot Tea (Fast Iced Tea Mix of Version 1)
36 – Dreamy Remedy (Allegretto Version)
37 – Strange Romance I
38 – Strange Romance II
39 – Sensation III (Moderate & Alto Version)
40 – Delicious Darjeeling Dimbra Hot Tea (Minimal Music Version 1)
41 – Pity (Minimal Music Version 1)
42 – Winter Sensation II (Minimal Music Version 2)
43 – Winter Sensation II (Minimal Music Version 1)
44 – Dreamy Remedy (Minimal Music Version 1)
45 – Delicious Darjeeling Dimbra Hot Tea (Small Tea Room Slow Mix of Version 2)
46 – Dreamy Remedy (Minimal Music Version)
47 – Winter Sensation I (Slow Version)
48 – Delicious Darjeeling Dimbra Hot Tea (Minimal Music Version 2)
49 – Sadly Remedy
50 – Remedy Tragedy (Minimal Music Version)


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from Apfel Café Music, ACM046

released December 15, 2023

Jean-Michel Serres (composition, piano, mixing, mastering, cover art, direction, publicity)

© 2023 Apfel Café Music
℗ 2023 Apfel Café Music

Minimal Piano Works 01 – Jean-Michel Serres, Apfel Café Music ACM045

1 – Battle
2 – Cascade
3 – Fluss
4 – Gras
5 – Minimal Klavierstück Ohne Titel 03
6 – Minimal Klavierstück Ohne Titel 04
7 – Minimal Piano Etude 01
8 – Minimal Piano Etude 13 Erfrischende Bris
9 – Minimal Klavierstück Ohne Titel 01
10 – Klischee 01
11 – Minimal Piano Etude 04 (Version 2)
12 – Klischee 04 (Alternative Version)
13 – Minimal Piano Etude 12
14 – Spaziergang
15 – Klischee 04
16 – Minimal Piano Etude 15
17 – Minimal Klavierstück Ohne Titel 05
18 – Minimal Piano Etude 11
19 – Fluss (Version 2)
20 – Minimal Piano Etude 04
21 – Minimal Piano Etude 09 (Version 2)
22 – Minimal Klavierstück Ohne Titel 02
23 – Minimal Piano Etude 16
24 – Freund
25 – Klischee 05 (Alternate Version)
26 – Gras (Version 2)
27 – Spaziergang (Minimal Loop Version)
28 – Klischee 05
29 – Glück
30 – Minimal Piano Etude 12 (Version 2)
31 – Minimal Piano Etude 05
32 – Minimal Piano Etude 02
33 – Minimal Piano Etude 14 Linke Hande
34 – Klischee 02
35 – Cascade (Alternative Version)
36 – Minimal Piano Etude 03
37 – Minimal Piano Etude 06
38 – Klischee 03 (Alternate Version)
39 – Minimal Piano Etude 08
40 – Minimal Piano Etude 07
41 – Frühling
42 – Klischee 01 (Alternate Version)
43 – Klischee 02 (Alternate Version)
44 – Klischee 03
45 – Minimal Piano Etude 17
46 – Battle (Fast Version)
47 – Das Ding I
48 – Das Ding II
49- Das Ding III
50 – Minimal Piano Etude 10


Enjoy the silence…

from Apfel Café Music, ACM045

released December 1, 2023

Jean-Michel Serres (composition, piano, mixing, mastering, cover art, direction, publicity)

© 2023 Apfel Café Music
℗ 2023 Apfel Café Music