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The C Chronicles - The Sound of Corona
The C Chronicles - The Sound of Corona A project about the Corona Pandemic, sponsored by Neustart Kultur How did the pandemic affect you personally
Bar music for the living room: Piano Lounge 1
Bar music for the living room Piano Lounge 1 With Piano Lounge 1 I present a fine selection of my own compositions from the Piano Bar of the Excelsior
My live dates
My Live Dates After live dates were obsolete during the pandemic, I am reintroducing my live performance schedule by popular demand. I am happy about
Contemplative Advent with Xmas Piano 1
New recording in High Resolution Audio Reflective Advent with Xmas Piano 1 Exactly 10 years ago I released my live Christmas program on CD for the first time. For me
100 years German national anthem
100 years of the German National Anthem New release of my arrangement On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the German National Anthem I have re-recorded my arrangement and released it today, 30.09.2022, on
Familiar song form: classical-pop crossover in the piano bar
Familiar song form: classical-pop crossover in the piano bar The cliché of the egocentric composer who hangs isolated in a quiet chamber over his sheet music and is kissed by the muse
Favourite pieces from classical and neoclassical music
Favourite pieces from classical and neo-classical music There are these classical melodies that you encounter everywhere: in the café, as background music for a commercial, in waiting loops, as a ringtone. Catchy
Piano literature for beginners and advanced students
Piano literature for beginners and advanced time play & pieces from the notebook for A. M. Bach Those who follow one or the other publication of me
Live Music Corona Update
Live Music Corona Update It's not just the incidences that are very low in Cologne at the moment. I am happy to announce that I have been vaccinated twice and have passed the
Béla Bartók's Microcosm
Valuable piano schools for beginners: Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos & Playing the piano - my most beautiful hobby Béla Bartók's Mikrokosmos In addition to my work as a composer and bar pianist I teach
Ragtime by Scott Joplin and a Blues in a Minor Key: Precursors of Jazz
Ragtime by Scott Joplin & a Blues in a Minor Predecessor of Jazz After a series of releases of classical music recordings at the turn of the year, this time we go back to
From Cabezón to Frescobaldi to William Byrd
Uplifting, that's how I want the year to end after the challenges of 2020.
Encounters in the Piano Bar
10 years Excelsior Hotel Ernst: Stories from the Piano Bar including info and video of the anniversary composition E-H-E.
The German national anthem - former imperial song
The German National Anthem - former Kaiserlied In this blog post you can expect: ▪ the history of the origin of the German National Anthem ▪ further links and a video to an-
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