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Richard Clayderman (December 28, 1953 -), French pianist. His real name is Philippe Robert Louis Pages. Richard Clayderman is not known for his classical piano music, but mainly plays some modern love pieces.

Chinese name: Richard Clayderman

Foreign name: Richard Clayderman

Nationality: France

Date of birth: December 28, 1953

Occupation: Piano Performing Artist

Graduation School: Conservatoire National de Musique de Paris

Character Profile

Born Place: Romainville, Paris, France

Gender: Male

Height: 177 cm

Birthday: December 28, 1953

Constellation: Capricorn

Weight: 66 kg

Eyes: Blue

Nationality: French

Advantages: punctual, kind

Hair color: Blonde

Disadvantages: Reticence

Motto: Self-loyalty

Famous song: [French] Ballade pour Adeline ([ Chinese Translation] Poem for Adeline, [Japanese Translation] Adilina by the Water)

Hope: to have a lot of children, especially boys

Favorite food : Braised veal

Favorite sports: Tennis and ice hockey

Favorite drink: Fruit cocktail

Favorite movie: "Star Wars" 》

Ideal woman: A lady who knows music well and is as quiet as a virgin

Favorite composers: Chopin, Ravel, Debussy

Favorite movie actor: Marlon Brando

Personal experience

Richard Clayderman started learning the piano at the age of 5. At the age of 6, his fingering skills were very proficient and fluent. Known as a genius, he later entered the National Conservatory of Music in Paris to study. He started playing self-composed music at the age of 16, won the school music competition, and graduated with honors.

Clayderman is good at playing works by Chopin, Ravel, Debussy and others, and is a star in the classical music world

Richard Kerr in his childhood Lederman (4 photos) Sunstar. However, he accidentally became interested in popular music. Regardless of the opposition of people around him, he resolutely changed his direction and began to cooperate with Michel Schad. He often visited the recording studio and got acquainted with the most popular composer in the French music industry at that time. Olivier Toussaint. Because Clayderman not only had a high degree of piano playing skills but also a profound sense of music, he was deeply appreciated by Dusan.

In 1976, Clayderman performed "Poem for Adeline" as a soloist for the TV series. This piece later became the soundtrack of the TV series. After it was broadcast, the TV station set up a dedicated hotline to handle the influx of inquiries. ; Various record stores were crowded with customers requesting to order records of this song; record companies had to rush to produce 800,000 additional records to meet market demand. After that, he became famous in one fell swoop. The smooth and gorgeous piano music is like a whirlwind sweeping the world, spreading from Scandinavia to South Africa, and from Europe and the United States to Asian countries. After that, Clayderman released a large number of excellent works, further increasing his popularity. Gorgeous timbre, elegant melody and handsome image are the unique style of Clayderman's piano music.

In 1990, he was selected for the French TV station's "90 Stars" selection with a rearranged version of "Poems for Adeline" and won the only Golden Piano Award.

In 1989, he collaborated with the James Last Big Band on "The Eternal Sun Above the Clouds". Clayderman is currently the foreign artist who has adapted and performed the most Chinese music works in the world. He has traveled to China more than 25 times, visited more than 40 cities, and performed more than 60 sold-out performances. The music he has arranged, performed and published includes "Red Sun", "A Big River", "Butterfly Lovers", "Folk Songs Are Like Spring Rivers", as well as popular music such as "Flower Heart" and "Love is Like Tide".

In the second half of 1998, he released a song specially composed for China around the world, and performed his latest works "Charming Oriental Love" and "Poetic Sonata" with the Chinese pianist Shao Rong, who was 9 years old at the time. 》. In 2000, he adapted "I Love Beijing Tiananmen" into a modern piano piece, which made him more and more popular among Chinese audiences, and his artistic vitality will last forever.

The young Richard Clayderman (20 photos)

Between 1976 and 2004, he held more than 2,000 concerts and TV shows in 60 countries , recorded about 900 piano pieces (220 originals), sold more than 90 million records worldwide, and achieved 90 platinum records and 290 gold records.

In 2004, in recognition of Clayderman’s outstanding contribution to Sino-French cultural exchanges and the promotion of Chinese music, the 2nd “China’s Top Ten Performance Events Selection” specially awarded the Outstanding Performance Award and Best Promotion Award.

In China, Clayderman fans have a wide age range. The elegant piano allowed the Chinese who were still a little conservative in the early days of reform and opening up to find a romantic and non-explicit beauty, and cultivated a group of "piano boys". Clayderman also visits China frequently and performs several performances in China every year. Clayderman, who was unable to come to China during the SARS period, also recorded a special MTV - "Poems to Angels" for Chinese medical workers to encourage them to work hard and overcome the difficulties.

Due to the development of popular music, Clayderman’s influence on China is far less than it used to be. As a pioneer of foreign culture in the early days of reform and opening up, Clayderman has had a profound impact on contemporary China.

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Artistic charm

Music is not only for people to listen to, but also to make people indulge in it. Although everyone has different feelings, The starting point of music is to let people understand music with their hearts, make them feel happy and pursue beautiful dreams. The reason why Richard Clayderman's piano music caused a sensation when it was first performed and was so popular with the audience is precisely because it satisfies people's psychology. Pianist Richard Clayderman Richard Clayderman is based on classical music and blends classical music with modern music. His music is simple, smooth, elegant and gorgeous, with melodious melody, concise chorus and brilliant timbre, full of poetry and painting. People who love piano will unknowingly be drawn into his friendly, peaceful and pleasant world of music when they hear Richard Clayderman's music. The timbre of its music is very beautiful, and the phonology produced by the energetic and energetic touch of the keys is louder and more elastic. Bright and brilliant sound quality is a must-have condition for a popular piano star. And Richard Clayderman's style is more attractive than his bright and brilliant sound quality. Its characteristic is that with the left hand accompaniment of the piano sound, the melody is raised by an octave and the intervals enter the high range. In addition, the notes are buried in octaves and played as chords. It is difficult to play a melody in such a high range because the range of expression is too narrow and the volume cannot be easily expanded. However, he can still play beautiful melodies in such a high range and get the best effect from the gorgeous sound.

Secondly, his piano performance method is very simple. His subtle touch of keys does not make people feel modified, but directly expresses emotions. This steady and serene musicality creates an emotional song. atmosphere. His piano skills are very orthodox, with clear key touches, clear passages, volume increases and decreases, and balance, all used freely and just right.

The repertoire played by Richard Clayderman is mostly composed by two composers, Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint. The two of them had composed music for famous singers and soundtracked films. Later, they appreciated Richard's talent and turned to write music specifically for him. His musical ideas are very easy to understand, the notes and rules are not complicated, and the rhythm is a slow four-beat waltz system. Sometimes he uses an electronic keyboard according to the music to show a lightness and a fantasy impression, bringing out the charm of Richard Clayderman. Completely revealed.

Recent photos of Richard Clayderman (8 photos)

He was hailed as the "Romantic Piano Prince" by Nancy Reagan. In 1992, he performed in China for the first time, bringing his smooth, gorgeous and refreshing piano music directly to people's eyes and ears. Ten years have passed in a hurry, and although the "Piano Prince" has now reached middle age, his piano sound is not old, it is still as young and beautiful, as smooth, elegant and bright as spring.

Romance is a beautiful feeling. It is the lingering spring pond, the intoxicating beauty of sadness, the heartless smile of a warm moment, and the expectant gaze towards the future. Richard Clayderman stirs the mood of every listener with his sincere and touching piano music, full of passion and dreams.

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Some albums

Selected albums: "Destiny", "Adelina by the Water", "Starry Sky", "Charm" "Oriental Love", "Star Serenade", etc...

In 2004, the piano prince Richard Clayderman came to China again and jointly held a press conference for recording a new album with the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra . Judging from the name, the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra is inseparable from traditional Chinese music, and Richard's joining means introducing Chinese folk music into a whole new world. Although this attempt also attracted Zhu Zheqin, who is famous for "Ajie Drum", there are still many people who doubt it. The main question that everyone is concerned about is what will happen when the melody of folk music is combined with Western music? The organizer's answer to this is very general: the new record will respect the style of Chinese music in terms of melody, and will record the breathtaking Chinese scenery, the performance of the band and the pianist as the main content. "Life Times" published "The Romantic Story of the Piano Prince" on July 25, 2007, hoping that more readers would know the innovative story of the Piano Prince Richard. Richard Clayderman The Blue Prince of Pianos As a consummate concert performer and record-selling entertainer, Richard Clayderman has built a truly international career. In fact, he did something that no other French artist had ever done.

“I wanted to do something different,” Clayderman said. “So, a few of my friends and I formed a rock band. It was a very difficult time. In fact, the little money we earned was spent on equipment, and I had to have an operation for a stomach ulcer when I was 17 because I often ate only sandwiches. >At that time, his father was seriously ill and unable to support his son financially. To survive, Clayderman found work as a musical accompanist or playing during meetings.

“I loved those days,” he says, “and the pay was good. That’s how I left classical music, even though it gave me a solid foundation for my current playing. Fundamentals."

His talent would not go unappreciated and he soon became an in-demand accompanist for the likes of Michael Sado, Deirly LaRouren and Johnny- Like Khalid and many other French stars. However, when Clayderman was asked about his ambitions at the time, he said, "I really didn't want to be a star. I was happy to be a sideman and play in a band."

But in 1976, his life changed dramatically.

A well-known French record producer, Olivier Toussaint and his partner Paul de Senneville, were looking for a pianist who could play soothing piano versions of folk songs to produce an album, so they called Clayderman. To the surprise of 23-year-old Philippe Pajes, he got the job out of 20 candidates.

“We liked him immediately,” said Paul de Senneville. “His special, gentle way of touching the keys complemented his reserved personality, and his appearance also impressed Olivier and me. Toussaint was impressed. We decided quickly." Philippe Pajes changed his name to Richard Clayderman and the single sold in an astonishing 38 countries. 22 million.

“When I signed the contract with him,” said Olivier Toussaint, “I told him that if we could sell 10,000 singles, that would be pretty good, because at that time it was dance music. Times, we could only take a gamble on this album. However, in Spain it was a huge success, then in Germany, France, South Africa, Japan, Australia, England... We could not have imagined that it would be so successful. ”

This was the beginning of the famous success story we know, from which Richard Clayderman earned superstar status in the world with his unique style of playing. . Today, he has recorded nearly 1,000 melodies. A German reporter wrote: "(We) have reason to say that he is the person who worked hard to spread piano music around the world after Beethoven. What he has done is unparalleled." With a series of tracks that combine "trademark" characteristics with classical, pop and other factors, he created the "New Romantic" style, and has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide. According to recent statistics, he has incredibly Has 267 gold records and 70 platinum records.

However, the "Prince of Romance" (as Nancy Reagan called him) was not a recording artist. In fact, despite his shy and reserved nature, he played on stage with all his heart and soul. Engagement and true feelings. A Richard Clayderman concert is truly a "spectacular". Richard Clayderman was the piano prince in his youth. "I like to perform live on the stage. "Because I have direct communication with my audience, I play with my 10 musicians and orchestra, and I like to mix different time signatures, rhythms, and styles to stir things up," he said. All kinds of different emotions."

Clayderman's international success has come at the cost of taking the hard route. In the past, he tried his best to perform 200 concerts abroad in 250 days. Although Still, he was a family man.

“My family is extremely important to me,” he often said, “my mother, my wife Christine, my daughter Maud and My son Peter...they are my motivation, apart from my music, of course."

In Richard Clayderman's opinion, being an international artist is his greatest contribution. The price is those days separated from his family - he knows that this is a sacrifice they all endure, but he sees this sacrifice as part of his responsibility to millions of music fans.

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Character Story

a. Heart Song

Richard is very talented in music. When he was 5 years old, he used the harmonica to compose a song. The song is called "Feifei Waltz". It turns out that Feifei is the name given to Richard by his father. Richard's family and friends all like to call him Feifei.

Now, who should we play it to? Soon, a small family gathering was held at home. At the party, Richard played the "Fifi Waltz" he composed. The adults couldn't believe it. It was actually created by Richard, who was only 5 years old, and everyone gave Richard a thumbs up.

After hearing the praises from the adults, Richard loved music even more.

b. The Movement of Love

Under his father’s careful guidance, Richard’s piano skills improved rapidly, which even he himself found a little strange.

At the age of 12, Richard was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire. In order to reward Richard, his father gave him an old-fashioned small organ. From then on, Richard discovered that besides the piano, there were other musical instruments he loved.

At the age of 16, Richard won first place in a school music competition and graduated with honors. After graduation, Richard wanted to do something different, so he formed a small band with other music friends.

Dad was very supportive of Richard and took them to the rehearsal hall to practice. He knew that only through continuous training could Richard achieve success in music.

After hard practice, finally, the small band of Richard and his friends began to perform officially. Those days were very hard. They had to rehearse and perform. After making a little money, they had to buy many musical instruments before they could continue to perform.

Richard Clayderman Unfortunately, at this time, Richard's father suddenly became seriously ill and was unable to support Richard financially. In order to perform, Richard had to live frugally and often fill his stomach with sandwiches. As a result, when he was 17, he developed a stomach ulcer and had to go to hospital for surgery.

Through training in the small band, Richard became better and better at playing the piano. People thought that he would become a promising classical pianist because he was best at playing Chopin. If you continue to work hard, you will surely become a rising star in the classical music world if you continue to work hard. However, after accidentally becoming interested in popular music, in order to let more people understand music, Richard resolutely changed his direction, broke through tradition, surpassed himself, and used his superb piano playing skills and deep musical sense to let more people understand music. , bringing music and romance to more ordinary people.

Success and opportunities always favor those who have been working hard. Soon, Richard was noticed by a famous French record producer and released his first album "Poems for Adeline" (also known as "Adelina by the Water"). This record caused a sensation as soon as it came out. Richard's special playing style and subtle personality impressed many listeners. "Poems for Adeline" was so popular that even the record manufacturers didn't expect it to sell so well.

c. Exotic

Music knows no borders, especially Richard’s music.

As a child, when Richard was studying geography, he heard the teacher talk about the ancient and mysterious China in class, and he has been fascinated by China ever since. However, Richard never thought that he would come to China one day. However, with the bond between piano and music, Richard finally had the opportunity to come to China and became good friends with the Chinese.

In 1992, Richard performed in China for the first time. When he first came to this ancient oriental country, Richard made many Chinese friends. Now, more than ten years have passed, and Richard has more and more Chinese friends. But what made him most unforgettable were the three children who loved music. Their names were Shao Rong, Liu Qi and Sun Lian.

When Shao Rong was 9 years old, Richard was preparing to give a solo concert in China. At that time, Shao Rong was selected to collaborate with Richard on stage because of his excellent piano playing. Xiao Shaorong was very happy when he heard the news. She feels that she is so lucky to be able to work with Piano Prince, which is something she never dreamed of.

On the days when he and Richard went out to perform, Shao Rong saw Richard getting up early to exercise every day, and asked in confusion: "Uncle Richard, you are so tired from performing, why don't you do it?" Doesn’t Piano Prince Richard Clayderman feel tired when he gets up to exercise every day?” Richard smiled and told Shao Rong: “If a person wants to do things well, an artist must maintain good health. A good body shape and temperament will bring people more beauty and enjoyment.

"From then on, Shao Rong remembered Richard's words. She wanted to be like Richard, not only to play the piano well, but also to have a healthy body and constantly dedicate the sound of the piano to those who love life.

There was a boy named Liu Qi in Nanjing. When he just remembered, he heard Richard playing "Starry Sky" and felt it was like the sound of nature. He said to his parents: "I want to learn Piano, like Richard! "After that, Liu Qi began to study the piano assiduously and made great progress. But when Liu Qi was 15 years old, his eyes suddenly went blind. The unexpected blow did not make Liu Qi lie in the dark. At this time, he thought of the reason. "Destiny" played by Chad. Liu Qi thought: "I will not bow to fate and must overcome difficulties with tenacious perseverance! "After that, Liu Qi continued to practice the piano with unimaginable perseverance, using the sound of the piano to convey the brightness of his inner world. At a press conference, Liu Qi played Richard's "Childhood Memories", and the performance was full of emotion. Sincerely, Richard was deeply moved by Liu Qi.

Sun Lian was a girl who studied piano in Japan at the age of six. After hearing Richard's piano music, she fell in love with Richard's music and admired Richard very much. After that, Sun Lian collected many photos of Richard and asked about Richard's birthday and zodiac sign. Sun Lian always dreamed of Richard. When Sun Lian was 9 years old, her dream came true. She was not only lucky to meet Richard, but also performed on the same stage with Richard. Sun Lian was very happy. Because she finally saw Richard's smiling face. Richard was also very happy because he liked this girl who loved music and felt very happy to be able to cooperate with Chinese children.

d. Love. Melody

Through interactions with Chinese adults and children, Richard has a better understanding of and love for China. So far, Richard *** has performed 60 times in dozens of cities in China. , winning more than 800,000 viewers.

Richard loves Chinese music very much. In order to promote China to the world, Richard changed many Chinese songs into piano music, which are currently the most adapted and performed in the world. The foreign artist with the most Chinese music works. When we hear the music adapted by Richard, such as "A Big River" and "Butterfly Lovers", we will feel a sense of intimacy with Richard. We know that Richard is exactly who he is. In this way, Chinese music is used to express respect for the Chinese audience.

Richard is admired and envied. However, although he has great musical talent, his brilliant achievements have not been achieved. Behind the scenes, there are efforts that others cannot imagine. Without his father's edification and continuous support, as well as his own selfless efforts, Richard would not have become the most romantic piano poet and spread the melody of love to the world. .

Music works

Popular songs

01. Dream wedding

02． Autumn Whispers

03. Adelina by the water

04. Starry sky

05． Memorial of love

06. Dedicated to Alice

07. Blue love

08． Romeo and Juliet

09. Green Sleeves

10． Childhood Memories

11. A girl's prayer

12. Whispers of Autumn

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Romantic Zhenqin 2008-01-23

1: Blue Concerto 2004-01-01

Some domestically imported works

Selected Series 1: Destiny

01. Destiny 02. Dedicated to Alice 03. Autumn Whispers 04. Childhood Memories 05. Toccata 06． Green Sleeves 07． Romeo and Juliet 08. Blue love 09. Dream of love 10. Concerto of Love 11. Have a safe journey, Maria 12. Rondo Blue 13. "La·La" theme song 14. Rose colored life 15. Love Story 16. Stories in Dreams

Selected Collection 2: Adelina by the Water

01. Adelina by the water 02. The vow of love 03． Delang's smile 04． Ping Pong Love 05． Starry sky by the sea 06． Dream wedding 07. Secret Garden 08. Sad music 09. Soft as a rainbow 10. Letter to Mother 11. Homesickness Song 12. Refrigerated love 13. Rhapsody in Blue 14． Hello 15. Exotic 16． Trip to Venice

Selected Collection 3: Starry Sky

01 Starry Sky02 The Bird in the Dream03 Afternoon Travel04 Beguine's Departure05 The Legend of Dreams06 Departure to the Night07 Brahms' Lullaby08 Memory09 La Mer10. The melody of love 11. Wildflowers 12． Emotion 13. Vanessa’s smile 14. Prayer by the Sea 15. Song of Joy 16. Forgotten Sorrow

Selected Collection 4: Star Serenade

01. Star Serenade 02. Ms. Dayi 03. Anastasia 04. Argentina, don’t cry for me 05. Living in a foreign country 06. Fragile Heart 07. Women in love 08． The secret of my life 09． Warsaw Concerto 10. The kitten doesn’t sleep during the day 11. The shadow of your smile 12． Bianconi Ballad 13． Lullaby 14. I can’t live 15. The Unknown Man in Venice 16. Falling Leaves

Album 1: Blue Concerto

01. Elina 02. Little sister 03. Blue Concerto 04. Desert pigeons 05. Colin Maillard 06. Blue eyes 07. Free life 08. Finn 09 Heroic Symphony 10. Sunfish 11. Quiet street 12. Last spring 13. Dolly 14. Rose crayon 15. Dear, listen 16. Farewell Time

Album 2: Christmas Concerto

01. Feitian02． Hail Mary 03． red-nosed reindeer 04． Christmas Concerto 05. Santa Claus is coming to town 06． A walk in the woods 07． Fragile Rose Perfume 08. Cotton Field Illusion 09． Midnight in the Puti Tree 10． Our Earth 11. Night Wonderland 12. Magical World of Eden 13. Silent night, holy night 14. Willing to rejoice with Jesus 15． Happy Years 16. Bells on the Sled

Album 3: Spring

01. Spring 02. Green Garden Evergreen 03． Italian Symphony - Mendelssohn 04． Song on the G String-Bahá 05.

Evergreen-Theme Song of "Star Dream Tears" 06． Country Knight-Mascani 07. Nocturne-Chopin 08. Swan-Saint-Sa?ns 09. Hill Street Blues 10. Where is Fangfei - Theme Song of "Redwood" 11. Waltz - Brahms 12． Four Seasons Suite

Album 4: Call of Blue

01. The call of blue 02. Melody of the past 03. Joey’s smile 04. Bless all the love in the world 05. Theme of love 06. Good friends 07. Winter Sonata 08. Music and dance treasure box 09. The three meatball brothers 10. A big river 11. Liuyang River 12． Folk songs are like spring rivers 13. Charming Oriental Love 14. Poetic Sonata 15. I love Beijing Tiananmen 16. You are still so beautiful 17. The clear sky under my eyes 18． Serenade of Love 19. Melancholy moments 20. Yuguang Qu 21. Mood 22. Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 23. Schubert's Serenade

Album 5: Desperado

01. Desperate 02. Indigo 03． Tianya Travel Station 04． A dreamlike day 05. Honghe Road 06. Today’s color 07. Pure music 08. Sunrise King 09． Incredible night 10. End

Concert Album: Wonderful Live

01. Dream of Love 02. Autumn's murmurings 03． Letter to Mother 04. Toccata 05. Magical World of Eden 06. Concerto of Love 07. Memorial of love 08. Ms. Dayi 09. Delang’s smile 10． Miscellaneous Collection Afternoon Travel: Bird Poems/Star Serenade/Loneliness 11. Rhapsody in Blue 12. Homesickness Song 13. Soft as a rainbow 14. Jim Noboti 15. Nightingale 16. Adelina by the water