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Richard Clayderman (December 28th, 1953-), a French pianist. Real name: Philip Robel Louis Pages. Richard Clayderman is not good at classical piano music, but mainly plays some modern love songs.

Profile

Birthplace: Paris, France

Height: 177CM

Constellation: Capricorn

Weight: 66KG

Eyes: sky blue

Nationality: France

Advantages: punctuality, kindness

Favorite food: braised pork. Ice hockey

Favorite movie actor: Marlon Brando

Favorite drink: fruit cocktail

Favorite composer: Chopin, Label, Debussy

Favorite movie: Star Wars

Ideal woman: musical, A quiet maiden

Hair color: golden yellow

Missing point: formality

Geyan: self-loyalty

A famous song: Poem for Adeline, also known as Adeline by the Water

Hope: There are many children, especially boys

Personal experience

Richard Clayderman began to practice the piano when he was five years old. At the age of 16, he began to play his own composition, won the school music competition and graduated with excellent results.

Richard is good at playing works by frederick francois chopin, Label, Debussy and others, and he is a star of tomorrow in classical music. However, he happened to be interested in popular music, regardless of the opposition of people around him, he resolutely changed direction, began to cooperate with Meshel Shad, frequented the recording studio, and met Oliver Toussaint, the most popular composer in French music at that time. Because Richard Clayderman not only has a high degree of piano playing skills but also has a deep sense of music, he won the appreciation of Toussaint. In 1977, Richard Clayderman soloed "Adeline by the Water" for the music of TV series, which immediately caused a sensation: the TV station set up a special line to cope with the endless stream of consultations; The record stores are crowded with customers who want to order this record; Record companies have to add 8, records to meet the market demand. Richard Clayderman shot to fame. Since then, his fluent and gorgeous piano music has spread from Scandinavia to South Africa and from Europe and America to Asian countries like a whirlwind sweeping the world. After Adeline by the Water, Richard Clayderman released a large number of outstanding works, such as Starry Sky, Whispering in Autumn, Heart Melody and so on, which further enhanced his popularity. With gorgeous timbre, elegant melody and handsome image, he established the unique style of Richard Clayderman's piano music for himself, ascended the star throne, and was praised as the prince of modern piano playing in the world. In 199, Richard Clayderman was selected as a "Star of 9" by French TV 1, and won the only golden piano award in the world with a poem for Adeline. Later, he collaborated with james last to record The Sun Up in the Clouds.

clayderman is the foreign artist who has adapted and performed China's music works the most in the world at present. In China mainland alone, he has staged more than 1 tours and visited more than 4 cities, with more than 6 performances, almost full. The music he adapted, played and published includes Red Sun, A Big River, Butterfly Lovers, Folk Songs Like Spring River Water, as well as popular music such as Flower Heart and Love Like Tide. In the second half of 1998, he also released the latest works "Charming China Love" and "Poetic Sonata", which were specially written for China and performed with the China grand piano player. This makes him more and more loved and favored by China audiences, and his artistic vitality is enduring.

from 1976 to the end of 24, clayderman recorded about 9 piano songs (of which 22 were original), and the total sales volume in the world exceeded 9 million, with 9 platinum records and 29 gold records. In the meantime, he also held more than 2, concerts and TV evenings in 6 countries.

In 24, in recognition of clayderman's outstanding contribution to Sino-French cultural exchange and the promotion of French music, the second "Top Ten Performance Events in China" specially awarded him the Excellent Performance Award and the Best Promotion Award.

[ Edit this paragraph] Artistic charm

Music is not only for people to listen to, but also for people to indulge in it. Although everyone feels different, the starting point of music is to let people understand music with their hearts, make them feel at ease and pursue beautiful dreams. The reason why Richard Clayderman's piano music caused a sensation when it was first performed and was greatly welcomed by the audience is precisely to satisfy people's psychology.

based on classical music, Richard Clayderman integrated classical music with modern music. His music is simple, smooth, elegant and gorgeous, with melodious melody, simple chorus, brilliant timbre and full of poetic meaning. People who love piano will be unconsciously brought into a kind, peaceful and happy music world by Richard Clayderman when they hear his piano sound. The timbre of its music is very beautiful, and the rhyme produced by touching the keys full of vigor and vitality is louder and more elastic. Clear and brilliant sound quality is what a pop piano star must have. Richard Clayderman's elegant demeanor is more attractive than its bright and brilliant sound quality. It is characterized in that the melody is raised by eight degrees and the interval enters the high range with the accompaniment of the left hand. In addition, the notes are buried in octaves and played in chords. Ordinary melody is difficult to play in such a high range, because the range of expression is too narrow and the volume is not easy to expand. However, he can still play beautiful melody in such a high range and get the best effect in gorgeous sound.

Secondly, his piano performance method is very simple. Under the subtle touch of keys, people don't feel embellished, but directly express their feelings. This steady and serene musicality creates an emotional atmosphere. His piano skills are very orthodox, with clear keys, clear sentences, volume increase and decrease and balance.

most of the songs played by Richard Clayderman are composed by two composers, Paul de Senneville and Oliver Toussaint. The two men used to compose music for red singers and films, but later they turned to write music for Richard because they appreciated his talent. His musical ideas are very easy to understand, and the sounds and rules are not complicated. The rhythm is a slow four-beat waltz system. Sometimes, according to the music, the electronic organ is used to show a light pleasure and a fantasy impression, which completely reveals the charm of Richard clayderman.

I think everyone will be familiar with the name "clayderman". In the early 199s, it was also such an autumn, accompanied by beautiful melodies such as Whispering in Autumn and Adeline by the Water, which had been widely circulated in China, the famous French pianist Richard Clayderman, known as the "Romantic Piano Prince", performed in China for the first time, sending his fluent and gorgeous piano sounds directly to people's eyes and ears. Ten years have passed in a hurry. Although the "Piano Prince" of that year is now middle-aged, his piano sound is not old, still so young, beautiful, so smooth, elegant and beautiful as spring.

Romance is a beautiful feeling. It is a lingering spring pool, an intoxicating beauty and sadness, a warm moment's indifferent smile, and a look forward to the future. It is with his sincere, touching, passionate and dreamy piano sound that Richard Clayderman touches every listener's mood. Among them, "Romeo and Juliet" makes Richard behave incisively and vividly, so that people can feel the tragic love tragedy of Romeo and Juliet from the music!

Some albums

Destiny, Adeline by the Water, Starry Sky, Charming Oriental Love, Serenade of the Stars, etc ...

Recently, the long-lost piano prince Richard clayderman came to China again, and the purpose of his trip was to hold a press conference to record a new record together with the China Radio and National Orchestra. From the name point of view, the relationship between China Broadcasting National Orchestra and China traditional music is inseparable, and Richard's joining means introducing China folk music into a brand-new world. Although this attempt also attracted Zhu Zheqin, who is famous for sister drum, there are still many people who question it. What people are concerned about is what the melody of folk music will be like when it is combined with western music. The organizer's answer to this is very general: the new record will respect the style of China music in melody, and record the breathtaking scenery of China, the performance of bands and pianists as the main content. Life Times published The Romantic Story of the Piano Prince on July 25th, 27, hoping that more readers can understand the innovative story of the piano prince Richard.

As an excellent concert performer and an artist with amazing record sales, Richard clayderman has created a truly international career. In fact, what he did was something that no other French artist had ever done.

"I wanted to do something different," clayderman said. "So, a few friends and I formed a rock band. It was a hard time, and the meager income we earned was used to buy equipment. In fact, because I often only use sandwiches to fill my stomach, I had to have an operation for gastric ulcer at the age of 17. "

At that time, his father was seriously ill and could not support his son financially. In order to survive, clayderman found a job as a music accompaniment or playing during the conference.

"I enjoyed those days," he said, "and the salary was high. This is how I left the experience of classical music, although the learning experience of classical music laid a solid foundation for my current performance. "

His talent will not go unnoticed by others, and he soon became a hot accompanist, just like many French stars such as Michael Sado, Dilly Lalulen and Johnny Khalid. However, when clayderman was asked about his ambition at that time, he said, "I really don't want to be a star. I'd like to be an accompanist and play in a band."

But in 1976, his life changed greatly. A famous French record producer, Olivier Doucette, and his partner, Paul de Seneville, were looking for a pianist who could play a soothing piano version of folk songs to make an album, so they called clayderman. To the surprise of 23-year-old Philip Peckis, he stood out from 2 candidates and got the job.

"We fell in love with him at once," said Paul de Senewell. "His special and gentle way of touching the keys complements his implicit personality, and his appearance also left a deep impression on me and Olivier Doucette. We decided soon. "

Philip Peckis changed his name to Richard clayderman, and the single sold an astonishing 22 million copies in 38 countries as soon as it was released.

"When I signed a contract with him," said Olivier Doucette, "I told him that if we could sell 1, singles, the results would be quite good, because that was the era of dance music, and we could only gamble on this album. However, it has achieved great success in Spain, followed by Germany, France, South Africa, Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom ... We can't imagine that it can be so successful. "

This is the beginning of the famous success story we know. From then on, Richard clayderman won the status of a superstar in the world with his unique playing style. Today, he has recorded nearly 1 melodies. A German journalist wrote: "(We) have reason to say that he is a person who has worked hard to spread piano music around the world after Beethoven, and what he has done is unparalleled." By combining his original trademark characteristics with classical and popular factors, he has created a "new romantic" style, and his sales worldwide have exceeded 7 million. According to recent statistics, he has an incredible 267 gold records and 7 platinum records.

However, The Romantic Prince (as Nancy Reagan called him) is not an artist who specializes in recording albums. In fact, although he was shy and reserved by nature, he devoted himself to playing on the stage and showed his true feelings. A Richard clayderman concert is really spectacular.

"I like playing live on the stage," he said, "because I have direct communication with my audience. At the concert, I played with my 1 musicians and symphony orchestra. I like to mix different beats, rhythms and styles to arouse different emotions. "

clayderman's international success comes at the expense of taking a hard road. In the past, he gave 2 concerts abroad in 25 days as much as possible. Nevertheless, he is still a family man.

"My family is extremely important to me", he often says, "My mother, my wife Christie, my daughter Maud and my son Peter ... they are my motivation, and of course, they are different from my music."

In Richard clayderman's view, as an international artist, the biggest price he paid was those days when he was separated from his family-he knew that this was a sacrifice they suffered together, but he regarded this sacrifice as part of his responsibility to millions of fans.

people's stories

a. heart music

Richard is very talented in music, and he wrote a piece of music when he was five years old. It is a short story that Richard wants to tell the piano. The song is called Fifi Waltz. Who is Feifei? It turns out that Feifei is the name given to Richard by his father. Richard's family and friends like to call him Feifei.

the song is finished. who should I play it for? Soon, a small family gathering was held at home. At the party, Richard played his Fifi Waltz. Adults can't believe that such a beautiful tune was written by Richard, who was only five years old. Everyone gave Richard a thumbs-up sign. After listening to the praises of the adults, Richard became more fond of music.

B. Music of Love

Under the careful guidance of his father, Richard's piano skills have made rapid progress, and even he feels a little strange.

At the age of 12, Richard was admitted to the Paris Conservatory of Music. Dad gave Richard an old-fashioned small organ as a reward. From then on, Richard found that there were other hobbies besides piano.

At the age of 16, Richard won the first prize in the school music competition and graduated with honors. After graduation,