Film Musik, Scores And More

This website offers news and information about film music, classical music, organ and improvisation together with hints to musical activities and productions of the owner.

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CD release 2020

Matthias Keller, Piano

Johann Sebastian BACH:

Partitas No 1 & 6 - Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue BWV 903 - Choral arrangements "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", "Jesus bleibet meine Freude", "Nun Freut Euch, lieben Christen g'mein" - "Bach - poco loco ..."

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CLÁSICA CUBANA

Frank Fernández is coming to Munich

The Cuban piano legend with a concert at the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche

Friday 7. February 2020 - 19:30

The Germany Recital

Virtuosity and musical authenticity

Frank Fernández is performer, composer and improviser in one. His stylistic spectrum ranges from Johann Sebastian Bach's music to Viennese classicism, romantic, impressionist and expressionist literature and contemporary modernism. The Cuban school with composers such as Ignacio Cervantes, Manuel Saumell and Ernesto Lecuona is of particular importance. But Fernández is not only a performer of notated music. He has also appeared many times as a jazz pianist, among others in a duo with his compatriot Chucho Valdéz and as an improvising partner of the famous rumba formation Los Muñequitos de Mantanzas in their cult video "Guaguan Piano".

Many of his piano appearances begin with Schubert's "Ave Maria" - in a highly virtuoso version for solo piano arranged by himself. He also arranged Lecuona's famous piece "La Comparsa" especially for piano and orchestra. And when he plays Geshwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", it speaks of the elemental force of the Cuban musician, for whom rhythmic temperament became second nature.

CLÁSICA CUBANA teaser video (click here)

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CD release 2019

Matthias Keller, Piano: Grieg: Holberg-Suite Op. 40 - Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9

(Pianist & producer: Matthias Keller)

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Edvard Grieg: Aus Holbergs Zeit/From Holberg´s Time: Suite in the old style Op. 40

Robert Schumann: "Carnaval" Op. 9 Scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes

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CD release 2019 - (2CD)

Matthias Keller, Orgel: Bach: Orgelwerke - Organ Works

(Organist & producer: Matthias Keller)

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Toccata & Fugue d-minor BWV 565 / Chaconne BWV 1004(organ version: Matthias Keller) / Passacaglia c-minor BWV 582 and many others

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New release 2018 - 4 CDs

Matthias Keller, Piano: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book I & II)

(Pianist & producer: Matthias Keller)

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• The Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 846-893) is a collection of preludes and fugues for a keyboard instrument by Johann Sebastian Bach in two parts. ... Each part contains 24 pairs of movements, each consisting of a prelude and a fugue in all major and minor keys, arranged in ascending chromatic order from C major to h minor.
  The recording includes all 48 pairs of movements on 4 CDs.
  * Source: Wikipedia

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CD new in 2016:

Matthias Keller, Piano: J.S. Bach - Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988*

*The worlds first recording from a YAMAHA AvantGrand Hybrid-Piano

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Recently published in print:

Johann Sebastian Bach: Chaconne d minor BWV 1004 from partita for violin solo, arranged for organ solo

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The new film music album for chamber orchestra feat. Ulrich Herkenhoff:

Cinema Conertante

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• Howard Shore: "In Dreams" (Lord of the Rings)
• Ennio Morricone: La Califfa
• Ron Goodwin: Miss Marple
• Niki Reiser: Beyond Silence
• Matthias Keller: Elise goes to Hollywood

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The new live-doublealbum  with Ulrich Herkenhoff and Matthias Keller:

Von Mozart bis Morricone

(From Mozart to Morricone)

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• W.A. Mozart: Andante C-major KV 315
• Ennio Morricone (arr. Keller): Cinema Morricone
• trad./arr. Keller: El Tango Condor
• Jacques Ibert: Entr'Acte

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Ulrich Herkenhoff and the Munich Radio Orchestra:

Balkan Rhapsody

A hommage to the musical culture of the Balkans: fascinating in its vibrant authenticity and in audiophile SACD quality ...

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Stars and Sounds - the Third Dimension in Cinema

This book provides insight views into the fascinating world of film music and those stars, whose art normally is not yet known. Excerpts (in German), please klick here ...