Richard Clayderman is just playing, Paul Sunneville or (Paul Chanleavy) and Oliver Toussaint.

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Chinese name: Richard Clayderman.

English name: Richard Glayderman

Date of birth:1953 65438+February 28th.

Place of birth: Paris, France

[Edit this paragraph] Personal experience

Richard Clayderman began to practice the piano at the age of five. By the age of six, his fingering was very fluent and he was praised as a genius. Then he entered the Paris National Conservatory of Music and Drama. /kloc-started playing his own music at the age of 0/6, won the school music competition and graduated with honors.

Richard is good at playing Chopin, Tags, Debussy and others' works, and he is the star of the future of classical music. However, he happened to be interested in pop music, regardless of the opposition of the people around him, he resolutely changed his direction, began to cooperate with Machel Shad, frequented the recording studio, and met Oliver Tucson, the most popular composer in French music at that time. Because Richard Clayderman not only has high piano playing skills but also has a deep sense of music, he won the appreciation of Toussaint. 1977, Richard Clayderman sang "Adeline by the Water" for the soundtrack of TV series, which immediately caused a sensation: the TV station set up a special line to deal with an endless stream of consultations; The record store is crowded with customers who want to order this record; Record companies have to add 800,000 records to meet the market demand. Richard Clayderman shot to fame. Since then, his fluent and gorgeous piano music has swept the world like a whirlwind, from Scandinavia to South Africa and from Europe and America to Asian countries. After Adeline by the Waters, Richard Clayderman released a large number of outstanding works, such as Starry Sky, Whispering in Autumn and Melody of the Heart, which further enhanced his popularity. With gorgeous timbre, elegant melody and handsome image, he established a unique style of Richard Clayderman's piano music for himself, ascended the star throne, and was praised as the prince of modern piano performance in the world. 1990, a French TV station named "Star of 90", Richard Clayderman was elected with a poem written for Adeline, and won the only golden piano award in the world. Later, he collaborated with james last to record the sun in the clouds.

Clayderman is a foreign artist who has adapted and performed most of China's music works all over the world. In China alone, he toured 10 many times, visited more than 40 cities, and performed more than 60 performances, almost to a full house. He adapted, played and published folk songs such as Red Sun, River, Butterfly Lovers, Spring River and Running Water, as well as popular music such as Flower Heart and Love Like Tide. 1in the second half of 998, he also released his latest works, Charming China and Poetic Sonata, which were specially created for China and played by China grand piano players. This makes him more and more loved and favored by China audiences, and his artistic vitality is enduring.

From 1976 to the end of 2004, clayderman recorded about 900 piano songs (of which 220 were original), and the global total record sales exceeded 90 million, 90 platinum records and 290 gold records. During this period, he also held more than 2,000 concerts and TV evenings in 60 countries.

In 2004, in recognition of clayderman's outstanding contribution to Sino-French cultural exchange and French music promotion, the second "Top Ten Performances in China" specially awarded him the Outstanding 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. Although everyone's feelings are different, the starting point of music is to make people understand music attentively, to reassure people and to pursue beautiful dreams. The reason why Richard Clayderman's piano music caused a sensation at its premiere and was greatly welcomed by the audience was precisely to satisfy people's psychology.

Richard Clayderman is based on classical music and combines classical music with modern music. His music is simple and fluent, elegant and gorgeous, melodious, simple chorus, brilliant timbre and poetic. People who love the piano will be unconsciously brought into a kind, peaceful and happy music world when they hear the sound of Richard Clayderman. Its musical timbre is very beautiful, and the rhyme produced by touching the keys full of vigor and vitality is louder and more elastic. Clear and bright sound quality is a must for pop piano stars. Richard Clayderman's elegant demeanor is more attractive than its bright and brilliant sound quality. Its characteristic is that the melody is raised by eight degrees, and the interval enters the high range accompanied by the left hand. In addition, notes are buried in octaves and played with chords. Ordinary melodies are difficult to play in such a high range, because the range of performance 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 voice.

Secondly, his piano playing method is very simple. Under the subtle touch of the keys, people don't feel embellished, but express their feelings directly. This stable and quiet musicality creates an emotional atmosphere. His piano skills are very orthodox, with clear keys, clear sentences, increased or decreased volume and balance.

Richard Clayderman's repertoire is mainly composed by two composers, Paul de Seneville and Oliver Tucson. These two people used to compose music for red singers and movies, but later they turned to compose music for Richard because they appreciated his talent. His music concept is very easy to understand, and his voice and rules are not complicated. The rhythm is a slow four-beat waltz system. Sometimes, according to music, the electronic organ shows a light pleasure and a fantastic impression, which fully shows the charm of Richard Clayderman.

I think everyone is familiar with the name "clayderman". In the early 1990s, 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 sound to people's eyes and ears. Ten years have passed quickly. At that time, the "Piano Prince" has now reached middle age, but 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 pool of lingering spring water, it is also an intoxicating beautiful sadness, it is a warm moment of indifferent smile, and it is also a vision for the future. It was with his sincere, touching, passionate and dreamy piano sound that Richard Clayderman touched the mood of every audience. Among them, "Romeo and Juliet" shows Richard incisively and vividly, making people feel the tragic love tragedy of Romeo and Juliet from the music!

[Edit this paragraph] Some albums

Destiny, Adeline by the Water, Starry Sky, Charming Oriental Love, Serenade of the Stars and so on. ...

A few days ago, the long-lost piano prince Richard Clayderman came to China again. The purpose of his trip is to hold a press conference and record a new album with Radio China and the National Symphony Orchestra. From the name, the relationship between Zhongguang National Orchestra and China traditional music is inseparable, and Richard's joining means introducing Chinese folk music into a brand-new world. Although this attempt also attracted Zhu Zheqin, who is famous for Sister Drum, many people still questioned it. What people care about is what the melody will be like after the combination of national music and western music. The organizer's answer is very general: the new record will respect the style of China music in melody, and record the breathtaking scenery of China, the performances of bands and pianists as the main content. Life Times published the romantic story of the piano prince on July 25th, 2007, hoping that more readers can understand the innovative story of the piano prince Richard.

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

"I want 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 a gastric ulcer operation at the age of 17. "

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

"I loved 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 be appreciated by others, and he will soon become 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 want 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 Senneville 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 20 candidates and got the job.

"We fell in love with him immediately," said Paul de Senevel. "His special and gentle way of touching keys complements his implicit personality, and his appearance also left a deep impression on Oliver Doucette and me. 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 with him," said Olivier Doucette, "I told him that if we could sell 10,000 singles, the result would be quite good, because that was the era of dance music, and we could only bet 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. Since then, Richard Clayderman has won the status of a world superstar with his unique playing style. Today, he has recorded nearly 1000 melodies. A German journalist wrote: "(We) have reason to say that he is the person who tries to spread piano music all over the world after Beethoven, and everything he has done is unparalleled." By combining his original trademark features with classical and popular factors, he created a "neo-romantic" style, and his global sales have exceeded 70 million. According to the latest statistics, he has an incredible 267 gold records and 70 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. Richard Clayderman's concert was spectacular.

"I like playing live on the stage," he said, "because I can communicate directly with the audience. At the concert, I played with my 10 musician and the symphony orchestra. I like to mix different beats, rhythms and styles to arouse different emotions. "

Clayderman's international success comes at the cost of taking a difficult road. In the past, he tried to give 200 concerts abroad in 250 days. Nevertheless, he is still a man with a family.

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

In Richard Clayderman's view, as an international artist, the biggest price he paid was the days when he was separated from his family-he knew it was a sacrifice they shared, but he regarded it as part of the responsibility of millions of fans.

[Edit this paragraph] Character story

A. Soul music

Richard is very talented in music. He composed a piece of music when he was five years old. What Richard wants to tell the piano is a short story. This song is called Feifei Waltz. Who is Feifei? It turned out that Feifei was named by Richard's father. Richard's family and friends like to call him Feifei.

The song is over. Who should I play 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 improved so rapidly that even he feels a little strange.

/kloc-at the age of 0/2, 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.

/kloc-At the age of 0/6, Richard won the first prize in the school music competition and graduated with excellent results. After graduation, Richard wanted to do something different, so he formed a small band with other music partners.

Dad is very supportive of Richard and takes them to the rehearsal hall to practice. He knows that only through constant exercise can Richard achieve something in music.

After hard practice, finally, Richard and his friend's little band began to perform formally. Those days were hard. They have to rehearse and perform, earn a little money and buy many musical instruments before they can continue to perform. Unfortunately, Richard's father suddenly became seriously ill and could not support Richard financially. In order to perform, Richard has to scrimp and save, and often fills his stomach with sandwiches. Results He 17 years old got gastric ulcer and had to go to the hospital for surgery.

Through training in a small band, Richard plays the piano better and better. People think that he will be a promising classical pianist, because he is best at playing Chopin, Tags, Debussy and others. If he continues to work hard, he will surely become the star of classical music tomorrow. However, after accidentally becoming interested in pop music, in order to let more people know about music, Richard resolutely changed direction, broke through tradition, surpassed himself, and brought music and romance to more ordinary people with his superb piano playing skills and profound sense of music.

Success and opportunity always favor those who have been working hard. Soon, Richard was attracted by a famous French record producer and released his first record, Poems for Adeline (also known as Adeline by the Water). This record caused a sensation as soon as it was released. Richard's special playing style and implicit personality touched many listeners. Poem for Adeline sells well in 38 countries around the world, with a total sales volume of 22 million copies. Even the record manufacturer didn't expect it to sell so well.

Richard became a hot actor in a blink of an eye and achieved success. Richard's father was very happy, but unfortunately, he died of illness soon and had no time to share his son's future success. Richard's father was still very proud before his death, because he believed that Richard would achieve great musical achievements.

From this poem to Adeline, Richard gradually became a world-famous pianist. Some critics said: "Richard is the person who popularized piano music all over the world after Beethoven, and what he did is unparalleled."

C. Different national conditions

Music has no national boundaries, especially Richard's music.

When Richard was a child, when he was studying geography, he listened to the teacher talk about the ancient and mysterious China in class. From then on, he was very yearning for China. 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 become good friends with the people of China.

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

When Shao Rong was 9 years old, Richard was going to give a solo concert in China. At that time, Shao Rong was chosen to cooperate with Richard on the stage because of his excellent piano performance. Xiao Shaorong was very happy to hear the news. He feels so lucky that he can work with the piano prince, which he never dreamed of.

On the day when he went out to perform with Richard, Shao Rong saw Richard get up early to exercise every day, and inexplicably asked, "Uncle Richard, you are so tired from performing. Don't you feel tired from getting up to exercise every day?" Richard told Shao Rong with a smile: "A person must have good health if he wants to do things well. An artist who maintains a good figure and temperament will bring more beauty and enjoyment to people. " From then on, Shao Rong remembered Richard's words. Like Richard, he should not only play the piano well, but also have a healthy body and constantly dedicate the piano to people who love life.

There is a boy named Liu Qi in Nanjing. When he just remembered, he heard Richard playing Starry Sky, which felt like the sound of nature. He said to his parents, "I want to learn piano, like Richard!" " After that, Liu Qi began to study hard and made great progress. But when Liu Qi 15 years old, his eyes suddenly went blind. The unexpected blow did not let Liu Qi lie in the dark. At this time, he thought of Richard's "fate". Liu Qi thought: "I will not bow to fate, but must overcome difficulties with tenacious perseverance!" " "After that, Liu Qi continued to practice the piano with unimaginable perseverance and used the sound of the piano to convey the light of his inner world. At a press conference, Liu Qi sincerely played Richard's childhood memories, and Richard was deeply moved by Liu Qi.

Unlike the first two children, Sun Lian is a girl. At the age of 4, Sun Lian studied piano in Japan. After returning to China at the age of 6, Sun Lian once heard Richard's piano music on a record, and she fell in love with Richard's music and worshipped Richard himself. Later, Sun Lian collected many photos of Richard and knew Richard's birthday and constellation like the back of his hand. Sun Lian dreamed of Richard. When Sun Lian was 9 years old, her dream came true. She was not only lucky enough to meet Richard, but also performed with him. Sun Lian was very happy because she finally saw Richard's smiling face. Richard is also very happy, because he likes this girl who loves music, and he is very happy to cooperate with children in China.

D. the melody of love

Through the communication with China's big friends and children, Richard learned more about China and loved China more. So far, Richard has performed 60 performances in dozens of cities in China and won more than 800,000 audiences.

Richard likes China's music very much. In order to promote China to the world, Richard arranged many China songs for the piano. He is the most foreign artist who has adapted and performed China's music works in the world. When we hear Richard's adaptation of "A Big River" and "Butterfly Lovers" and other music, we will have a sense of intimacy with Richard. We know that Richard used China's music to pay tribute to the audience in China in this way.

Richard is admirable and enviable. However, although he has a good musical talent, behind his brilliant achievements, he has made unimaginable efforts. Without the influence and continuous support of his father and his selfless efforts, Richard would not have become the most romantic piano poet and spread the melody of love to the whole world.

[Edit this paragraph] portfolio

CD 1 fate

0 1 fate

02 Dedicated to Alice

Whispers of autumn.

Memorial of love

05 Tokaqu

06 green sleeves

Romeo and Juliet

08 blue love

Dream of love

10 Love Concerto

Maria, have a safe trip.

12 blue gyration

13 La, La theme song

14 la vie en rose

15 love story

16 Dream Story

Adeline beside CD2 water.

0 1 Adeline Waterfront.

Made in Heart

03 Delong's smile

04 table tennis love

Starry sky by the sea

06 Dream Wedding

07 Mimi courtyard

Sentimental music

Soft as a rainbow

10 letter to mother

1 1 homesick song

12 Frozen love

13 rhapsody in blue

14 Hello

15 different national conditions

16 trip to Venice

CD3 starry sky

0 1 starry sky

The bird in the dream

Travel in the afternoon at 03

04 Beguyinai's departure

Dreamtale

Set out for the night

07 Brahms' lullaby

08 jiyi

09 Lamel

10 Love Melody

1 1 wildflowers

12 emotion

les premiers sourires de vanessa

Prayer by the sea

15 Song of Joy

Forgotten sadness

CD4 Blue Concerto

0 1 Elena

02 Xiaomei

03 blue concerto

04 desert pigeon

05 Colin Maillard

Blue eyes

Free life

08 Finn

09 Hero Symphony

10 dump truck

1 1 quiet street

12 Last spring

13 Li Duo

14 rose crayon

15 honey, listen.

16 Farewell Time

CD5 Star Serenade

0 1 Star Serenade

02 freshman lady

03 Anna Stalia

Argentina, don't cry for me.

Living in foreign countries

06 fragile heart

07 women in love

The secret of my life

09 warsaw concerto

10 kittens don't sleep during the day.

The shadow of your smile

12 Bianconi lyrics

13 lullaby

I can't live.

15 There are no celebrities in Venice.

16 defoliation

Wonderful scene of CD6 Richard Clayderman piano music

0 1 dream of love

02 autumn speech

A letter to my mother

04 Tokaqu

05 Magic World Eden

Love concerto

07 Memorial of Love

08 freshman lady

09 Delong's smile

10 miscellaneous afternoon trip: serenade loneliness of birds and poets

1 1 rhapsody in blue

12 homesick song

Soft as a rainbow

Jim Norberti

15 Serenade

16 Adeline by the water.

CD7 Christmas Concerto

0 1 Tian Fei

Hail Mary

Reindeer with red nose

04 Christmas Concerto

Santa Claus came to town.

Take a walk in the forest

Fragile rose perfume

The illusion of cotton field

09 midnight of bodhi tree

10 Our Earth

1 1 night wonderland

12 magic world Eden

Christmas eve

Willing to have fun with Jesus

15 Happy Years

16 bells on sleigh

CD8 spring

0 1 spring

02 Lvyuan Changqing

Italian symphony-Mendelssohn

The song on the string of 04 G-Bach

Evergreen tree-the theme song of a tearful star dream

06 Country Knight-Mascagni

07 Serenade-Chopin

08 swan-raw mulberry

Mountain street blues

10 where is Fang Fei-mahogany theme song

Waltz-Brahms

12 Four Seasons Suite

Clayderman's Ten Sad Songs

1. Soft as a rainbow

2. Romeo and Juliet

3. The song of homesickness

4. Wild flowers

5. Prayer by the Sea

6. Heartache (leaving in the afternoon)

7. whispers of autumn

8. Love Concerto

9. Hello

10. Secret Courtyard (created by Liu Hongping)

[Edit this paragraph] Richard Clayderman of the world

□ 1976-2005 statistics

☆ The first record was published in 1976.

☆ The first concert started at 1979.

☆ Recorded more than 1000 piano pieces (230 original pieces).

☆ The global record sales volume is nearly 1 100 million.

Seventy platinum records.

272 gold records.

☆ Record 6 1 album.

☆ 4 million copies of music were sold.

☆ Held nearly 1900 concerts in 60 countries.

☆ The audience is close to 4 million.

☆ The journey is 3 million kilometers.

☆ More than 700 TV (special) parties around the world.