His life changed dramatically in 1976, when he recorded a single 'Ballade pour Adeline' (Ballade for Adeline), composed by French musical producer Paul de Senneville. After finishing Conservatory he worked as an accompanist and session musician. This accompaniment is usually with James Last's orchestra.īorn to a piano teacher,Clayderman started studying to play piano at age six, and he was accepted at Conservatoire de Paris in Paris at age 12. His music is generally played with an orchestra. He is known to alter many famous pieces of music such as Für Elise. Most of his recordings focus on popular music in general and orchestral arrangements of well-known romantic songs in particular, such as Yesterday, The Sound of Silence and Memory, rather than on Jazz or Classical Music. Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès on December 28, 1953, Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums, including renditions and arrangements of popular music, French chansons, and popular piano works of Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart.
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