Piano Compositions in chronological order

Most of my of my classical piano series are in INTERMEDIATE DIFFICULTY, except "Zita in Wonderland" (EASY / BEGINNER) and "La Grande Petitesse" + "Amygdala Nocturnes" (ADVANCED).

There are NO MARKINGS in my scores to encourage an individual interpretation by each pianist.

List of compositional series in chronological order:

Snow Nocturnes (2018) - 7 Nocturnes in classical and melancholic style

Charlotta Reveries (2018) - 7 Reveries for Charlotta Isabella Zita Maria Beneking

Isabella Nocturnes (2018) - 11 Nocturnes for Isabella Charlotta Maria Zita Beneking

Adieu Nocturnes (2017) - 7 melancholic Nocturnes (Adieu, Adé, Goodbye, Ahoi, Farewell, Abschied, Ciao)

7 Minimal Piano Nocturnes (2017) - 7 neoclassical Nocturnes in "minimal piano" style

7 Nocturnes Romantiques (2016) - 7 Romantic Nocturnes in C, D, E, F, G, A and B Minor

Glasperlenspiel - minimal piano for one hand alone (2016) - 7 pieces for the right hand or left hand alone in G Minor

10 Nocturnes for one hand alone (2016) - 5 for the right hand, 5 for the left hand

Album for One Hand Alone No. 3 (2016) - 16 short piano pieces (8 for the left hand, 8 for the right hand)

Album for One Hand Alone No. 2 (2016) - 20 relatively easy piano pieces (10 for the left hand, 10 for the right hand)

Gymnnopédies - 5 Elegies for one hand alone in G Minor (2016) - Satie-inspired pieces for the right hand or left hand alone

10 Nocturnes-Etudes for one hand alone (2016) - 5 for the right hand, 5 for the left hand

Album for One Hand Alone No. 1 (2016) - 18 relatively easy piano pieces (9 for the left hand, 9 for the right hand)

Amygdala Nocturnes in A / A Flat / A Sharp Minor (2015) - challenging Nocturnes for left / right hand alone and for 2 hands

6 Elegies for one hand alone in B Minor (2015) - 3 for the right hand, 3 for the left hand

6 Nocturnes-Etudes for one hand alone in C Minor (2015) - 3 for the right hand, 3 for the left hand

5 Nocturnes-Valses in G Minor (2015) - can be played separately or combined as "Grande Nocturne-Valse"

5 Nocturnes-Valses in C Minor (2015) - can be played separately or combined as "Grande Nocturne-Valse"

24 Nocturnes for young pianists (2015) - 24 Nocturnes for young Pianists in all major and minor tonalities

12 Valses melancoliques III - Dance of the Cranes (2015) - ranging from C minor to B minor

24 Valses melancoliques for one hand alone (2014) - in all 12 minor tonalities

10 Valses melancoliques for 20 fingers (2014) - arrangements of my Valses series for piano duos

Das kleine Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (2014) -The little match-girl- trilogy in contemporary classical piano style after the famous short story by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen.

Adveniat (2014) - 24 baroque style pieces for the silent and peaceful advent time, in all major and minor tonalities, like a musical advent calendar

Fleurs de la Nuit (2014) - inspired by floral motifs in romantic melancholic style

La grande Petitesse (2014) - challenging piano piece - the 8 parts ("Petitesses") can also be played stand-alone

10 Nocturnes (2013) - "Nachtlieder von der Toteninsel" (Nocturnes from the Isle of Dead)

miniatures for giants (2013) - 5 pure piano miniatures composed specifically for the Klavins 370i Model

A la recherche du temps perdu (2013) - 7 elegiac pieces after the book by Marcel Proust

Zita in Wonderland (2013) - 24 pure neoclassical piano compositions for children and beginners

Der Todesreigen - Holocaust Remembrance Suite (2013) - 9 pieces on the atrocities of the past

12 Valses melancoliques II - The Swans (2013) - ranging from C minor to B minor

12 Valkyries-Nocturnes (2013) - ranging from C minor to B minor - inspired by the northern mythology

Zwillingsmädchenlieder (2013) - 5 elegiac piano miniatures in combination with lyrical poems

18 Preludes for one hand alone (2012/2013) - as pianistical challenge or for pianists with only one arm/hand

Hommage á Bach (2012) - 4 variations on the B-A-C-H-motif

10 Valses melancoliques (2012) - including the award-winning "Valse melancolique No. VIII - le desir eternel"

The Black and White Panther (2012) - on black and white keys only

8 Preludes Fantaisies (2012) - in romantic classical piano style

3 Dances on icy waters (2012) - Trilogy in dark romantic classical piano style

The last flight of the Cranes, Petit Printemps and other works (2012)

24 Petits Rêves bizarres (2011) - strange little dreams, relatively easy, classical and romantic style

Various Rêves and Rêveries (1998-2000)

Various Elegies and Phantaisies (1998-2000)

4 Sonates (1998)

12 Nocturnes (1997)

Sonate pour deux pianos (1997)

3 Rêves francaises (1997) - on a journey through the Loire valley

3 Rêves "et in arcardia ego" (1997) - on the mysterious number "3" ...

24 Petits Rêves (1997) - ranging from B flat minor to A major

3 Ballades (1996)

7 Rêves d´Aix-la-chapelle (1996) - first piano composition, hommage to my hometown

Pianists are welcome to record or perform any of these pieces.

Contact: stephanbeneking@netscape.net