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來自德國、受過正統音樂訓練的頂尖鋼琴家 Bernward Koch，在其所創作的曲子總是能展現出大師級的純熟風范，音樂中所蘊涵的細膩精巧之處教人為之驚嘆不已。樸素的旋律從播放器中這樣飄揚而出，你覺得是那樣的熟悉，就像已經聽了多年。但它們又是如此的新鮮宜人。Bernward Koch 是一個只使用少量音符的旋律大師。 新世紀音樂，總披著一層神秘的面紗，將它迷人的風采半遮面似的忽隱忽現。Bernward Koch 自從198@年推出首張專輯以來，一路氣勢如虹，不但獲得極具影響力的電臺 The Power 全力推薦，在歐美各地廣受歡迎外，更曾以一曲《Laguna De La Vera》，蟬連美國Billboard告示牌新世紀音樂類榜首數月之久！在這張專輯中，他身兼鍵盤、鋼琴和貝斯演出，從容不迫、游刃有余的功力實在令人嘆為觀止。Bernward Koch 巧妙地融合了電子合成樂與大自然的聲音，而太太 Christine 的美麗笛聲已成了 Bernward Koch 的招牌之一，夫唱婦隨的合奏身影令人欽羨！其兄弟 Christopher 的精彩擊鼓，更為 Bernward Koch 的新世紀音樂憑添無比魅力！他以清晰的節奏感來平衡浪漫的曲風，不局限于軟調的呢喃，你可以感受到一種清新，與徹底自由的喜悅！ Bernward Koch 音樂魔力，為你揭開新世紀音樂的層層面紗。將樂譜上的音符與線條，幻化成一篇篇如詩夢般美麗迷人的樂章，為所有都會男女找回那消逝已久的柔情浪漫。 Bernward Koch was born on 23rd of January 1957 in Siegen/Westfalen, Germany. When he was 12 years, he started playing French Horn in the musical brass band of his village, but just a little bit later he changed to the trumpet. Two years after he starts to be engaged in bass, guitar and drums. During that time he was playing in a beat-band. When he was 15 he got his first piano lessons. His enthusiasm for music grew, especially for Jazz, Rock, Pop and Folk but also for classical music. In his early 20s he started studying at the music-university in cologne, meanwhile he took part (mostly together with his younger brother Christoph) in a lot of music seminars at the University of Bremen, Academy Remscheid, education-centre Altenmelle and Schlo? Weikersheim. In the meantime he played keyboards, drums and percussion in different Jazz-Rock-Bands. In 1990 for example an adventurous tournee led him and his Band Pablo to Moscow. Besides Bernward Koch created piano-based instrumental-compositions -enriched with keyboards, flute, guitar and percussion- with a relaxing, metaphorical character and his discernible tuneful signature. 1989 he signed his first deal for an instrumetal solo-project under his own name. With his debut-record “Flowing“ Bernward Koch has had a successful installation in the United States in 1990, when the important california radio stations THE WAVE and KKSF distinguished and popularized the record of the commonly unknown german pianist. Koch`s fame began to ascend when his song “Ever returning” was chosen for two Aids-benefit-compilations -chairman Elisabeth Taylor- initiated by the radio stations KKSF in San Francisco and THE WAVE in Los Angeles. He contributed his track besides artists like Sting (Fragile), Bonnie Raitt (Nick of time), Al Jarreau (One way), Eurhythmics Dave A. Stewart + Candy Dulfer (Lily was here), Ottmar Liebert (Heart still beating), Lauren Wood (Fallen, from the motion picture Pretty Woman), Bob James/David Sanborn (Maputo), Dave Grusin/Lee Ritenouer (Early a.m. attitude) and YANNI (Once upon a time) In 1992 an important step in his career followed. His record “Laguna de la Vera“stayed high in the american Billboard New Age charts for a couple of months. Simultaneously it became one of the most highly acclaimed instrumental records of the year in various other countries. His 1995 published album “Still Magic“ was moving upwards as well in the USA as in Europe. UNITED AIRLINES, JAPAN AIRLINES, Deutsche LUFTHANSA, KOREAN AIRLINES, SINGAPORE AIRLINES, AIR CHINA and many more airlines uses his music during the flights all around the world. The album “Picante“ came out in 1997 performed by Bernward Koch featuring Pablo. This vivacious CD - a mixture of Latin, Jazz and Funk - documents the brilliant concert acting of the musicians; not only a melodical impressive but also rhythmical amazingly LP. In 1997 the US-record company Real Music (from Sausalito near San Francisco) re-released Koch’s first album “Flowing“. This record with a new blue cover was and is very successful again, not only in the USA. In the summer of 1999 his production “Journey to the Heart“ was worldwide published by Real Music. Each song demonstrates Bernward Kochs faculty for melody and harmony, so this record became a heavy airplay in Asia too. E.g. the track “Little Moritz” is used on a very successful video (Hakuhodo) in Japan. In January 2004 a new album of Bernward Koch will be worldwide released by ‘Just Music Publishing’ in Seoul, first in Korea and Japan. This piano solo record with 15 tracks be called “MONTAGNOLA” and is dedicated to the writer HERMANN HESSE. Nobody, who knows Koch`s music, will be surprised by his success: the classically trained artist composes pieces of outstanding formal maturity with an astonishing musical finesse. For Bernward Koch himself music means telling stories. His piano-based arrangements are always marked by a tasteful balance of natural and synthetic sounds, mixed with the organic pulse of a real flesh and blood percussionist and guitar player (Bernward`s brother Christoph); and the exqusite flute playing of his wife Christiane B?hm has over the years become a trademark feature in his sound. Bernward Kochs music unfolds a soothing and seductive charm - so by degrees there are and there will be many listerners under its spell.