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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. 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. He Is Known To Alter Many Famous Pieces Of Music Such As Für Elise. His Music Is Generally Played With An Orchestra. This Accompaniment Is Usually With James Last's Orchestra. Biography Born 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. After Finishing Conservatory He Worked As An Accompanist And Session Musician. 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. The Single Became An Instant Success Selling 22 Million Copies In 38 Countries. Since Then He Has Recorded Over 1000 Songs And Has Become One Of The Most Successful Instrumental Recording Artists In The World With Reported Record Sales In Excess Of 70 Million Units Worldwide. In The Peak Of His Career He Performed 200 Concerts In 250 Days. He Is Often Credited With Pioneering The Piano Recordings Of Famous Hollywood Soundtracks And Pop Music Artists Such As ABBA And The Carpenters. Success Clayderman Has A Curious Market Niche On Third World Countries A Fact Mainly Attributed By Critics To His Commercially-Oriented Performance Of Local And Very Popular Music Especially Love Songs And Inexpensive Well-Distributed Records. On The Other Hand There Are People Who Refer To His Work As Elevator Music Because Of Extensive Playing Of His Production In Neutral Spaces As Elevators Malls And Other Public Spaces. Richard Clayderman However According To The Linked Interview Does Not See This Classification As Negative As According To Him He Feels Pleased To Turn People's Workplaces And Daily Lives Into More Pleasant Places Through The Use Of His Music. Clayderman’s Music Continues To Be Exceedingly Popular In East Asia In Places Such As Japan Taiwan And Mainland China. Some Chinese Music Teachers Attribute The Popularity Of His Music In Mainland China To The Increase In The Number Of Piano Students Since The 1980s And Some Even Believe In The Other Way It Was Due To The Popularity Of Clayderman's Music That The Number Of Piano Students Surged. According To The Book Last Chance To See By Douglas Adams Published 1990 Clayderman Was The Most-Played Artist In China Then. Citation Needed . Discography Numbers * 25 Years Of Golden Hits 2xCD * 50 Exitos Romanticos 3xCD * 101 Solistes Tziganes CD A * A Comme Amour CD * A Little Night Music CD * A Little Romance CD * All By Myself 2 CD SET * Always CD * América Latina...Mon Amour CD * Amour CD * Amour Pour Amour CD * Anemos CD * Anniversary Collection 5 CD SET * Antique Pianos CD * A Touch Of Latino CD B * Ballade Pour Adeline LP / 33T WW Sales 30 Million * Ballade Pour Adeline 1985-CD * Ballade Pour Adeline And Other Love Stories CD * Best Friend CD * Best Of Classics 2 CD SET * Best Of Richard Clayderman CD * Brazilian Passion CD * Para Reynosa Tamaulipas C * Carpenters Collection CD * Chansons D'Amour 2 LP SET * Chinese Evergreen CD * Chinese Garden CD * Chinese Garden/Cherished Moments CD VCD * Christmas LP / 33T * Christmas Album CD * Claire De Lune 3 CD SET * Classic Touch CD * Classics CD * Clayderman 2000 CD * Coeur Fragile CD * Collection The CD * Confluence The CD * Couleur Tendresses 1982 LP / 33T D * Deluxe 2 CD SET * Desperado CD * Deutsche Volkslieder CD * Digital Concerto CD * Dimanche Et Fêtes CD Single E * Ecos De Sudamérica CD * Ein Träum Von Liebe LP / 33T * Eléana LP / 33T * Eléana CD * Encore CD * En Venezuela CD * Essential 3 CD SET * Essential Classics CD * Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime CD F * Fantastic Movie Story Of Ennio Morricone CD * Fifty For Israel 1998 2 CD SET * Forever My Way CD 2006 * France Mon Amour CD * Friends France - Original CD VCD * Friends France CD VCD * From The Heart LP / 33T * From This Moment On 2006/CD G * Golden Hearts CD * Golden Moments CD H * Hollywood And Broadway LP / 33T I * Il Y A Toujours De Soleil Au Dessus Des Nuages CD * In Amore CD Originally Produced 1999 Polydor Records 1995-1996 * In Harmony CD * In The Key Of Love 2 CD SET * Introducing Richard Clayderman CD J * Japon Mon Amour CD * Joue-Moi Tes Rêves CD L * Les Musiques De L'amour LP / 33T * Les Musiques De L'amour CD Version * Les Nouvelles Ballades Romantiques CD * Les Rendez Vous De Hasard CD * Les Sonates CD * Lettre À Ma Mère CD * Lettre À Ma Mère LP / 33T * Love American Style CD * Love Collection CD * Love Follow Us CD * Love Follow Us 2 CD * Love French Style CD * Love Italian Style CD * Love Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber CD M * Magic Of Brazilian Music CD * Magic Of Richard Clayderman 2 X LP * Matrimonio D'Amour * Masters Of Melody 3 CD SET * Medley Concerto LP / 33T * Meisterstücke CD * Memories DVD / VHS * Millennium Gold CD * Mexico Con Amor CD * Musical Collection Double CD * Music Of Richard Clayderman LP / 33T * My Australian Collection CD * My Bossa Nova Favourites CD * My Classic Collection CD * My Favourite Oldies 2 CD SET * Mysterious Eternity CD N * New 2005 * New Era CD VCD * Number 1 Hits Double CD O * On TV CD * Omaggio CD P * Piano Et Orchestre CD Version Of The Debut Album * Null Piano Moods Double CD * Plays Abba CD * Premiers Chagrins D'Elsa Les 1983 LP/33T Q * Quel Gran Genio Del Mio Amico... CD R * Remembering The Movies CD * Rendez-Vous Produced By COBA * Rêveries LP / 33T * Rêveries No.2 CD * Richard Clayderman 1977 Debut Album LP / 33T * Richard Clayderman 1982 LP / 33T * Richard Clayderman In Concert - Japan Video * Richard Clayderman In Concert - England Video * Richard Clayderman Plays Abba The Hits CD * Romance And The Piano Of Richard Clayderman CD * Romantic CD * Romantic America Canadian Release CD * Romantic Dreams CD * Romantic Nights CD One Of A 10xCD Compilation Set From St Clair. * Rondo Pour Un Tout Petit Enfant CD S * Scandinavian Collection CD * Serenade De L'etoile Coup De Coeur CD * Smiling Joey CD Single * Songs Of Love CD * Souvenirs CD * Stage And Screen CD * Sweet Memories Cassette * Sweet Memories LP / 33T T * Tango CD * Thailand Mon Amour CD * The Best 100 CD 2006 * Together CD * Together At Last CD * Träumereien 3 CD * Träummelodien CD * Treasury Of Love CD One Of A 10xCD Compilation Set From St Clair. * Turquie Mon Amour CD * Two Together CD U * Ultimate Collection 4xCD V * Very Best Of Richard Clayderman CD * Very Best Of Richard Clayderman DISKY 3 X CD W * What A Wonderful World 2 CD SET * When A Man Loves A Woman CD * When Love Songs Were Love Songs CD * With Love 1988 LP / 33T * With Love 1997 CD * With Love 1999 CD * World Tour CD Z * Zodiacal Symphony CD Clayderman's Arrangement Of Three Blind Mice Has Appeared On Bill Bailey's Disc The Ultimate Collection... 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