… consists of sketches, recorded with my phone, written on a piece of paper. Ideas, shortly after they have been conceived. Lets start with this journey, which began in Oktober 2023.
The Melody project
Free Yarán
„…There are no roses here, no nightingales left anymore: It’s a land where even the swallows have grown thin and poor, where the bird of the heart is unprotected, without any guarantor.“ from a poem by Mahvash Sabet Free Yarán, The nightingale Free Yarán No. 6 Free Yarán No. 9 Free Yarán No. 19 Free […]
Fire and Light Part III
The third part of my piano compositions consists of single titles and two collections, the Expeditions and the Short Stories. The recordings were made on my Bösendorfer grand piano in Hagen, Germany and mastered by Kosta Kontos in Thessaloniki, Greece. The album cover is designed by Pia Held, Berlin.
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Fire and Light, Part II
In this second series of piano compositions I play selected pieces from my piano cycles: Momente (the second piece is dedicated to my daughter Pia), Die Leiter, Live in a Village and Poems. The collection begins with the single piece: Prelude and the 5th title is dedicated to Pablo, my son. Kosta Kontos mastered the […]
Im Herzen glüht es
A booklet of poems by Adelbert Mühlschlegel was presented to me in 1978. Im Herzen glüht es was released in 2010, featuring Djamschid Solouk-Saran, voice; Oliver Rehmann, drums and Konstantin Wienstroer, double bass. Bidjan Sobhani found sponsors for the project, Pia Held designed the cover-art. The album has been recorded and mastered at Fattoria Musica, […]
All things remind me of you
The Poems of the Passing, written shortly after the passing of the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, have been published in 1996. In 1937 Shoghi Effendi married Mary Sutherland Maxwell, who from that time on was known as Ruhiyyih Rabbani. After his passing, on 4th November 1957, Ruhiyyih Rabbani followed his advice […]
Zweihundert Jahre
The Báb (1819) and Bahá’u’lláh (1817) were born in the 19th century. The album 200 Jahre is dedicated to the bicentenary of these messengers of God. Recitation: Rudolf Schmidt; Piano: Peter Held Recording: Ratingen, 1.10.16 /Hagen 24.-25.12.2016 Kosta Kontos: sound-engineer; Petra Held, piano-tuner; Pia Held: art-work; Peter Held: aquarell
Creation
The origin of the Universe is a well guarded secret. Fortunately, it is like a hidden treasure that can be recognised. To know and worship this origin is an inherent capability of human beings. The album „Creation“ contains words of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh set to music, featuring Corinne Bahia, voice. Cover-art by Pia Held. […]
Fire and Light I
This first collection of pieces for piano: „Fire & Light has been recorded in 2017. It is dedicated to the Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh.
Peter Held, Composer 