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    Richard Clayderman

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    I  found  that  by  google :

    http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/music/richard-clayderman

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    Wonderful  music,  a  shy  pianist  and   human....

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    Music legend Richard Clayderman leads a charmed life. The 70 million-selling man they call ‘the Prince of Romance’ has a mansion’s worth of pianos and a top drawer full of fan mail. ‘I have received many letters with a link to sexuality,’ smiles the ivory-tinkler. ‘With your permission, I’ll keep them hidden. Let’s keep the mystery on this!’

    Clayderman is chatting to CultureNorthernIreland ahead of a show at the Belfast Waterfront on April 16 (2010). It is the balladeer’s third visit to the venue. ‘It is my pleasure to be back again in this beautiful hall,’ he says. An eight-piece string section from Belfast will join him on the night. ‘I have been certified that they are of the highest quality,’ Clayderman says. ‘Sometimes, I’m stressed to work with musicians of a not-too-high quality, but in Ireland I know that the level is extremely high.’

    The 56-year-old Frenchman has recorded more than 1,200 melodies across some 150 albums in a 34-year career. Yet, he is happy to look beyond his back catalogue for the set list. ‘Among the pieces of music I will perform in Belfast are two which were originally performed by the Corrs,’ he reveals. ‘I am very fond of the Corrs, and I have adapted these two very Irish compositions to my piano.’ The evening will also feature original work, movie themes and a medley of Stevie Wonder hits. ‘I’m a fan of his way to play the keyboards,’ coos Clayderman.

    After listing the musical instruments cluttering his Normandy home – a grand piano here, an electric keyboard there – Clayderman swells with pride as he discusses the impact of his most popular recording, 1976’s ‘Ballade pour Adeline’. ‘I assume that thousands of women aged today less than 35 years old have been named “Adeline” because of the song,’ he purrs. ‘I have received many letters from married couples who have named their little girl “Adeline” because of making love while listening to it.’ This writer’s girlfriend and her mother are both called Adeline, but they were named after a nun. I don’t tell Clayderman. It might burst his bubble.

    ‘To be romantic is to be concerned with the beauty of the sky, of the sea and of nature,’ he continues. ‘It is to feel love while being surrounded by beauty. I am trying to transmit through the piano all my feelings.’

    He might be a dreamer and an eternal romantic, but one thing Clayderman isnÂ’t is an evangelist.

    An ongoing misconception is that the musician is a Jehovah’s Witness. ‘I have had many letters requesting me to join a group of other Witnesses on a specific date,’ the pianist groans. ‘I have also received letters advising me to immediately leave the European territories as they are damned and malefic for me.’

    Understandably, then, Clayderman guards his privacy, preferring the company of his family to the celebrity circuit. ‘I am rather calm, shy and reserved,’ he says. ‘I don’t like going out to discos, clubs or bars. I need to be in a quiet environment to reload my batteries and get some energy in order to use it on my piano. I don’t speak loud and rarely get irritated. I keep everything inside.’

    Clayderman, whose father was a piano teacher, began learning to play at a young age. ‘I was born with music around me,’ he says. ‘There was not one day without music at home. I went to the keyboard quite naturally when I was three or four. I can truly say that music has always been part of my life.’ At 12, he was enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire of Music, where he won acclaim in his teenage years.

    Following stints as a bank clerk and as an accompanist to contemporary French artists, such as Johnny Hallyday and Michel Sardou, Clayderman – then still known by his birth name of Philippe Pagès – met producers Olivier Toussaint and Paul de Senneville. De Senneville had composed a ballad in tribute to his new daughter, Adeline, and 23-year-old Pagès was recruited to perform it.

    Clayderman earned his famous nickname in 1984, when he appeared at a charity concert in New York City hosted by the then First Lady of the United States, Nancy Reagan. Says Clayderman: ‘After the concert, she thanked me, and said, “You know, Richard, you’re really a prince of romance.” She meant that my style of music is romantic – soft, evoking love, emotions, feelings…’

    Clayderman ponders the upcoming Belfast gig. He describes his fan base as ‘very eclectic’, yet still worries about the reaction from the audience. ‘I would not like to perform for people who would not like what I do,’ frets the maestro. ‘That would be hateful for me and for them.’

    So  far  I  understand,  he  was / is  NOT a  Jehovah's  Witness :(

    Amazing video about God's letter Y !!

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    OK.  -   But  thats  your  opinion  and  wish,  dear @The Librarian  :)   I  really  know,  more  members  like  it  here  with  NOT  so  much  text,  bec. JW  often  have  not  so  much  time,  running   'post a photo'  >>>>>>>>>    In  other  and  special  topics mostly  more  text,  I  know  that !   Ok.  people  can  post  &  comment  so  long  texts  they  want  here :D  NO  problem !

    By  any  difficulties  I  will  come  to  you.  DANKE  -  Agape :x

    Amazing video about God's letter Y !!

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    Jehovah has still other similar names of the past....  we all know that @Kurt :)

    HIS TETRAGRAMMATON,  and around these letters few more !

    In my video its only going around HIS letter Y...  bec. we find this letter-sign SO often in the nature ! Thats really amazing???  this is my viewpoint,  NOT  another name of HIM ! 

    PLEASE,  LOOK TO MY ANSWER BY END,  THANK YOU ALL :) 

    Texto Diario, Martes 12 de diciembre 2017

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    Elogien ellos tu nombre (Sal. 99:3).

    Algunas personas religiosas creen equivocadamente que alabarán a Dios cuando vayan al cielo. Pero los testigos de Jehová sabemos que debemos alabarlo ahora, aquí en la Tierra. De ese modo seguimos el ejemplo de los siervos de Dios mencionados en Salmo 99:1-3, 5-7. Como indica este salmo, Moisés, Aarón y Samuel apoyaron de todo corazón la religión verdadera de su día. Hoy, los cristianos ungidos sirven en el patio terrestre del templo espiritual antes de ir al cielo para ser sacerdotes con Jesús. Y hay millones de “otras ovejas” que colaboran lealmente con ellos (Juan 10:16). Aunque esperan vivir en lugares distintos, los dos grupos alaban juntos a Jehová aquí en la Tierra. Sin embargo, cada uno de nosotros debería preguntarse: “¿Apoyo con toda el alma la religión que adora al Dios vivo?”. w15 15/7 1:4, 5

    https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/12/12

    Texto Diario, Lunes 11 de diciembre 2017

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    Jesús cedió a las lágrimas (Juan 11:35).

    A Jesús le dolía en el corazón ver sufrir a la gente. Por ejemplo, cuando vio el dolor que sentían los familiares y amigos de Lázaro por su muerte, lloró. Y eso que sabía que lo iba a resucitar (Juan 11:33-36). A él no le daba vergüenza expresar sus sentimientos. Quienes lo observaron se dieron cuenta del cariño que sentía por Lázaro y su familia. Amaba tanto a su amigo que usó el poder que le había dado Jehová para devolverle la vida (Juan 11:43, 44). Jesús es “la representación exacta” del Creador (Heb. 1:3). Por eso, sus milagros nos enseñan que su Padre también desea borrar de la Tierra el dolor que ocasionan la enfermedad y la muerte. En el pasado, Jesús resucitó a algunas personas. Pero pronto él y su Padre resucitarán a muchísimas más, como él mismo aseguró: “Viene la hora en que todos los que están en las tumbas conmemorativas [...] saldrán” (Juan 5:28, 29). w15 15/6 2:13, 14

    https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/12/11

    Daily text, Tuesday, December 12. 2017

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    Let them praise your great name.—Ps. 99:3.

    Unlike some religious people who mistakenly think that they will praise God once they have left the earth and gone to heaven, all of Jehovah’s Witnesses realize the need to praise him here and now on the earth. We thereby follow the example of the faithful servants of Jehovah described at Psalm 99:1-3, 5. As that psalm indicates, Moses, Aaron, and Samuel offered their full support to the arrangement for true worship in their day. (Ps. 99:6, 7) Today, before moving on to serve as priests with Jesus in heaven, the remaining ones of his anointed brothers faithfully serve in the earthly courtyard of the spiritual temple. Millions of “other sheep” loyally support them. (John 10:16) Although having different hopes, both groups unitedly worship Jehovah here at God’s footstool. As individuals, however, we do well to ask ourselves, ‘Am I giving full support to Jehovah’s arrangement for pure worship?’ w15 7/15 1:4, 5

    https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/12/12

    Daily text, Monday, December 11. 2017

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    Jesus gave way to tears.—John 11:35.

    Jesus’ heart was touched by the pain of others. Deeply moved by others’ reaction to the death of his friend Lazarus, Jesus “groaned” and “became troubled.” He felt that way even though he knew that he would shortly bring Lazarus back to life. (John 11:33-36) Jesus was not ashamed to manifest strong emotions. Onlookers could see the affection Jesus felt for Lazarus and his family. What compassion Jesus showed by using his God-given power to bring his friend back to life! (John 11:43, 44) The Bible describes Jesus as “the exact representation of [the Creator’s] very being.” (Heb. 1:3) Thus, by his miracles, Jesus proved that he and his Father have the desire to undo the pain of sickness and death. This desire extends far beyond the few resurrections recorded in the Bible. Jesus stated: “The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will . . . come out.”—John 5:28, 29. w15 6/15 2:13, 14

    https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/12/11

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