Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès, 28 December 1953 in Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.
In 1976, he was invited by Olivier Toussaint, a French record producer, and his partner Paul de Senneville, to record a gentle piano ballad. De Senneville had composed this ballad as a tribute to his baby daughter, Adeline. The 23-year-old Pagès was auditioned along with 20 other pianists and got the job. “He was an interesting musician with a soft touch and good technique”, said Toussaint. “And he looked good, too”.
Pagès’ name was changed to Richard Clayderman (he adopted his great-grandmother’s last name to avoid mispronunciation of his real name outside France), and the single took off, selling 22 million copies in 38 countries. It was called Ballade pour Adeline.
Clayderman has recorded over 1,300 melodies and has created a new romantic style through a repertoire which combines his trademark originals with classics and pop standards. As of 2006, his record sales number at approximately 70 million, and has 267 gold and 70 platinum albums to his credit. He is popular in Asia and is noted by the Guinness Book of World Records as being “the most successful pianist in the world”.
Recordings by Richard Clayderman you can hear at Instrumentals Forever:
| A Groovy Kind Of Love |
| A Noite Do Meu Bem |
| Ave Maria |
| Ballade pour Adeline |
| Ballade pour Adeline ’99 |
| Bilitis |
| Brazil |
| Burn for you |
| Caballo Viejo |
| Can You Feel The Love Tonight |
| Cara Mia |
| Careless Whisper |
| Carinhoso |
| Carolina |
| Cinema Europa |
| Comecar De Novo |
| Comecaria Tuto Outra Vez |
| Con Te Partiro |
| Coracao Appaixionado |
| Det vackraste |
| Dolannes Melody – Don´t Cry For Me Argentina – Love Story |
| Don’t Cry For Me Argentina |
| Don’t dream it’s over |
| Eleni |
| Emococes |
| Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar |
| From A Distance |
| Für Elise |
| Guantanamera |
| Heaven knows |
| Hello |
| How deep is your love |
| I go to Rio |
| I Just Called To Say I Love You |
| I love you I honestly love you |
| I remember you |
| I Started A Joke |
| I still call Australia home |
| I Will Always Love You |
| I’ll Be There |
| Indtil dig igen |
| It Must Have Been Love |
| Je t’aime |
| Just The Way You Are |
| La Bikina |
| La Chica De Ipanema |
| La Nave Del Olvido |
| La vie en rose |
| Lady Of Spain |
| Lara’s Theme |
| Let It Be |
| Love is in the air |
| Main Theme from the Film ”Harry Potter” |
| Maria Bonita |
| Matador |
| Matriz Ou Filial |
| Memory |
| Moon River |
| My Heart Will Go On |
| No Se Tu |
| One Day You’ll See |
| Only Love |
| Only You |
| Outra Vez |
| Poetic Sonatina |
| Que Sera |
| Romaria |
| Sacrifice |
| Sadie |
| Scotland |
| Se på mej |
| Senza una Donna |
| Six ribbons |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
| Stardust |
| Storie Di Tutti I Giorni (Dromen zijn bedrog) |
| Strangers In The Night |
| Summertime |
| Ta` mig till havet |
| The carnival is over |
| The Girl From Ipanema |
| The Sound Of Silence |
| Tie me kangaroo down-Pub with no beer-Up there Cazaly |
| Time After Time |
| Unbreak My Heart |
| Un-Break My Heart |
| Unchained Melody |
| Universo No Teu Corpo |
| Vågen i drömmeland |
| Vaya Con Dios |
| Volare |
| Waltzing Mathilda |
| What Now My Love |
| When A Man Loves A Woman |
| Wild Flowers In The Gardens Of Spain |
| Wind Beneath My Wings |
| Woman In Love |
| Yesterday |
| You’re Beautiful |