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introductionofRichardClayderman
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问题描述:
introductionofRichardClayderman
英文!
RichardClayderman'sbiography RichardClaydermanhasdonewhatvirtuallynootherFrenchacthaseverdone.establishedatrulyinternationalcareerasabestsellingrecordingartistandconcertperformer. BornPhilippePagèsonDecember28th,1953,heencounteredthepianoearlyinhislife.Hisfather,apianoteacher,laidthefoundationforhisson'slatersuccessandbeganteachinghimhowtoplayataveryyoungage.Itissaidthat,attheageofsix,RichardClaydermancouldreadmusicmoreadeptlythanhisnativeFrench. Earlysuccess WhenhewastwelveyearsoldhewasacceptedattheConservatoireofMusicwhere,atsixteen,hewonfirstprize.Hewaspredictedapromisingcareerasaclassicalpianist.However,shortlyafterthis,andmuchtoeveryone'ssurprise,hecastasidehisclassicaltrainingandturnedtocontemporarymusic. "Iwantedtodosomethingdifferent",Claydermansays,"So,withsomefriends,Icreatedarockgroup;itwasatoughtime.ahardtine.andthelittlemoneywecouldmakewasdevotedtobuyingequipment.Infact,Iusedtofeedmyselfsobadly-mainlyonsandwiches-thatIhadtohaveanoperationforanulcerwhenIwasonlyseventeen". Accompanist Atthattimehisfatherwasbecomingseriouslyillandwasunabletosupporthissonfinancially.So,inordertoearnaliving,Claydermanfoundworkasanaccompanistandsessionmusician. "Ienjoyedit",hesays,"anditpaidwellatthesametime.ThatishowIdrewawayfromclassicalmusic,althoughitgavemeastrongbasisforwhatIdonow". HistalentdidnotgounnoticedandhesoonbecamemuchindemandasanaccompanisttosuchmajorFrenchstarsasMichelSardou,ThierryLeLuronandJohnnyHalliday.But,whenaskedabouthisambitionsatthattime,hesays,"!reallydidnotwanttobeastar,Iwashappytobeanaccompanistandtoplayingroups". Delphine Nevertheless,hislifechangeddramaticallyin1976whenhereceivedatelephonecallfromOlivierToussaint,awell-knownFrenchrecordproducer,who,withhispartner,PauldeSenneville,waslookingforapianisttorecordagentlepianoballad.Paulhadcomposedthisballadasatributetohisnewborndaughter“Adeline”.The23yearoldPhilippePagèswasauditionedalongwith20otherhopefulsand,tohisamazement,hegotthejob. "Welikedhimimmediately",saysPauldeSenneville,"HisveryspecialandsofttouchonthekeyboardscombinedwithhisreservedpersonalityandgoodlooksverymuchimpressedOlivierToussaintandI.Wemadeourdecisionveryquickly". BalladepourAdeline PhilippePagès'namewaschangedtoRichardClayderman(headoptedhisgreat-grandmother'slastnametoavoidmispronunciationofhisrealnameoutsideFrance),andthesingletookoff,sellinganastonishing22millioncopiesin38countries.Itwascalled"BalladepourAdeline". "WhenIsignedhim",saysOlivierToussaint,"Itoldhimthatifwesell10,000singlesitwillbemarvellous,becauseitwasdiscoatthattimeandwecouldnotbetonsuchaballadbeingawinner.Wecouldnotimaginethatitwouldbesobig". Prolificartist Itwasthestartofwhathasbecomeanoutstandingsuccessstory,andsincethattime,RichardClayderman'sdistinctivepianostylehasearnedhimsuperstarstatusallovertheworld.Todayhehasrecordedover1,000melodiesand,inthewordsofaGermanjournalist,"hehasargu