Wim Mertens


He is a Belgian classical music composer who plays the piano and the classical guitar. He has also given several concerts, both as a solo and with his ensemble all around the world.

And yes, he sure has made both Close Cover and Struggle For Pleasure, the latter one being also the name of the album he made in 1983. Visit his official site http://www.wimmertens.be/ for more info.

The thing with him and Minimalistix is that he knows all the guys behind the group.

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Anyone know what Minimalistix - Water is from then?

Lost Emotions 2001 sounds classically influenced (by Fire & Ice).

Anyone knows who originally composed "Albinoni" as in "Rollerball - Albinoni" ?

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Originally posted by oDrori Anyone knows who originally composed "Albinoni" as in "Rollerball - Albinoni" ?

... Tomaso Albinoni.

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Originally posted by starglider Aria - Dido (AvB's Universal Religion Mix) -- based on Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. Aria - Willow (DJ Tiesto's Magikal Remake) -- based on Giuseppe Verdi's Otello. And BLuEOcEaN420, Souvenir De Chine is derived from the Jean Michel Jarre production "Souvenir Of China" which I don't think had any classical influence? I'm not sure though.

YES!!!! Someone who knows where the Aria Songs had there classicals parts from!!!! U r a lifesaver!!!!! It is all part of my plan that could get me worldwide recognition...be afraid, be very afraid!

Anyway, back to the subject Another trance tune with strong classical influences is DJ Tiesto's MAgik Journey!

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Originally posted by GrimReaper Wim Mertens He is a Belgian classical music composer who plays the piano and the classical guitar. He has also given several concerts, both as a solo and with his ensemble all around the world. And yes, he sure has made both Close Cover and Struggle For Pleasure, the latter one being also the name of the album he made in 1983. Visit his official site http://www.wimmertens.be/ for more info. The thing with him and Minimalistix is that he knows all the guys behind the group.

That's really interesting... Thanks for the info.
I'm going to dl it to compare with Minimalistix's work!

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... Tomaso Albinoni.

What's the name of the track from which Rollerball was inspired to make his own one?

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Originally posted by Lytchix What's the name of the track from which Rollerball was inspired to make his own one?

It's simply known as the "Albinoni Adagio". I found this on a site about him:


The "Albinoni Adagio" is based on a fragment of manuscript discovered in the Dresden State Library after the Second World War by Remo Giazotto, a Milanese musicologist who was at that time completing his biography of Albinoni and his listing of Albinoni's music. Only the bass line and six bars of melody had survived, possibly from the slow movement of a Trio Sonata. Giazotto "reconstructed" the now-famous Adagio in about 1945, based on the surviving fragment. To him it suggested a piece that would be played in church, so he added an organ. It is perhaps ironic, that Albinoni's rediscovery by the wider public in our own times was largely based on this ever-popular piece which Albinoni would only barely recognize.

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Originally posted by dj_mdma YES!!!! Someone who knows where the Aria Songs had there classicals parts from!!!! U r a lifesaver!!!!! It is all part of my plan that could get me worldwide recognition...be afraid, be very afraid! Anyway, back to the subject Another trance tune with strong classical influences is DJ Tiesto's MAgik Journey!

Glad I could help.

And Magik Journey is certainly classically influenced however it's not based on any known classical composition to my knowledge -- Geert Huinink created it.

As a matter of fact Ligaya isn't based on a classical music part. The classical part in Ligaya has been made by John Ewbank (a dutch musician) and is totally his own work. Ferry worked with him on Ligaya.

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Originally posted by BLuEOcEaN420 well i can't name the original music but songs w/ classical samples : *Gouryella - Ligaya as mentioned *Gouryella - Tenshi

As far as I know these are both original...

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery As far as I know these are both original...

No, the melody of Tenshi is "stolen" from "Vangelis - Light & Shadow" - i listened to the track and it is exactly the same melody. http://www.koert.com/data/cover.htm

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Originally posted by starglider And BLuEOcEaN420, Souvenir De Chine is derived from the Jean Michel Jarre production "Souvenir Of China" which I don't think had any classical influence? I'm not sure though.

JEan Michel Jarre was a pioneer of ambient and space music, with some trance elements, same era as jam and spoon, in the mid 80's to early 90's. My dad used to listen to him loads, but I don't think he's come out with anything lately. And no, souvenir de chine didn't have any influence of an actual classical piece.

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