Pieter de Graaf

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At the start of his career, he blossomed as a keen talent who could adapt all kinds of styles – pop, jazz, classical – down to the most complex theory and techniques. That brought him on the path of artists such as Colin Benders – with his Kyteman Orchestra – and Wouter Hamel, with whom he toured all over the world.

After a period of creative and physical toil, Pieter had to reinvent his entire approach and technique of piano playing. The records he made from that point on called for a different approach. After the new beginning captured on Fermata, the daring adventure that was the follow up Equinox, his EP Home captures the return to natural pastures: feeling at home within a space, but also within one’s own body and mind. This time around, Pieter chose to compose a handful of the songs behind the grand piano.

During the live project Extemporization, a 10-hour improvisation concert in the Great Hall of TivoliVredenburg in 2021, he rekindled his love for the grand piano. “With a piano the strings are stretched upright and the sound returns directly to your face. But with a grand piano the strings are stretched horizontally, and the sound therefore dissipates a little more into space. A piano also makes the space feel smaller and more covered, being hidden behind the piano in your own space, and with a grand piano you look over it and therefore out in the open.”
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Walking on Clouds
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Walking on Clouds
03:49
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Budding Love
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Budding Love
02:11
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Spiderweb's Enchantment
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
01:53
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The Dark Side of the Moon
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The Dark Side of the Moon
05:25
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Eclipse
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Retrograde
04:10
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Waterdrops
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
01:57
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Hush
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Home
04:45
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Space Cowboy
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Retrograde
05:38
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The Promise (From "The Promise")
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The Promise (From "The Promise")
01:48
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Albums
℗ 2025 Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
16-05-2025
The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Arrival
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The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:01
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First contact
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The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:58
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White paradise
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The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:20
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Pax Neerlandica
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The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:07
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05
Sort of a plan
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The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:53
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06
Colonisation
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The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:58
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Becoming
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The Promise (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:06
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Access the complete album info (27 songs)
℗ 2024 Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
04-10-2024
Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
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The Pilgrim's Odyssey
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Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
02:47
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A Song of New Beginnings
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Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
02:22
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A Promenade Serenade
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Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
02:09
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Quiet Respite
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Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
01:43
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Ballet of Clouds
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Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
03:55
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Budding Love
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Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
02:11
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
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Song for Wilfried
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Tapestry of Life: Daydreams
02:28
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
08-03-2024
Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
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When the First Light Appears
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
01:53
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Raindrops on Cobblestones
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
01:52
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Echoes of Glacial Giants
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
02:12
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A Graveyard's Tale
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
01:34
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The Cat's Cradle
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
02:04
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Waterdrops
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
01:57
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Underground River
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Tapestry of Life: Everyday Whispers
01:40
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Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
28-04-2023
Retrograde
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Quasar
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Retrograde
06:04
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Interference
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Retrograde
07:27
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Nebula
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Retrograde
04:36
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Space Cowboy
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Retrograde
05:38
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Eclipse
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Retrograde
04:10
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Asteroid Fuga
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Retrograde
05:37
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The Dark Side of the Moon
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Retrograde
05:25
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Access the complete album info (9 songs)
EPs
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
14-10-2022
Home
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Time Flies
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Home
03:13
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Playground
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Home
06:12
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Labyrinth
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Home
06:47
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Hush
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Home
04:45
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Castle in the Air
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Home
03:39
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Singles
℗ 2025 Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
20-06-2025
Walking on Clouds
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Walking on Clouds
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Walking on Clouds
03:49
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
℗ 2025 Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
21-03-2025
The Promise (From "The Promise")
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The Promise (From "The Promise")
Pieter de Graaf
The Promise (From "The Promise")
01:48
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
℗ 2024 Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
16-08-2024
A Promenade Serenade
01
A Promenade Serenade
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A Promenade Serenade
02:09
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
02
Budding Love
Pieter de Graaf
A Promenade Serenade
02:11
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
03
Quiet Respite
Pieter de Graaf
A Promenade Serenade
01:43
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
℗ 2024 Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
14-06-2024
Budding Love
01
Budding Love
Pieter de Graaf
Budding Love
02:11
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
℗ 2024 Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
24-05-2024
Quiet Respite
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Quiet Respite
Pieter de Graaf
Quiet Respite
01:43
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
26-01-2024
Underground River
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Underground River
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Underground River
01:40
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
02
Echoes of Glacial Giants
Pieter de Graaf
Underground River
02:12
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
03
Waterdrops
Pieter de Graaf
Underground River
01:57
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
14-04-2023
The Dark Side of the Moon
01
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pieter de Graaf
The Dark Side of the Moon
05:25
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
24-03-2023
Asteroid Fuga
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Asteroid Fuga
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Asteroid Fuga
05:37
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
24-02-2023
Nebula
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Nebula
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Nebula
04:36
Composers: Pieter de Graaf
Fermata Music exclusively licensed to Doorway Music
10-02-2023
Something from Nothing
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Something from Nothing
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Something from Nothing
03:55
Composers: Pieter de Graaf