She Was Beautiful, Mysterious—and More Than 100 Years Ahead of Her Time
A mysterious jester from a 1908 trick film transforms people, animals and objects in a surreal sequence, accompanied by original music by Bernd Klein.
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The newest public music videos by Bernd Klein on the KleinTones YouTube channel, ordered from newest to oldest.
Windows into Van Gogh’s World and Art | Eel’usive Truth
A dreamlike journey through a French villa whose windows open onto landscapes and interiors inspired by Vincent van Gogh, set to original jazz fusion.
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When the Door Finally Opens
A metaphorical music video about the inner struggle of becoming an artist and the courage required to step through the door into creative freedom.
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Ice, Light, and the Will to Persist
Emperor penguins in the Antarctic landscape become an image of endurance, cooperation and warmth amid ice, wind and relentless cold.
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Elbphilharmonie After Dark | Original Orchestral Nocturne
A personal nocturne for Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, built from photographs and footage recorded by Bernd Klein between 2016 and 2025.
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Lovis Corinth – The Violinist | String Quartet “Chromatic Ostinato”
A string quartet in D minor accompanies a close visual exploration of Lovis Corinth’s 1900 painting The Violinist.
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Fear Has Reason … But Not Always
The instrumental piece Love’s Crescendo shapes the tension and emotional flow of colorized scenes from the silent-film comedy Never Weaken.
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Unseen Currents: The Orchestral World Behind Degas
Orchestral music meets the theatrical world of Edgar Degas, focusing on discipline, effort and the fragile beauty behind performance.
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Asterism: A Study in Pale Light
A poetic fragment from a 1928 educational astronomy film is paired with the chamber work Asterism: A Study in Pale Light.
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A Journey Back to 1899 Manhattan
Historic elevated-railway footage from New York is paired with the piano piece Paris Walk to evoke urban life at the turn of the century.
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Lullaby for Lina
A gentle original lullaby for Bernd Klein’s granddaughter Lina, arranged for piano, flute and glockenspiel with serene Apollo 13 imagery.
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The Shape of Returning — Abstract Geometric Film on Society, Collapse, and Renewal
An abstract audiovisual film in five movements uses geometry, motion and color to examine recurring social structures, collapse and renewal.
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Why Did the Hindenburg Fall? | Aviation's Deadliest Moment
Historic footage of the Hindenburg is shaped into a concise visual narrative about ambition, technological confidence and catastrophe.
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Songs for Mathis
A small musical cycle about love, peace and harmony, moving between intimate piano writing, chamber textures and rhythmic experimentation.
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Eastern Melodies Paint Masterpieces | Bernd Klein's Dedication
Four visual-musical works from the album Fairy from the Nile form a continuous journey through stillness, light, birth and transformation.
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A Celebration of New Life: Here Comes Lina
Exuberant brass and saxophones celebrate Lina’s birth while visionary works by Hilma af Klint evoke life, spirit and unfolding possibility.
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Where the Dawn Begins – Turner Sunrise Paintings with Original Oboe and Piano Music
Three luminous Turner paintings trace the emergence of morning, accompanied by original music for oboe and piano.
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Eastern Mediterranean Jazz: Makam Hijazkâr Reimagined
Jazz fusion, ambient textures and expressive saxophone lines reinterpret the sound world of Makam Hijazkâr in The Arrival of Light.
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Lost in Corrodi’s Desert Light: A Slow Look at ‘On the Banks of the Nile’
A slow visual meditation on Hermann Corrodi’s desert painting On the Banks of the Nile, paired with original music by Bernd Klein.
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The Vigil of Becoming
The opening piece from Fairy from the Nile: a quiet musical meditation on anticipation, transition and the moment before new life arrives.
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