Unlike his literary and television works, Andrey Knyshev’s MUSIC does not belong to the field of humor, but on the contrary, his lyrical and melodic compositions can be attributed more to the genres of piano chamber music, easy listening and piano-lounge, with new-age elements. His “piano moods” are quite cinematic, so some filmmakers use these melodies as sound tracks in documentaries and TV programs.
Andrey has been playing the piano and composing music since his youth. Being a non-professional musician, Knyshev does not write notes on paper, but composes and plays his musical pieces exclusively from memory, sometimes improvising a little.
In collaboration with well-known music professionals, A. Knyshev has created harmonious and high-quality arrangements of his piano pieces. Among his creative partners: cellist Borislav Strulev, French horn player Arkady Shilkloper, composer and pianist Alexander Rosenblat, cellist, composer and conductor Denis Shapovalov, composer and producer Alexander Goldstein, sound producer Ivan Evdokimov, composer and arranger Sergey Petukhov, singer Victoria Dmitrieva-Goldstein.
Andrey also has a friendly and creative relationship with the famous American pianist and composer, GRAMMY award nominee David Lanz. At his invitation in the 90s Andrey recorded a demo tape of his musical pieces in David’s home Studio in Seattle, and with whose recommendation he negotiated with the famous new-age music label “NARADA Productions” to record his music.
Despite certain achievements in his musical work, Andrey still considers himself a novice amateur musician and treats himself with the self-irony characteristic of humorists, recalling the aphorism: “The Dilettante is a curious person who enjoys doing what he does not know how.“ (Paul Heise). “I don‘t know about the listeners,“ the author continues, “but personally, at least, I enjoy doing my music a lot.“