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Louis van Dijk
Person · male · Kingdom of the Netherlands · Amsterdam · born 1941 · died 2020 · recording since 1968
Dutch pianist, music arranger (1941-2020)
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Also known as Arnold Louis van Dijk · Arnold Ludwig van Dijk · ルイス・ヴァン・ダイク
Timeline
21 events▣ Album 18◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1940s
1960s
· Debut release
Debut release: When a Man Loves a Woman
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1970s
1980s
1990s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography118 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1364199828
Biography
Louis van Dijk, also spelled Louis van Dyke (27 November 1941 – 12 April 2020), was a Dutch pianist.
Born as Arnold Ludwig van Dijk in Amsterdam, he studied solo piano at the Amsterdam Conservatorium. Louis van Dijk became well known for his improvisational talent in the classical genre. He played with Pim Jacobs and Pieter van Vollenhoven under the name Gevleugelde Vrienden ("Winged Friends"). In September 2005, he played at a charity concert at the Concertgebouw to raise funds for New Orleans after the city was hit by Hurricane Katrina. For his accomplishments as a musician, he was awarded the honorary title of Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. He died in Laren, aged 78.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 23 | 88.2th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (23 release groups · 19 studio albums)
Albums · 19
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:30
A1When a Man Loves a Woman3:12A2With a Little Help From My Friends3:27A3She's Leaving Home3:27A4Mercy, Mercy, Mercy4:08A5My Funny Valentine5:13B1A Whiter Shade of Pale3:57B2Wiilow Weep for Me4:48B3Once Upon a Summertime2:35B4'round Midnight4:22B5Waltz for Debby5:211969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 37:03
A1A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening2:28A2Try a Little Tenderness5:29A3Bang Bang3:18A4Someone to Watch Over Me7:13B1The Shadow of Your Smile5:11B2It Never Entered My Mind5:25B3That Ole Devil Called Love2:30B4Here's That Rainy Day5:29Waar blijft u met uw wonderen (14 psalmen en gezangen)
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 26:55
A1Lied van de ongeduldigen3:49A2Het lied van gods aanwezigheid2:10A3God mijn god ik zoek naar u2:01A4Het lied "Mensen van god"2:24A5EmigrantenliedA6Een hooglied voor de heer3:01A7God ik ben niet hooghartig1:55B1'n Volk op weg in 't donker3:38B2ReisliedB3Gelukkig is de man die leven mag met god1:35B4Als er twee of drie in mijn naam bijeen zijnB5Gelukkig is de man2:56B6Het lied "Gij zijt voorbij gegaan"1:21B7Ik was verheugd toen ik het hoorde2:05Louis van Dyke Plays Lennon-McCartney
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 39:08
A1Golden Slumbers and Carry That Weight5:30A2She's Leaving Home4:15A3For No One2:55A4Eleanor Rigby5:38B1Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds4:55B2Hey Jude4:40B3Goodnight6:25B4Blackbird3:05B5Nowhere Man1:451971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:38
A1The Long and Winding Road2:49A2Cent Mille Chansons5:55A3Frank Mills3:35A4Wave3:52A5Soon It's Gonna Rain4:42B1Valse6:25B2Singalong Junk4:38B3Suzanne3:35B4Prelude5:071972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:27
A1Bluesette5:00A2That's All3:56A3What Is That Thing Called Love7:43A4Blues for Carl5:39B1Minuet Circa 614:55B2Blues for Robin-Mark3:49B3Hilda's Uneven Mood7:18B4Nicolette3:071973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 37:02
A1Sing a Rainbow (From the Film “Pete Kelly’s Blues”)3:45A2Emily (From the Film “The Americanization of Emily”)3:45A3Prelude E Min4:55A4The Final Question3:00A5Danny Boy3:32B1Variations serieuses3:47B2Both Sides Now4:55B3Moment suprême5:13B4For All We Know (From “Lovers and Other Strangers”)4:101974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 34:10
A1Siciliano3:33A2Badinerie From the 2nd Suite in B minor2:46A3Largo From the Sonate for Flute and Continuo in B minor3:52A4So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen (St. Matthew Passion)4:28A5Prelude No. 12:15B1O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (St. Matthew Passion)5:15B2O, Schmerz, hier zittert das gequälte Herz (St. Matthew Passion)2:30B3Allegro From the Violin Concerto in A minor3:58B4Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (St. Matthew Passion)5:331976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:09
A1Menuet2:44A2Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme4:57A3Sarabande2:11A4Double2:36A5Largo3:05A6Schafe können sicher weiden5:22B1Gavotte and Musette3:34B2Air2:05B3Gavotte3:18B4Prelude3:18B5Allegro From the 3rd Brandenburg Concerto5:06B6Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten3:531977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 39:27
A1Charisma5:38A2Guter Mond du gehst so stille5:13A3Send in the Clowns5:27A4Lighter Vein3:00B1Gymnopédies 15:16B2Theme From "Mahogany"5:00B3If4:50B4Le bourgeois gentil'homme5:031979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:24
A1Passacaglia2:55A2Blackbird6:32A3Adagio2:29A4Allegro3:25A5Gavotte-Rondeau1:34A6Meanderings5:25B1Zauberflöte2:24B2Triologie4:09B3A Faun's Flirtation4:05B4Inventione5:41B5Impressies2:20B6Allegro3:251981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 46:08
A1Take Five6:02A2Impromptu No.3 Po. 905:20A3Come Sunday9:25A4Waltzing the Blues2:15B1Beatle-Medley: For No One / Fool on the Hill / Hey Jude / Here, There and Everywhere / Yesterday / Penny Lane / For No One11:55B2Gone With the Wind4:00B3Scherzo a la russse3:53B4Circuspolka3:181982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:49
A1The Last Butterflies4:39A2Sky-Blue4:26A3The Forest3:32A4SummerflowersA5The Last Butterfly7:30B1Lake at Sunset4:33B2Mountains and Uplands4:05B3The Fields2:59B4The Last DanceB5The LakeB6The Drowned Butterfly7:051985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:40
A1Ain't Misbehavin'4:35A2Dindi4:10A3Alice in Wonderland3:45A4Watch What Happens4:08A5Gloomey Eyes3:53B1(They long to Be) Close to You3:51B2Face to Face3:06B3Theme From "Summer of '42"2:22B4Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars3:25B5Sultry Serenade3:251991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 53:31
1Voi Che Sapete (Le Nozze Di Figaro)5:312"Linzer" Andante (Symphony No. 36)5:133Alla Turca (Piano Sonata No. 11)4:134March of the Priests & O Isis and Osiris6:265Theme & Variations From "Ah, Vous Dirai-Je, Maman"5:436Ave Verum5:567Adagio (Theme From Out of Africa) (Clarinet Concerto)3:398Andante Grazioso (Piano Sonata No. 11)5:009Allegro Ma Non Troppo (Piano Concerto No. 14)6:4310Voi Che Sapete (Le Nozze Di Figaro)5:071993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:02:39
1Stay With Me Till the Morning4:032I Just Called to Say I Love You4:433Wonderful Tonight4:054Only Love5:095Woman in Love4:186Three Times a Lady5:407A Whiter Shader of Pale3:458La Solitudine4:439Save the Best for the Last4:1410I Will Always Love You3:4311When a Man Loves a Woman3:2612Without You5:0713For All We Know4:5114Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You4:521995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 56:51
1Jazz Me Blues3:292I’ve Found a New Baby3:023Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall3:114Nobody’s Sweetheart2:345Swinging on a Star2:536Bei mir bist du schön2:587Good Queen Bess3:278Golden Jubilee Blues6:189Alexander’s Ragtime Band3:4210I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate3:4311Honeysuckle Rose3:0612Medley: Don’t Fence Me In / Dream / Sentimental Journey4:1613Ain’t Misbehavin’4:0114Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans3:2015’t Aint What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)3:3716Way Down Yonder in New Orleans3:142013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:02:00
1Song for Louis3:282George Shearing Medley: Lullaby of Birdland, Dancing on the Ceiling, East of the sun6:443Quincy Jones Medley: Tv Tune Sanford & Son, Chump Change6:174The Island5:385Windmills of your mind3:176Wilhelmus (National Anthem)5:027Leroy Anderson Medley: Forgotten dreams, Pennywhistlesong, the typewriter6:058-2.4.3.-2:369Het lachen wat we samen deden3:2510Ramses Shaffy Medley: Het is stil in Amsterdam, Sammy, Sneeuw voor Wendela, We zullen doorgaan6:0911Minor Sights4:1012Et maintenant2:3913French Medley: La Vie en Rose, L'important C'est La Rose, Les feuilles mortes6:30— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:00
1We Wish You a Merry Christmas2:262God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen2:403Ding, Dong Merrily on High3:214Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Christmas Song6:545Mary Had a Baby3:196Maria, die Zoude naar Bethlehem Gaan2:577Oh Little Town of Bethlehem4:378Let It Snow2:319Von Himmelhoch2:0910Il Est Né le Divin Enfant3:1811Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer / Winter Wonderland / Frosty the Snowman4:1712We Wish You a Merry Christmas3:31
Album · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CollageSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 46:19A1Gymnopédie 15:16 A2Guter mond du gehst so Stille5:13 A3Variations Sérieuses3:47 A4Prelude in E-Minor4:55 A5If4:50 B1Charisma5:38 B2Sing a Rainbow3:45 B3Both Sides Now4:55 B4The Final Question3:00 B5Theme From "Mahogany"5:00 | Compilation | 1980 | |
| 1981 | 31 Mei 1980 Concertgebouw AmsterdamSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 50:37A1My Funny Valentine3:42 A2Impromptu No. 3 Op. 515:36 A3Blue Daniel & Blue Lou6:42 A4Grand rondo in a voor quatremains10:38 B1Selma Is Waltzing Around6:24 B2All the Things You Are11:20 B3Prelude en fuga in c3:40 B4Strike Up the Band2:35 | Live | 1981 | |
| 1989 | Piano After MidnightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 55:161Romance3:18 2Wave3:35 3The Last Butterflies4:39 4Moonlight Sonata (Ludwig van Beethoven)6:15 5Django5:46 6Sky Blue4:24 7Etude, Op. 10 No. 3 (Frédéric Chopin)4:26 8Medley: A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening/The Way You Look Tonight5:54 9Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)2:40 10Waltz for Debby4:11 11It's an Exception to Be an Ekseption3:04 12Medley: The Last Dance/The Lake/Drowned Butterfly7:04 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| — | LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:12:361Blues for Django and Stefan4:47 2Moonflower5:14 3Minor Swing5:13 4Medley: Blues in G / Someday My Prince Will Come / Bluesette10:19 5Medley: It Don't Mean a Thing / Flamingo / Caravan14:37 6You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To4:50 7What Is This Thing Called Love5:15 8Medley: Just Relax / Misty8:48 9All the Things You Are5:14 10China Boy4:51 11Oleo3:28 | Live | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Louis van Dijk head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 23 | 88.2th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Golden Harp | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Gevleugelde Vrienden(band) | — | present | |
| Louis van Dijk Trio(band) | — | present | eponymous |
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LouisVanDijk.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d9127852-3c72-432d-9757-c1428ffb36bediscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d9127852-3c72-432d-9757-c1428ffb36becore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1872103genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1872103seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_van_Dijkbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_van_Dijk
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Dutch musicians
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Wikidata: Q1872103 · MusicBrainz: d9127852-3c72-432d-9757-c1428ffb36be
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