Virtuoso pianist Marc Ponthus's new recording for Bridge Records consists of three of Robert Schumann's key masterpieces: Kinderszenen, op. 15, Kreisleriana, op. 16, and Fantasie in C, op. 17. Ponthus's last recording for Bridge was the "Complete Music for Piano" of the late Pierre Boulez. Ponthus's Boulez recording received glowing reviews, and was Gramophone magazine's "Editor's Choice". Pianist Marc Ponthus, also a conductor and composer, is noted for landmark performances of the complete piano works of Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Boulez and radical performances of celebrated works such as Bach's "Goldberg Variations" and Beethoven's "Hammerklavier Sonata". He has performed extensively throughout North America and Europe and created the "Lower Eastside Ensemble" dedicated to performing contemporary music. His belief that art can define humanity and that music transcends political boundaries brought him to perform in war-torn Sarajevo. He wrote about those experiences for the London newspaper, "The Independent," and continues to work with intellectuals and philosophers in France and the United States on behalf of the people of Bosnia, Chechnya, and South Sudan.

Tracklist:

Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen
Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17: II. Mäßig. Durchaus Energisch - III. Langsam Getragen. Durchweg Leise Zu Halten
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: I. Äußerst Bewegt
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: II. Sehr Innig Und Nicht Zu Rasch
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: III. Sehr Aufgeregt
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: IV. Sehr Langsam
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: V. Sehr Lebhaft
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VI. Sehr Langsam
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VII. Sehr Rasch
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VIII. Schnell Und Spielend
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1, Von Fremden Ländern Und Menschen
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 3, Hasche-Mann
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 4, Bittendes Kind
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 5, Glückes Genug
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 8, Am Kamin
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 9, Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 10, Fast Zu Ernst
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 11, Fürchtenmachen
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 12, Kind Im Einschlummern
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter Spricht

UPC: 090404951428
Label: Bridge
Release Date: 4.5.19
Format: CD

Schumann / Ponthus - Fantasie 17 / Kreisleriana 16 / Kinderszenen 15 (CD)