Schumann: Fantasie, Op. 17; Kreisleriana, Op. 16; Kinderszenen, Op. 15 <br> Marc Ponthus, piano <br> BRIDGE 9514Pianist 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 (BRIDGE 9456A B) of the late Pierre Boulez. Ponthus's Boulez recording received glowing reviews, and was Gramophone magazine's Editor's Choice. Reviews: "This disc of three contemporaneous Schumann

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Robert Muczynski and Lowell Liebermann whose musical languages remained distinctly tonal amidst the pervasive compositional climate of mid-20th century American serialism

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Wuorinen writes: "I've long admired Anne-Marie McDermott's unsurpassed performances of Haydn

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