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Michael Ponti
12+ albums
pianoclassicgermanywestern classical musicAmerican classical pianist
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Michael Ponti (October 29, 1937 at Freiburg im Breisgau): pianist. Michael Ponti was born in Germany, and studied piano in Washington DC with Gilmour McDonald from 1942–1955 and then with Eric Flinsch in Frankfurt am Main from 1955–1961. In 1964 he won first prize in the Busoni-Wettbewerb. Ponti is remembered fondly by a generation of music lovers for his wide-ranging recordings of the unknown romantic repertoire. He recorded a series of concertos, many of which had never been recorded before and some, indeed, unrecorded since, by such composers as Ignaz Moscheles, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Sigismund Thalberg, Moritz Moszkowski and Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf. He also recorded the piano music of Scriabin, much of which was otherwise unavailable. His output amounts to over 80 discs. His playing had a bravura and technical virtuosity that well suited this virtuoso repertoire. In 1977 he founded his own trio (with violinist Robert Zimansky and cellisten Jan Polasek). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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The Seasons, Op. 37b: X. October: Autumn Song
2,8802The Seasons, Op. 37a: XII. December: Christmas
1,4413Totentanz (Dance of Death) for Piano and Orchestra, S. 126
1,4254Children's Album, Op. 39: XXI. Sweet Dreams
1,0225Children's Album, Op. 39: II. A Winter Morning
9986The Seasons, Op. 37a: XI. November: On the Troika
5837The Seasons, Op. 37b: VI. June: Barcarole
4438The Seasons, Op. 37b: I. January: At the fireside
4399Two Pieces for Piano, Op. 1: II. Impromptu
39910Melodies for Piano, Op. 3: I. Melody in F Major
392albums
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Classical Piano For Rainy Autumn Days
The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 3
Tchaikovsky's Works for Solo Piano: Performed by Michael Ponti
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Best - Liszt
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The 99 Most Essential Christmas Masterpieces (Amazon Exclusive)
The Works of Tchaikovsky: Solo Piano - Performed by Michael Ponti
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A Classical Encyclopedia: L as in Liszt
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The 99 Most Essential Tchaikovsky Masterpieces (Amazon Exclusive)
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The 50 Most Essential Tchaikovsky Masterpieces
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The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music
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Tchaikovsky - Complete works for Piano & Orchestra CD1
Tchaikovsky: Piano Music (Complete), Vol. 1