Brahms: Balladen Op. 10, Intermezzi Op. 117 - Klavierstücke Op. 118 & Op. 119 (Deluxe Edition) Marc Pantillon

• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Balladen, Op. 10:
• 1 Brahms: Balladen, Op. 10: I. Andante (nach schottischen Ballade "Edward") (Remastered) 04:56
• 2 Brahms: Balladen, Op. 10: II. Andante. Espressivo e dolce (Remastered) 07:16
• 3 Brahms: Balladen, Op. 10: III. Intermezzo. Allegro (Remastered) 04:31
• 4 Brahms: Balladen, Op. 10: IV. Andante con moto. Espressivo (Remastered) 10:29
• Drei Intermezzo, Op. 117:
• 5 Brahms: Drei Intermezzo, Op. 117: I. Andante moderato (Remastered) 05:18
• 6 Brahms: Drei Intermezzo, Op. 117: II. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione (Remastered) 05:27
• 7 Brahms: Drei Intermezzo, Op. 117: III. Andante con moto (Remastered) 06:16
• Klavierstücke, Op. 118:
• 8 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118: I. Intermezzo. Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato (Remastered) 02:16
• 9 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118: II. Intermezzo. Andante teneramente (Remastered) 06:10
• 10 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118: III. Ballade. Allegro energico (Remastered) 03:51
• 11 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118: IV. Intermezzo. Allegretto un poco agitato (Remastered) 03:10
• 12 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118: V. Romanze. Andante (Remastered) 04:15
• 13 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 118: VI. Intermezzo. Andante, largo e mesto (Remastered) 06:28
• Klavierstücke, Op. 119:
• 14 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 119: I. Intermezzo. Adagio 04:03
• 15 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 119: II. Intermezzo. Adagio 05:27
• 16 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 119: III. Intermezzo. Grazioso e giocoso 01:56
• 17 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 119: IV. Rhapsodie. Allegro risoluto 06:12
• Total Runtime 01:28:01

Info for Brahms: Balladen Op. 10, Intermezzi Op. 117 - Klavierstücke Op. 118 & Op. 119 (Deluxe Edition)

Born into an eminent family of musicians in Neuchâtel (Switzerland), pianist Marc Pantillon does not appear here for the first time for Claves. After a recital of works by German composer Stephen Heller (CD 50-9805), he is featured today performing the music of another German romantic composer: Johannes Brahms, and some of the most beautiful jewels from his music for piano: the Ballades Op. 10, the Intermezzi Op. 117, and the Piano Pieces Op. 118 (and since 2021 with the Op. 119).

Marc Pantillon purposely waited before daring to record these absolute giants of lyricism, waiting for time to do its work, on his fingers, his ears and his temperament… on the whole of his musical being. The result, which bears the acoustical mark of the magnificent Salle de Musique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a veritable temple for piano recordings, provides witness to these years of maturation: impressive!

Marc Pantillon, piano

Marc Pantillon
Born into a well-known family of musicians in Neuchâtel, Marc Pantillon was raised in an environment filled with music where it was only natural to begin studying the piano at a very early age under the tutelage of his parents. He did not study with anyone else until after he earned his diploma at the age of 20. As the recipient of a grant from Migros, he was able to study with Hans Petermandl at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, where he earned a diploma in virtuosity "with honors" in 1983. In the same year he won great attention as a finalist at the Bösendorfer Competition, likewise in Vienna.

Marc Pantillon then had the chance to continue his studies with Paul Badura-Skoda, who took great interest in his development, encouraging him to seriously consider a career as a soloist. The prize as Soloist of the Swiss Musicians’ Association in 1987 served as the starting point for this career. Since then he has appeared frequently in recital and as a soloist with orchestra; he is likewise a chamber musician in great demand. Marc Pantillon teaches professional piano classes at both the Neuchâtel and Lausanne Conservatories.

His first solo recording ( "C Minor", Gallo ), warmly received by critics, was soon followed by other compact discs with partners such as the Moravian Chamber Orchestra, Spanish tenor Ruben Amoretti and oboist Roland Perrenoud. He now works for the famous swiss firm Claves, recently recording the six trios by Ignaz Lachner, a recital of pieces for piano by Stephen Heller and a programm of romantic music for viola and piano with Anna Barbara Dütschler.

A passionate botanist and bird-watcher, Marc Pantillon lives in the village of Môtiers, where nature has remained untouched and forests have hardly changed since Jean-Jacques Rousseau once roamed there...

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