The wildly gifted French pianist Marc Ponthus offers a new reading of Beethoven's great "Hammerklavier" sonata, op. 106, pairing it with Karlheinz Stockhausen's explosive Klavierstück X. Serious listening recommended!

Abstract thought and music

An essay by Marc Ponthus

"The playing -- and the recording -- is first-rate. Marc Ponthus' skill and musicality deliver performances full of vitality." — Charlottesville Classical

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