FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Mehmet Okonsar, pianist, composer, conductor and musicologist Company Name: LMO-Records Telephone Number: + 90 312 438 0917 Fax Number: + 90 312 442 5723 Email Address: mehmet@okonsar.com Web site address: http://www.okonsar.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Mehmet Okonsar, pianist, composer, conductor and musicologist Company Name: LMO-Records Telephone Number: + 90 312 438 0917 Fax Number: + 90 312 442 5723 Email Address: mehmet@okonsar.com Web site address: http://www.okonsar.com TITLE: A Robert Schumann Disc Released By Mehmet Okonsar SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: An arresting selection of works by Robert Schumann, focusing on the German composer's most overwhelming and also "dense" piano styles: the "Fantasie" op.17 and the "Symphonic Etudes" op.13 unveiled by Mehmet Okonsar on CD. BODY: Robert Schumann is amongst the intense and affectionate figures of the 19th century and his impact on piano performing and also on composing for that instrument seems to be commonly underestimated. The Belgian pianist but also composer, conductor and musicologist Mehmet Okonsar shows in this new Compact disk two of the most effective works of the romantic German piano repertoire: "Fantasie in C major" op.17 and also the "Symphonic Etudes" op.13. This particular album shows Robert Schumann being a "true" piano composer. Schumann had been probably the most romantic piano player of all periods if not for his hand damage who prevented him on a concertist career. As being a composer, not just he revolutionized crafting for the piano but at the same time, the actual musical expressions of the nineteenth century. The selections for this CD show a Robert Schumann at the highest of his particular resourceful capability. The Fantasy in C major op.17, dedicated to Franz Liszt is a vast musical poem and just probably the most profoundly conceptual pianists, i.e. Rubinstein, Pollini succeeded in rendering it fully. The Symphonic Studies, op.13 on the other hand, examines extremely highly developed pianistic designs and settings. All tracks of the CD are available for auditioning at: http://www.okonsar.com/Schumann-Fantasie.html and video recordings of the works are in the artists Youtube(r) channel: http://www.youtube.com/mokonsar. The CD, recorded in Turkey is internationally launched through amazon.com(r) and its particular associates. The Belgian pianist (but also composer, conductor and musicologist) Mehmet Okonsar was born in the "bridge-city" of Istanbul. Essentially this idea of a "bridge" between East and West is really the real key in asserting the unique position of this artist within the international classical music stage. Even though having began his education at Ankara, at the National Conservatory of this city founded by Paul Hindemith, he regularly maintained that all his "real" musical education was supplied in Belgium. His known concerts incorporated the premiere in Turkey of the Concerto for Piano, op.42 by Schoenberg with the exceptional performances of the Concerto for piano by Lutoslawski in Poland. He has been a guest judge at the National Piano Competition of Japan beneath the auspices of the P.T.N.A. ("Piano Teachers National Association"). Moreover his worldwide concert carrier he is a prolific publisher. Okonsar is an independent artist, creator of the classical music and also musicology dedicated blog-site:"inventor-musicae" in addition to the very first classical-music video portal: classicalvideos.net. His full biography along with information might be read here: http://www.okonsar.com/pianist-biography.html#long-bio Mehmet Okonsar has a remarkable discography, just about all titles worldwide distributed. By J.S.Bach, Goldberg Variations; The Well-Tempered Klavier (complete in 3 CD set); The Art of Fugue (performed on organ and harpsichord) and The Musical Offering (performed on electronic instruments). An interesting collection of solo piano, free style improvisations is "Shadowy Arcade", a CD composed with pieces possessing stirring titles, in Okonsar's own, personal musical style which is possibly not unlike some very modern jazz improvisation styles. 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He studied piano, composition and orchestration at the Brussels Royal Conservatory and musicology at the Istanbul Technical University. His primary teachers were J. Cl. Vanden Eynden and Alexis Weissenberg for the piano and Madame Jacqueline Fontyn for composition. He is laureate of numerous international piano competitions including the Gina Bachauer. Besides his international concertist carrier he is also prolific writer. Okonsar is an independent artist, he runs his own management bureau, his CD label: LMO-Records and his publishing house: "Inventor-Musicae". Actively involved in the World Wide Web, Mehmet Okonsar is the founder of the classical music and musicology dedicated blog-site:"inventor-musicae.com" as well as the first classical-music video portal: "classicalvideos.net". ================================================= LINKS: ------------------------------------------------- Images: http://www.okonsar.com/images/HeaderPic-borders.jpg ------------------------------------------------- pdf Release: ------------------------------------------------- Video (Youtube): ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ================================================= ------------------------------------------------- end For additional information or a sample copy please contact: Mehmet Okonsar, mehmet@okonsar.com # # #