Lei Meng - Fantasy (Piano Works by Robert Schumann & Franz Schubert) (2025)

With works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, this CD is dedicated entirely to the magic of musical romanticism. Two composers, two worlds of sound - united by emotional depth, imagination and a love of the piano.Lei Meng interprets Schumann's filigree Arabesque op. 18 and his passionate C major Fantasy op. 17, a musical confession full of inner drama. Schubert will perform the intimate Allegretto in C minor D 915 and the powerful, visionary Wanderer Fantasy D 760 - an orchestral masterpiece for piano.Lei Meng, born in 1991 in Harbin (China), studied at the Mozarteum Salzburg and the CNSMD in Paris, among others. She has won prizes at international competitions and has performed in Europe, China, Brazil and the USA. She has been Professor of Piano and Piano Didactics at the Mozarteum Salzburg since 2024. Her artistic versatility is reflected in numerous solo and chamber music projects.Pure romanticism - full of longing, melancholy and expressiveness. An invitation to listen and dream.

Tracklist:
01 Arabesque, Op. 18
02 Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17_ I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
03 Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17_ II. Mässig. Durchaus energisch
04 Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17_ III. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten
05 Allegretto in C Minor, D. 915
06 Fantasie in C Major, D. 760 _Wandererfantasie__ I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo
07 Fantasie in C Major, D. 760 _Wandererfantasie__ II. Adagio
08 Fantasie in C Major, D. 760 _Wandererfantasie__ III. Presto
09 Fantasie in C Major, D. 760 _Wandererfantasie__ IV. Allegro


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