Bulgarian pianist Martin Ivanov, who attained great international reputation for his debut album with the waltzes by Frederic Chopin, dedicates his second release to the...

Bulgarian pianist Martin Ivanov, who attained great international reputation for his debut album with the waltzes by Frederic Chopin, dedicates his second release to the music of Robert Schumann. The Fantasy Pieces Op. 12 as well as the Novelletes Op. 21 were composed during a period in Schumann's life which was affected by the death of his mother, the forced separation from Clara, and the estrangement from his father. Much of the cheerfulness and much of the deadly seriousness in this music has this biographical background; also, Schumann probably always thought of his beloved Clara as a possible interpreter of these works. Martin Ivanov accomplishes once again to boast with supreme technical accuracy and deep emotional intuition. Born in 1990, Ivanov began his piano studies with his mother, who taught him through his high school education at the National School of Arts in Ruse, Bulgaria where he graduated in 2009. Since 2012, Martin has been studying with the very active pianist and conductor Professor Stefan Vladar. His solo career has taken him to festivals and competitions across Europe, where he has found great success.