 | In a State of Jazz [Read More ...]
Review: In A State of Jazz:First heard on Canadian radio, I was lucky to find it at AMazon. (where else?) As a long time listener to what is erroniously called "classical" music, I have found the clarity of expression in this CD amazing. Mr. Hamelin's renditions are a marvel of dexterit... |
 | Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions and Other Waltzes [Read More ...]
Review: Poor sound quality:This disc contains some very excellent performances of rarely heard music by Godowsky. The performances are compelling to listen to, accurate representations from the score, and captures the varying characters of mood. There are no hesitations anywhere and mu... |
 | Alkan: Concerto for solo piano; Troisième recueil de chants [Read More ...]
Review: (*) Everyone: Keep a copy if everything goes wrong!:Sorry for my adding a sixth star. But what to, then? Five inflated amazon.com stars simply aren't enough for a transnational treasure like this.
To say the least, it would be somewhat foolish not to believe that no single human... |
 | Haydn: Piano Sonatas [Read More ...]
Review: Haydn Meets the 21rst Century:I can't quit listening to these performances. I love them.
It is very interesting to read so many divergent reviews. That tells you something about the performance; and it is this: These are Sonatas by Marc-Andre Hamelin, based, note for note, on Ha... |
 | Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes [Read More ...]
Description: While some great pianists play the core works we've heard countless times, Marc Andre-Hamelin has an affinity for those lesser-heard gems. On his recording of Busoni's epic Piano Concerto, Op. 38, the pianist revealed abilities that couldn't be overshadowed by the complex composi... |
 | Alkan: Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges', Sonatine, Le festin d'Esope [Read More ...]
A magnificent album:Exciting, brilliant sound. The best rendition of Le festin d'Esope of the three I own. This CD is a valuable part of my collection |
 | The Composer Pianists [Read More ...]
Review: Virtuosic and inspired playing - a pianophile's wet dream:Most of us think of blistering bravura and gravity-defying virtuosity when we think of Marc-Andre Hamelin. After all, the guy is known for launching himself into the most difficult piano repertoire in the history of piano ... |
 | Ives: Concord Sonata; Barber: Piano Sonata [Read More ...]
Description: Marc-André Hamelin is known for his extraordinary technique that allows him to play the most difficult, demanding music with an ease and comfort level others, even many with admired technical abilities, can't match. One of the burdens of such keyboard facility is that audiences ... |
 | Schumann: Carnaval; Fantasiestücke; Papillons [Read More ...]
Review: Marc-Andre Hamelin Plays Schumann:Marc-Andre Hamelin,one of the most gifted pianists of our time, has recorded works of little-known composers, such as the American Leo Orenstein, together with standard works, such as a recent two-volume set of Haydn sonatas. In this CD, Hamelin ... |
 | Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! [Read More ...]
Description: Frederic Rzewski's homage to Latin American liberation struggles is well represented, with stunning interpretations by such luminaries as Stephen Drury and Ursula Oppens prior to this version by Marc-André Hamelin. Drury's version might well be the high-water mark, in part bec... |
 | Alkan: Symphony for Solo Piano [Read More ...]
Description: Alkan's one of music's originals, a relatively neglected composer valued for his highly original, often visionary keyboard works accessible only to the most skilled virtuosos. Marc-André Hamelin certainly fills that bill and almost outdoes himself on this disc, playing with brea... |
 | Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Music [Read More ...]
Review: Technical and Artistic Brilliance from Two Master Pianists:Nothing inspires and challenges a piano virtuoso like Hamelin as much as discovering a magic repertoire of another technical virtuoso. Kapustin's monumental technical capabilities, which few of us had the opportunity to... |
 | Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No. 4; Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Read More ...]
Review: Little-known but great late-romantic concerts:Both concertos originated in the 1870's, the height of the second half of the romantic age. Lush orchestrations accompany virtuoso playing. The spirit of Russia is (unfortunately?) rather influenced by german standards in arrangements... |
 | Schumann: Fantasy in C major; Etudes Symphoniques; Piano Sonata No. 2 [Read More ...]
Description: Early in the Fantasy, which begins the disc, we realize that this is not going to be the kind of great performance we might have expected from Marc-André Hamelin. Although he plays the difficult piano writing with panache, there are places in the first movement where the left ha... |
 | Brahms: The Complete Chamber Music [Read More ...]
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 | Scriabin: The Complete Piano Sonatas [Read More ...]
Description: Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin is one of the most fascinating and rewarding artists working today. It's fashionable in classical music circles to complain about the fact that all of the great artists are dead, and that no one matches the achievements of generations past. Thi... |
 | Marc-André Hamelin plays Liszt [Read More ...]
Review: 'Why 5 stars?' Because the 6th can't be displayed:Playing the piano isn't easy. 'Really, for sure (as one wouldn't know!)?' Yes, definitely for sure. Playing Bach and Beethoven isn't easy--playing Ravel and Messiaen even more so--playing Scriabin and Rachmaninov yet even more so-... |
 | Villa-Lobos: Piano Music [Read More ...]
Description: Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) wrote a copious amount of music, but his pieces for solo piano (numbering around 200) are some of his most memorable. Combining regional folksong motifs with complicated tonal structures, he created art-music that was instantly en... |
 | Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119 [Read More ...]
Description: In a star-filled constellation of piano virtuosos Hamelin shines brightly; it seems he can play virtually anything in the core repertory or on its fringes with consummate skill and artistry. That's certainly the case in this live Brahms' Second Concerto, a massive work demanding... |
 | Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Forgotten Melodies / Hamelin [Read More ...]
Description: Nikolai Medtner's chums at the Moscow Conservatory included Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. Like them, he was a brilliant pianist. Also like them, he composed an extensive body of distinguished piano music, most of which is relatively unknown. Its style resembles that of Rachmaninoff ... |
