The glorious, golden melodies of dvoraks the american quartet, understandably one of the composers most cherished works, provide the centrepiece for the first of two complementary international festival concerts from the. Canadian piano virtuoso marcandre hamelin is famous for his prodigious skills in the music of liszt, alkan, scriabin, and godowsky. Hamelins recent appearances in new york have dispelled the old idea that. This is a sortable discography of french canadian pianist and composer marcandre hamelin. New york times critic harold schonberg reverently described him as a super virtuoso after his new york debut, and by 1988 the same daily didnt hesitate to compare him to such piano giants as pollini and brendel. Marcandre hamelin has just released a recording of medtners piano concerto no. About calendar media gallery video gallery press discography compositions contact. Marcandre hamelin ranks among the best pianists playing today, so when this canadian superstar arrived in vancouver for a recital at the chan centre for the performing arts at the university of. Explore releases from marc andre hamelin at discogs. It is pure folly to think that you can ultimately achieve anything artistically significant when the only landscape you ever glance at is the four walls of a practice space. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Long known for his matchless exploration of unfamiliar pianistic terrain, hamelin is also recognized worldwide for the originality and pianistic brilliance of his.
In recognition of his remarkable discography, hamelin was inducted into the gramophone hall of fame in 2015. The coupling is intriguing, with janaceks on an overgrown path being a more introspective, intense and deeply personal counterpart to schumanns waldszenen and kinderszenen. Shop and buy 12 etudes in all the minor keys sheet music. Thanks also to richard edwards, thomas koster, claus n. Marcandre hamelin, oc, cq born september 5, 1961, is a canadian virtuoso pianist and composer. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his. Fantasy etudes symphoniques piano sonata no 2 music. Every era has had a few performers whose unimaginable virtuosity places them in a category unto themselves. It may well become the definitive singlerelease choice for haydns sonatas, which are too often cherrypicked by the comparatively few bigname. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances of the classic repertoire. Hell turn 57 in september and hes been recording since he.
Marc andre hamelin about calendar media press discography compositions contact back gallery video gallery. A profile of marcandre hamelin piano and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Browse edition peters from edition peters at sheet music plus. Kaleidoscope marcandre hamelin, marcandre hamelin, various. Marcandre hamelin piano cds, mp3 and lossless downloads. These qualities are at the fore in a program that explores the hazy harmonies and delicate timbres of debussy, the power and poetry of liszt, and music by other master pianistcomposers. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Marcandre hamelin plays chopins minute waltz circus gallop by marcandre hamelin. He has recorded some sixty albums for hyperion, ranging from the neglected masterpieces of alkan, ives, medtner and godowsky to brilliantly received. In 2002, amadeus press published robert rimms book the composerpianists. Officer of the order of canada on may 8, 2003 for his services to music.
So you could point to his extensive discography, which runs to over a hundred cds. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances. Its a very short piece, under ten minutes, but really quite difficult. Kristensen, jorgen lundmark, marc andre roberge and yves st. The piano quivers and trembles under his thunderous assault, but his sensitivity is also superb. In addition to the works of commonly heard composers, he has recorded a great deal of nonstandard repertoire. He won the pretoria south africa international piano competition 1982 and the carnegie hall international american music competition 1985 and subsequently appeared in concert halls throughout. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. His incredible mastery, infused with an impression of spontaneity, makes hamelin one of the standout pianists of the present day. Im a big fan of marcandre hamelins work and buy his new recordings as a matter of course, but i feel hes not at his best in this album. Download andre nickatina discography fast and for free. Andre nickatina discography torrents yourbittorrent. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from marc andre hamelin at the discogs marketplace.
Marcandre hamelin bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Marcandre hamelin original works and transcriptions coverdesign. Marcandre hamelin biography, birth date, birth place and. The praiseworthy pianist hamelin doesnt like to be called a virtuoso, but his skills are hard to deny. He has a wideranging and large repertory with an uncommonly large proportion of littleknown keyboard works of several eras in music. Pianist marc andre hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique. Marcandre hamelin is credited as pianist, composer, 2008 juno award for classical album of the year. New yorker writer alex ross considers him legendary, stating. His recent recordings of alkan and haydn were universally acclaimed in the highest terms. He records exclusively for the hyperion label, although he has recorded for other labels in the past. Con intimissimo sentimento included with score rarities of piano music at festival at schloss vor husum, 2000 festival.
Canadian pianist marcandre hamelin, more used to scaling the most vertiginous peaks of the piano literature or revealing the more esoteric nuggets and rarities of repertoire, has released a recording of schuberts final piano sonata and the second set of impromptus. Marcandre hamelin live at wigmore hall product image. About calendar media press discography compositions contact back gallery video gallery. The fine combination of pianist marcandre hamelin and composer nikolai kapustin was featured on the extraordinary album in a state of jazz, in which. More andre nickatina discography available on the site. Many thanks to marc andre hamelin for suggesting numerous additions and corrections to an earlier version of this discography. To all his many fans this disc is going to be the best marcandre hamelin album ever or perhaps the ultimate marcandre album.
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