Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Centrediscs: 30 Years / A Canadian Music Sampler

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2012-02-28

Works: Ann Southam: Glass Houses no 2, for piano; Simple Lines of Enquiry; Alice Ping Yee Ho: Evolving Elements; Harry Somers: Kuyahs, for 4 players; Larysa Kuzmenko: Piano Concerto; Christos Hatzis: Orbiti...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Petrowska, Christina; Pritchard, Barbara
Conductors: ; Pauk, Alex; Boreyko, Andrey; Bartlett, Martin; Bernardi, Mario
Ensemble: ; Canadian Brass; Duo Concertante; Ensemble Contemporain Montréal+; Essex Winds; Gryphon Trio; Penderecki String Quartet; Solus; St. Lawrence String Quartet; Trio Fibonacci; Vancouver New Musi...

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Centrediscs, Canada's foremost recording label solely dedicated to Canadian composers and their music, has created a special edition two-disc compilation...continue...

Rarities of Piano Music

1 CD / Danacord / 2011-11-08

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata for keyboard in E minor (Kenner V/1), H. 281, Wq. 59/1; Stephen Heller: Op. 127; Zoltán Kocsis: Transcription for piano of Wagner's Flower Maiden Scene and Fina...
Performers: Bellucci, Giovanni; Fountain, Ian; Froundjian, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Lifits, Michail; Lin, Jenny [Piano]; Neuburger, Jean-Frédéric; Nibolsin, Eldar; Takenouchi, Hir...

Recording information: Husum Festival (08/21/2010-08/28/2010)....continue...

Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté: The Six Piano Sonatas

2 CD / Centrediscs / 2011-06-28

Works: Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté: Sonata for Piano no 1, E 45; Sonata for Piano no 2, E 46 ("Biscaya"); Sonata for Piano no 3, E 52; Sonata for Piano no 4, E 68; Sonata for Piano no 5, E 126 ("Kl...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Recording information: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montréal (07/06/1990-07/08/1990)....continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 53 - Reger: Concerto for Piano in F minor, Op 114; Strauss: Burleske / Marc-Andre Hamelin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ilan Volkov

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-04-12

Works: Max Reger: Concerto for Piano in F minor, Op. 114; Richard Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in D minor, o.Op. 85 (TrV 145, AV 85)
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Reger Piano Concerto has a formidable reputation - dense, harmonically complex and with far too many notes for the average pianist. Who better then...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Fundfunks, Berlin (03/16/2010-03/18/2010)....continue...

Liszt: Piano Sonata / Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-04-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Fantasie & Fuge über das Thema B-A-C-H, for piano, S. 529/2 (LW A250/2); Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), S. 173/3 (LW A158...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Hyperion presents a major Liszt recital from one of today's most admired recording artists. The Piano Sonata in B minor is undoubtedly one of the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (08/25/2010-08/27/2010)....continue...

Fête Galante / French songs for soprano & piano

1 CD / ATMA / 2011-01-25

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Mélodies (5), Op. 58 "de Venise"; Clair de lune, Op. 46 no 2; Aurore, Op. 39 no 1; Maurice Ravel: Mélodies populaires grecques (5); Claude Debussy: Fêtes galantes...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

In collaboration with Espace musique (Radio-Canada), ATMA Classique presents a reissue of an outstanding recital of French songs with soprano Karina Gauvin and pianist Marc-André...continue...
Recording information: Studio 12, Maison de Radio-Canada, Montreal (05/14/1999-05/15/1999)....continue...

Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3; Nocturnes, et al. / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Barcarolle for Piano in F ...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (03/15/2008-03/17/2008)....continue...

Shostakovich, Shchedrin: Piano Concertos / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; O'Keeffe, Mark
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Caird Hall, Dundee (03/31/2003/04/01/2003)....continue...

Rarities of Piano Music 1987-1988

2 CD / Danacord / 2010-09-14

Works: Adolf Henselt: Etudes, Op. 2; Moritz Moszkowski: Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36; Frédéric Chopin: Bolero for Piano in C major/A major, B 81/Op. 19; Carl Tausig: Andante & Variations for ...
Performers: Berman, Daniel; Bloch, Boris; Fowke, Philip; Froundjian, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Maria Klaas, Rainer; Ponti, Michael; Sellheim, Eckart; Struck, Michael; Szidon, Roberto; Tichman, N...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Quatre Mains

Recording information: Festival at Schloss vor Husum....continue...

Live from Rarities of Piano Music Festival 2008

1 CD / Danacord / 2009-11-10

Works: Leopold Godowsky: Sarabande in E minor (Book II, no 9) for piano (after Lully); Nikolai Rakov: Russian Song; Manuel Infante: Sevillana, for piano ("Impressiones de fiesta en Sevilla"); Francisco T...
Performers: Attwood, Koji; Berman, Daniel; Froundjian, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Jablonski, Peter; Pöntinen, Roland; Pascal, Denis

This recording continues the series from the Rarities of Piano Music Festival in Husum, Germany, which features music that is hardly ever heard in the...continue...
Recording information: Festival at Sschloss vor Husum (08/16/2008-08/23/2008)....continue...

Schumann: String Quartet Op. 41 no 3; Piano Quintet / Marc-André Hamelin, Takács Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Strings no 3 in A major, Op. 41/3; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

The peerless Takacs Quartet, recently nominated for a Gramophone award for their second disc of Brahms' string quartets, continue their exploration of the Romantic chamber...continue...
Recording information: St. George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, England (05/14/2009-05/17/2009)....continue...

Virtuoso / Angele Dubeau

1 CD / Analekta / 2009-11-10

Works: Pietro Antonio Locatelli: caprices; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto pour violon en mi mineur, opus 64; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto pour violo...
Performers: Dubeau, Angèle; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Kuerti, Anton; Marion, Alain [Flute]
Conductors: Dubeau, Angèle; Rescigno, Joseph; Marinov, Ivan; Blazhkov, Igor
Ensemble: ; La Pietà (Orchestra)

One of Canada's most prominent virtuoso violinists, Angele Dubeau has performed on the world's greatest stages in a spectacular career that has spanned thirty years...continue...

Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol 2 / Marc-André Hamelin

2 CD / Hyperion / 2009-08-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 46 in E major, H 16 no 31; Sonata for Keyboard no 56 in D major, H 16 no 42; Sonata for Keyboard no 48 in C major, H 16 no 35; Sonata for Keyboard no 53 in ...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Hamelin is a master decoder. Haydn's incredible ingenuity betokens more than mental power - it becomes a spiritual quality Hamelin understands that the release of...continue...

Chopin: Sonatas no 2 & 3, Two Nocturnes, Berceuse, Barcarolle / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Barcarolle for Piano in F ...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Recent discs from Marc-André Hamelin have concentrated on music that is obscure, under-recorded or virtually unplayable. However in this latest recording he turns his attention...continue...

Martinu: Chamber Music / Alain Marion, Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-09-16

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H 254; Promenades for Violin, Flute and Harpsichord; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Madrigal Stanzas (5) for Violin and Piano; Scherzo for Flute and...
Performers: Dubeau, Angèle; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Marion, Alain [Flute]

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr / Sloane, Hamelin, Schuch, et al

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-08-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Christoph Willibald Gluck: C...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Lonquich, Alexander; Schuch, Herbert
Conductors: Darlington, Jonathan; Sloane, Steven

This release of two major concerto & symphonic live events from last year's greatest piano festival around Beethoven displays an extremely high orchestral quality and...continue...

Godowsky: Strauss transcriptions and other Waltzes / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-08-12

Works: Leopold Godowsky: Symphonic metamorphosis of themes from Johann Strauss's "Kunstlerleben"; Fantasies (24) for Piano "Walzermasken"; Symphonic metamorphosis of themes from "Die Fledermaus"; Triakontam...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"These are virtuoso showpieces for grown-ups, leavened with some delightful smaller works, in performances that are as close to ideal as one can imagine. Amplified...continue...

Jewels of the 20th Century - Ravel, Prokofiev, Debussy, Satie, Shostakovich, etc

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Bohuslav ...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andrée; Dubeau, Angèle; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Kay, Francine; Laplante, André; Lefèvre; Marion, Alain [Flute]; Pierri, Alvaro; Turovsky, Yuli
Conductors: Blazhkov, Igor; Turovsky, Yuli; Talmi, Yoav

In a State of Jazz / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Friedrich Gulda: Excercise no 5; Prelude and Fugue; Nikolai Kapustin: Sonata for piano no 2, Op. 54; Alexis Weissenberg: Sonate en état de jazz; Improvisations (6) on songs sung by Charles Tre...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"One could be forgiven for thinking that this disc might just be a case of another classical pianist deciding to indulge a 'hidden passion' for...continue...
This album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (without Orchestra)."

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, England.

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Alkan: Concerto for solo piano, etc / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Concerto, for solo piano in G sharp minor (Études dans tous les tons mineurs Nos. 8-10), Op. 39/8-10; Recueil de Chants Book 3 (6), for piano, Op. 65
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"[Hamelin's] early 1990s recording [of Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano] for Music and Arts set reference standards for technical finesse, sustaining power, and stylish elegance....continue...

Haydn: Piano Sonatas no 23, 24, 32, etc / Hamelin

2 CD / Hyperion / 2007-04-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 60 in C major, H 16 no 50; Keyboard Sonata in G major, H. 16/40; Sonata for Keyboard no 31 in A flat major, H 16 no 46; Sonata for Keyboard no 55 in B flat ...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Marc-Andre Hamelin has produced one of the finest Haydn sonata recordings ever made, an excellent candidate for anyone's "disc of the year" short list. The...continue...

Brahms: The Piano Quartets, etc / Hamelin, Leopold Trio

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-12-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26; Intermezzi (3) fo...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leopold String Trio

"I doubt we will ever hear better recorded performances of the three piano quartets than we have here...Kate Gould's cello in the moving slow movements...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 2, etc / Litton, Hamelin, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-09-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 119
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

This CD presents Marc-Andre Hamelin and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton in a compelling account of Brahms' second piano concerto. This work blends...continue...

Dukas: Piano Sonata / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: Paul Dukas: Sonata for Piano in E flat minor; Abel Decaux: Clairs de lune
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Uninhibitedly brilliant... fuel for both the heart and the mind in equal measure." -ClassicsToday.com...continue...

Medtner: Forgotten Melodies 1 & 2 / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Forgotten Melodies (8) for Piano, Op. 38; Forgotten Melodies (5) for Piano, Op. 39; Fairy Tales (Märchen) (2) for piano, Op. 8
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Medtner's piano compositions are arguably the last area of great romantic piano repertoire to be discovered. His music is difficult, both technically and intellectually, and...continue...

Schumann: Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, Papillons / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-01-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Carnaval, Op. 9
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Hamelin's combination of fleet-fingered delicacy and compelling drive suit Schumann's aesthetic ideally; but best of all is his gleeful sense of story-telling... The excellent sound...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 38 - Rubinstein, Scharwenka

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Xaver Scharwenka: Concerto for piano & orchestra no 1 in B flat minor, Op.32; Anton Rubinstein: Concerto for Piano no 4 in D minor, Op. 70
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Stern, Michael
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

These two works are undoubtedly the greatest of the forgotten concertos Both were written by hugely successful virtuoso pianists who were also composers, and both...continue...

Serious Fun ! - Berners, Nicholas, Baker/ Applebaum, Hamelin

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-06-01

Works: Lord Berners: Come on Algernon, for voice & piano; Jeremy Nicholas: Maternity; Usherette's Blues; Musical Chairs; Pretty Plain; David Baker: Someone Is Sending Me Flowers, song; Bruce Montgomery: Chr...
Performers: Applebaum, Jody; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Albéniz: Iberia, La vega, etc / Marc-André Hamelin

2 CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for piano, B. 47; La Vega, Fantaisie espagnole for piano, B. 46 (for the incomplete suite, "Alhambra"); Yvonne en visite!, pieces (2) for piano, B. 48; España (...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

The twelve extended pieces which make up Albeniz's 'Iberia' are not only the composer's greatest work, but also the greatest piano work to come out...continue...

Reise: The Devil in the Flesh, etc / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Albany Records / 2004-11-01

Works: Jay Reise: Sonata Rhythmikosmos, for solo piano; Yellowstone Rhythms, for bassoon and piano; Satori, for soprano voice & piano; Pictures (6) from The Devil in the Flesh, for solo piano
Performers: Applebaum, Jody; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Ullery, Charles

Ives: Concordia Sonata; Barber: Piano Sonata / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-09-14

Works: Charles Ives: Sonata for Piano no 2 "Concord, Mass 1840-60"; Samuel Barber: Sonata for Piano in E flat minor, Op. 26
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Martín, Jaime

Hamelins performance of the Concord Sonata is in the truest sense transcendental, his facility allowing him a cool poetry and lyricism inaccessible to other, more...continue...

Kapustin: Piano Music / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-07-01

Works: Nikolai Kapustin: Variations, for piano, Op. 41; Jazz Concert Etudes (8) for piano, Op. 40; Bagatelle for piano, Op. 59/9; Suite in the Old Style, for piano, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 6, Op. 62; So...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"[This] music is full of virtuosity which Marc-Andre Hamelin handles effortlessly. He also turns in some tight jazz timing - sometimes it's to learn that...continue...

Shostakovich, Shchedrin: Piano Concertos / Hamelin, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; O'Keeffe, Mark
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

'Marc-André Hamelin is a superb advocate for all three pieces - the zip and zest of much of the writing presenting no difficulty to this...continue...

Szymanovski: The Complete Mazurkas / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-08-01

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Mazurkas (20) for Piano, Op. 50; Romantic Waltz, for piano, M59a; Polish Dances (4), for piano, M60; Mazurkas (2) for Piano, Op. 62
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Such elusive music requires a pianist of rare sensitivity and dexterity and in Marc-Andre Hamelin Szymanowski has been granted a true champion. A marvel of...continue...

Close Encounters with Great Singers - Jon Vickers

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2003-06-24

Works: Jon Vickers / Jon Tolansky: Jon Vickers in Conversation with Jon Tolansky (Interview); Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias;...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Glossop, Peter; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Veasey, Josephine; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Stein, Horst; Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Buenos Aires Teatro Colón Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Ornstein: Suicide in an Airplane, etc / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-10-01

Works: Leo Ornstein: Suicide in an Airplane; A la Chinoise, Op. 39; Wild Men's Dance (Danse sauvage) for piano, , Op. 13/2; Poems of 1917, for piano, Op. 41; Arabesques (9), for piano, Op. 42; Impressions d...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

[From a comparative review with NXS 8.559104] "'A morning in the Woods' is a beautiful piece of keyboard impressionism by any standards, and the late...continue...

Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert Transcriptions / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140; Schuberts Märsche (3), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 819 & 968b), S. 426 (LW A123)
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Paganini was the foremost virtuoso of his day, on any instrument, and having heard him in Paris in 1832 Liszt was determined to replicate his...continue...

Godowsky: Sonata, Passacaglia / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-02-01

Works: Leopold Godowsky: Sonata for Piano in E minor ("Grand Sonata"); Passacaglia on the Opening of Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony, variations (44) for piano
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Leopold Godowsky is one of the magic names from the so-called goldenage of pianists, best remembered today for his elaborate Viennese waltz arrangements. The Sonata...continue...

Alkan: Symphony for Solo Piano, etc / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-07-01

Works: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Symphonie, for solo piano in C minor, Op. 39/4-7; Salut, cendre du pauvre!, paraphrase for piano in B flat major, Op. 45; Alleluia, for piano in F major, Op. 25; Super flumina...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Alkan's 'Symphony' for solo piano is far more difficult to bring off than Marc-Andre Hamelin makes it sound... He steamrollers through the scherzo, which is...continue...

Schumann: Fantasy in C, Piano Sonata no 2, Etudes / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Marc-Andre Hamelin has lived with these works for many years, and has made something of a specialty of the C major Fantasy, which he has...continue...

Bernstein: The Age of Anxiety; Bolcom /Hamelin, Sitkovetsky

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-10-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; William Bolcom: Piano Concerto
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Sitkovetsky, Dmitry

This new Hyperion album features two rather jazzy American works with piano in definitive performances by pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin and the Ulster Orchestra under Dmitry...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-07-01

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: As três Marias (3), suite for piano, A. 411; A prole do bebê, Book 1, W 140; A Prole do bebê (9), suite for piano, Book 2 ("Os bichinhos"), A. 180; Rudepoêma, ...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

This recital presents the most important of Villa-Lobos' solo piano works in definitive performances by Marc-Andre Hamelin. The major work here is "Rudepoema", written in...continue...

Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes / Hamelin

2 CD / Hyperion / 2000-04-01

Works: Leopold Godowsky: Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Godowsky's Studies on Chopin's Etudes have achieved a legendary status among piano enthusiasts. Few areas of the repertoire have such a notorious reputation for technical...continue...

Busoni: Piano Concerto Op 39 / Hamelin, Elder, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-12-01

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Piano Concerto, for piano & orchestra with male chorus in C major, Op. 39, KiV 247
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus

"Vol. 22 in Hyperion's exploration of "The Romantic Piano Concerto" addresses one of the most gargantuan works ever devised, Ferruccio Busoni's five-movement, 70-minute epic of...continue...

Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated! / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-05-01

Works: Frederic Rzewski: Variations (36) for Piano on "The People United will Never be Defeated!"; Four North American Ballads
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

'My new piano CD of the week - possibly of the year - has to be Marc-André Hamelin's extraordinary traversal of the 36 variations on...continue...

Strauss: Enoch Arden / Jon Vickers, Marc-André Hamelin

2 CD / Video Artists International / 1999-02-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Enoch Arden, Op. 38
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Reger: Variations and Fugues, Humoresques / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-02-01

Works: Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81; Humoreskes (5) for piano, Op. 20; Variations and Fugue on a Theme of G.P. Telemann for piano, Op. 134
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"Yet another barnstorming disc from Marc-Andre Hamelin...this time completely transforming two works with reputations (as far as they have any) as overblown keyboard monsters into...continue...

Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, etc / Marc-André Hamelin

4 CD / Hyperion / 1998-10-01

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Sonata for Piano in F minor, Op. 5; Fairy Tales (Märchen) (2) for piano, Op. 8; Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 11 "Triade"; Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 22; Fairy Tale Sonata (S...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"This classic first recording of the 14 piano sonatas makes Medtner's star soar into the ascendant. Superlatively played and presented, it effects a radical and...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 18 - Korngold, Marx /Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-02-01

Works: Joseph Marx: Romantisches Klavierkonzert, piano concerto in E major; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for piano left-hand & orchestra, Op 17
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo

"Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto juggernaut continues to roll on. This, the 18th volume in the estimable series, gives us a pair of well-matched concertos by...continue...

Roslavets: Piano Music / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-06-01

Works: Nikolai Roslavets: Compositions (3) for piano, Nos 1-3 (complete); Etudes (3) for piano; Sonata for Piano no 1; Prelude for piano; Compositions (2) for piano; Sonata for Piano no 2; Poems (2) for pia...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"...[Roslavets'] unique style, incorporating a dense chromaticism that is reminiscent of late Scriabin, involves the use of six to eight (or more) note chords, which...continue...