ORNSTEIN
Piano Music Marc-Andra Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Sep/2002 ] 'Marc-André Hamelin plays magisterially, as ever. He clearly loves this music' (International Record Review) |
GEORGY CATOIRE
Piano Music Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'Superlative. Immaculately and sensitively performed. Sound and presentation are superb. It would be hard to imagine one of music's most neglected byways illuminated with more pianistic ease and affection' (Gramophone) |
GRAINGER
Piano Music (Incls 'Molly on the Shore' & 'shepherd's Hey') Marc-Andra Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Oct/2006 ] 'This hugely enjoyable recital is a distinguished addition to Hamelin's already remarkable discography' (Hi Fi News) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3 / etc Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] "Simply, subtly sublime: Marc-André Hamelin's Chopin is up there with the very best." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - February 2009 |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski - The Complete Mazurkas Marc-Andra Hamelin, piano [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'Hamelin is an astonishing virtuoso, yet this music demonstrates that the French-Canadian pianist is much more than a purveyor of keyboard fireworks. His immediate advocacy of the... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2 / (with Shchedrin: Piano Concerto No 2 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Dec/2003 ] Marc-André Hamelin yet again displays his phenomenal technique in performances of three twentieth-century piano concertos. |
ADOLF VON HENSELT / CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Piano Concertos Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 7 / CD - released 23/Sep/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE BEST OF THE YEAR, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE |
BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No 2 / Four Piano Pieces Op 119 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] Marc-André Hamelin's pianistic authority and, when required, thrilling virtuosity are underpinned by a deep understanding of Brahms's epic second piano concerto. He is magnificently partnered by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Litton, and... |
BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major Op 83 / Four Piano Pieces Op 119 Marc-Andra Hamelin (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "Very satisfying all round … particularly rewarding to hear this piece played at just the right tempo" (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring & Other Works for Two Pianos Four Hands Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] "Hamelin and Andsnes are irresistibly clear and energetic...For sheer articulacy, synchronised gymnastics, flawless balance, range of colour and flinty attack, or any other criterion you care to reach for, this is breathtaking" Gramophone |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: String Quartet & Piano Quintet Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / Takacs Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] The peerless Takács Quartet, recently nominated for a Gramophone award for their second disc of Brahms's string quartets, continue their fêted exploration of the Romantic chamber music tradition with this disc of Schumann. |
ALBENIZ
Iberia Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 3/May/2005 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE - Gramophone Magazine CD OF THE WEEK - BBC Radio 3 CD Review |
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Roslavets:compositions/Prel [ Hyperion / CD ] |
SCHUMANN
Carnaval / Fantasiestucke / Papillons Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'All three of these sets of pieces by Schumann - Papillons, Fantasiestücke and Carnaval - explore the world of the composer's imagination. And it is that sense of fantasy that comes... |
SCRIABIN
Complete Piano Sonatas Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) -- 'Hamelin's playing enthralls the ear with its rounded, never-ugly tone, flickering fingerwork, and thunderous power. A sensational issue in every sense' (Classic FM Magazine) |
ALKAN / BUSONI / MEDTNER / SCRIBIN / etc
The Composer-Pianists Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] Marc-André Hamelin (piano) |
MEDTNER
Forgotten Melodies Books I & II Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "Playing that is exemplary in its brilliance and control …. the perfect performer to reveal the depths of this wonderfully reflective and evocative music" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Grand Sonata 'Les Quatre Ages', Sonatine, Barcarolle Op 65 No 6, etc Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'Breathtaking virtuosity, outshining all rivals' (The Guardian) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
It's All About the Music (Documentary & Recital) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / DVD - released 7/Dec/2006 ] G :- A documentary film, featuring Marc-André Hamelin, which looks at the music-making of virtuoso composer–pianists from both the present and the ‘golden age’. 'An example of human potential at its highest' (Musical Pointers) |
RACHMANINOV / MOSZKOWSKI / GODOWSKI / CASELLA / etc
Kaleidoscope Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002) - "This is the kind of disc that no pianist could do better than Marc-Andre Hamelin: a collection of miniature piano rarities and transcriptions. Throughout, the playing carries all the hallmarks of... |