Enterprising programme from Marc-André Hamelin

By David Truslove, 18 January 2018

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“Hamelin strode through its dense chordal writing and glittering figurative patterns”

Reviewed at University of Southampton: Turner Sims, Southampton on 16 January 2018

Feinberg, Piano Sonata no.1 in A major, Op.1

Feinberg, Piano Sonata no 4 in E flat major, Op.6

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor "Appassionata", Op.57

Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op.17

Hamelin, Toccata on "L'homme armé"

Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

Amy Beach’s Gaelic returns to Philadelphia after 100-year absence

Cameron Kelsall, 12th March

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest concert also features Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto with Marc-André Hamelin.

****1

The sublime and the rambunctious: Marc-André Hamelin in Sydney recital

Zoltán Szabó, 15th September

Two mighty piano sonatas bookend Marc-André Hamelin's concert at Sydney's City Recital Hall.

****1

Memory and timelessness: Marc-André Hamelin’s poetic piano wizardry

Michelle Assay, 23rd February

Canadian superstar pianist Marc-André Hamelin amazes and moves while hardly breaking sweat in recital at London's Southbank Centre.

*****

Takács Quartet explores folk-inflected repertoire in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 23rd January

At the Cleveland Chamber Music Society, the Takács Quartet collaborates with Marc-André Hamelin in works by Price and Dvořák.

***11

Hamelin’s bracing Ives anchors memorable Cleveland recital

Sam Jacobson, 19th November

Marc-André Hamelin opens his recital with the uncompromising demands of Ives’ Concord Sonata, followed by suites of Schumann and Ravel.

****1

Toronto Symphony burns down the barn with Messiaen's Turangalîla

Gianmarco Segato, 4th May

Gustavo Gimeno, Marc-André Hamelin and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra raise the roof with Messiaen’s epic – and eclectic – Turangalîla-Symphonie.

****1

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.

Enterprising programme from Marc-André Hamelin at Turner Sims