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Marc-André Hamelin surveys two centuries of piano sonatas in Cleveland recital

By Sam Jacobson, 07 May 2026
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“Hamelin gave this emotionally-fraught work a supercharged outing”
Reviewed at Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland on 5 May 2026
Programme
Haydn, Piano sonata in D major, Hob XVI:37
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, Op.2 no.3
Weinberg, Piano Sonata no. 6, Op.73
Rachmaninov, Étude-tableau in E flat minor, Op.39 no.5
Rachmaninov, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36 (1931 version)
Debussy, Préludes, Bk 2 no. 6: Général Lavine - eccentric
Debussy, Préludes, Bk 2 no. 12: Feux d'artifice
Hamelin, Con Intimissimo Sentimento: Music Box
Performers
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
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Claude DebussyCon Intimissimo Sentimento: Music BoxJoseph HaydnLudwig van BeethovenMarc-André HamelinMarc-André HamelinMieczysław WeinbergPiano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, Op.2 no.3Piano sonata in D major, Hob XVI:37Préludes, Bk 2 no. 12: Feux d'artificePréludes, Bk 2 no. 6: Général Lavine - eccentricSergei RachmaninovÉtude-tableau in E flat minor, Op.39 no.5
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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.