Hamelin’s bracing Ives anchors memorable Cleveland recital

By Sam Jacobson, 21 November 2023

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“an essay that embodies Ives’ unique musical language”

Reviewed at Reinberger Chamber Hall, Cleveland on 19 November 2023

Ives, Piano Sonata no. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840–60”

Schumann, Waldszenen, Op.82

Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit

Bach C.P.E., Rondo no. 2 in C minor, Wq 59/4, H 283

Debussy, Images, Set 1 no. 1: Reflets dans l'eau, for piano

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

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

Music on the edge: Marc-André Hamelin plays the Musikverein

Chanda VanderHart, 19th October

In the Brahms Saal, Marc-André Hamelin juxtaposes three Russian composers with Schubert’s long misunderstood final piano sonata.

****1

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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.

Marc-André Hamelin’s bracing Ives anchors memorable Cleveland recital