Hamelin plays Hamelin: A glimpse into the fabulously bizarre musical mind of one of the greatest piano virtuosos of today. Marc-André Hamelin's twelve Études, written over a period of nearly twenty-five years, have already achieved cult status by reputation as pianistic challenges beyond the reach of most human fingers. That they will immediately take their place in the concert repertoire of any pianist who thinks themself equal to them is indicated by their contemporaneous publication by Peters Edition New York. The disc is completed by more of Hamelin's compositions, including the quiet and reflective Con intissimo sentimento and the musical love poem Cathy's Variations. As a whole it is a detailed portrait of this talented and complex musician.
1 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 1 in a Minor 'Triple Étude, After Chopin'
2 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 2 in E minor 'Coma Berenices'
3 12 Études in All the Minor Keys- Étude No 3 in B minor 'After Paganini-Liszt'
4 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 4 in C minor 'Étude À Mouvement Perpétuellement Semblable, After
5 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 5 in G minor 'Toccata Grottesca'
6 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 6 in D minor 'Esercizio Per Pianoforte, Omaggio a Domenico
7 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 7 in E Flat minor 'After Tchaikovsky, for the Left Hand Alone'
8 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 8 in B Flat minor 'Erlkönig, After Goethe'
9 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 9 in F minor 'After Rossini'
10 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 10 in F Sharp minor 'After Chopin'
11 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 11 in C Sharp minor 'Minuetto'
12 12 Études in All the Minor Keys - Étude No 12 in a Flat minor 'Prelude and Fugue'
13 Little Nocturne
14 Con Intimissimo Sentimento - No 1: Ländler I
15 Con Intimissimo Sentimento - No 4: Album Leaf
16 Con Intimissimo Sentimento - No 5: Music Box
17 Con Intimissimo Sentimento - No 6: After Pergolesi
18 Con Intimissimo Sentimento - No 7: Berceuse, in Tempore Belli
19 Theme and Variations 'Cathy's Variations' - Part 1: Theme. Con Semplicità, Eleganza E Tenerezza
20 A Capriccio
21 Più Mosso, Corrente
22 L'istesso Tempo, Ma Cantabile
23 Molto Più Moderato, Poco Rubato
24 Poco Animato Ma Cantabile E Senza Prestezza
Hamelin plays Hamelin: A glimpse into the fabulously bizarre musical mind of one of the greatest piano virtuosos of today. Marc-André Hamelin's twelve Études, written over a period of nearly twenty-five years, have already achieved cult status by reputation as pianistic challenges beyond the reach of most human fingers. That they will immediately take their place in the concert repertoire of any pianist who thinks themself equal to them is indicated by their contemporaneous publication by Peters Edition New York. The disc is completed by more of Hamelin's compositions, including the quiet and reflective Con intissimo sentimento and the musical love poem Cathy's Variations. As a whole it is a detailed portrait of this talented and complex musician.
