Tag Archives: Marc-André Hamelin

Plenipotentiaries of the Piano: Five CD Reviews by Stanley Fefferman

There has been a predominance of piano music coming for review in recent weeks. The players are among the best in the world: Angela Hewitt, Stephen Hough, Marc-André Hamelin, and Kristian Bezuidenhout. Their albums, in my opinion, are gifts to … Continue reading

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Composer/Pianist Marc-André Hamelin Recital reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

The virtuoso pianist Marc-André Hamelin played a program of works by Bach, Fauré, Ravel and Rachmaninoff, bracketed by his own Variations on a theme by Paganini. Last March in Toronto, when Hamelin snuck this piece into the program as an … Continue reading

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Marc-André Hamelin:Haydn Piano Sonatas III reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

Marc-André Hamelin:Haydn Piano Sonatas III (Hyperion). CDA67882. I have been listening to these discs a lot lately: on my sound system at home; on my car system; on my iPhone at the gym, taking the subway to yoga, walking by … Continue reading

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Marc-André Hamelin @ Music Toronto reviewed by Stanley Fefferman

March 27, 2012. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto. The breathtaking piano virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin appeared in Toronto this evening in a new role: that of  “pianist-composer,” by ending his program with a selection from the Etudes he has written over the … Continue reading

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