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Marc-André Hamelin, by general acclaim, one of the great virtuosos of the day, here attempts to recapture the compositional as well as technical spirit of the pianistic giants of the past. Liszt, of course, was a pianist-composer, but he was not the only one. Hamelin issued an album of his own etudes in 2010, but in these "New Piano Works," mostly composed during the 2010s, he is even more adventurous. Many of these works are variations of one kind or another, and Hamelin starts off with his own Variations on a Theme of Paganini, previously essayed by Liszt, Rachmaninov, and several others. These variations introduce not only the usual high level of virtuosity but also the eclectic range of references in most of these works; he quotes Rachmaninov's set and also alludes to Alkan, Chopin, Brahms, and others. The variation form is ideal for Hamelin's project, for he can drop in quotations and allusions the same as a 19th century virtuoso would. His Variations diabellique sur des thèmes de Beethoven is a wickedly humorous exegesis on Beethoven's Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120. There are hints of jazz in some of Hamelin's variations, and these flower fully in the Suite à l'ancienne, which annotator Francis Pott proposes as a tribute to the jazz-classical fusionist Nikolai Kapustin; he composed a similar Suite in the Old Style. Hamelin concludes with an explosive Toccata on l'Homme Armé, the medieval tune that served as the basis for numerous Renaissance masses. So Hamelin's range of references is wide, but it is never random, and the listener who missed the subtler allusions will still enjoy the music. This is a bold, highly entertaining re-creation of the role of the classic virtuoso, idiomatically and clearly recorded at London's Henry Wood Hall. This release made classical best-seller lists in early 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Variations on a theme of Paganini (Marc-André Hamelin)
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Suite à l'ancienne (Marc-André Hamelin)
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Pavane variée (Marc-André Hamelin)
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Chaconne (Marc-André Hamelin)
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Oscar Torres, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Andrew Keener, Producer, Recording Producer - Marc-Andre Hamelin, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
Album review
Marc-André Hamelin, by general acclaim, one of the great virtuosos of the day, here attempts to recapture the compositional as well as technical spirit of the pianistic giants of the past. Liszt, of course, was a pianist-composer, but he was not the only one. Hamelin issued an album of his own etudes in 2010, but in these "New Piano Works," mostly composed during the 2010s, he is even more adventurous. Many of these works are variations of one kind or another, and Hamelin starts off with his own Variations on a Theme of Paganini, previously essayed by Liszt, Rachmaninov, and several others. These variations introduce not only the usual high level of virtuosity but also the eclectic range of references in most of these works; he quotes Rachmaninov's set and also alludes to Alkan, Chopin, Brahms, and others. The variation form is ideal for Hamelin's project, for he can drop in quotations and allusions the same as a 19th century virtuoso would. His Variations diabellique sur des thèmes de Beethoven is a wickedly humorous exegesis on Beethoven's Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120. There are hints of jazz in some of Hamelin's variations, and these flower fully in the Suite à l'ancienne, which annotator Francis Pott proposes as a tribute to the jazz-classical fusionist Nikolai Kapustin; he composed a similar Suite in the Old Style. Hamelin concludes with an explosive Toccata on l'Homme Armé, the medieval tune that served as the basis for numerous Renaissance masses. So Hamelin's range of references is wide, but it is never random, and the listener who missed the subtler allusions will still enjoy the music. This is a bold, highly entertaining re-creation of the role of the classic virtuoso, idiomatically and clearly recorded at London's Henry Wood Hall. This release made classical best-seller lists in early 2024.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:01
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Marc-André Hamelin
- Composer: Marc-André Hamelin
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
© 2024 Hyperion Records Limited ℗ 2024 Hyperion Records Limited
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