Marc-Andre Hamelin
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva’s recording of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Preludes & Fugues is a testament to that rarest of syntheses: a total identification of a musician with her repertoire. Pianist Marc-André Hamelin and the Takács Quartet release an album that, on so many levels, is simply a joy.
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Pianist Marc-André Hamelin demonstrated a total command and control of his materials.
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This is the definitive recording of William Bolcom’s rags, complete or excerpted: a triumph for the pianist and the composer – as well as a grandly spirited, accessible, inventive journey for any who care to join them on it.
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A varied buffet of fresh musical experiences from recent decades and from the mid-1700s.
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Concert halls and opera houses remain closed — but unusual musical experiences await in this era of social isolation.
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This is a gem of a recording, a wonderful introduction to this often overlooked Hungarian composer.
Read MoreFew in the business proffer the same fusion of near-unbelievable chops/technique with an acute musical sensitivity that encourages near-miracles.
Read MoreMarc-André Hamelin, one of the world’s elite pianists, held the packed Shalin Liu Performance Center enthralled.
Read MoreThe Takács Quartet have won the kind of acclaim that most chamber groups can only dream of, and their concert in Boston made their enviable reputation understandable.
Read MoreFor decades, Mr. Hamelin was known for his forbiddingly fabulous technique deployed to play and record vast swaths of immensely difficult and arcane repertoire that most pianists had rarely touched or even known of. Then, the past few years, he ventured into the standard repertoire with astonishing results.
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