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November 2004
*****
“Charles Ives's massive Concord Sonata has been well served on disc… Marc-André Hamelin… consistently faster than his rivals whenever a speeding-up is indicated, but always maintains crispness of rhythm and an almost miraculously clear layering of textures; and the poetry of the slower passages is intensified by the heightened contrast. Samuel Barber's virtuoso Sonata benefits equally not only from Hamelin's technical brilliance, but also from his pianistic imagination...”
“Hamelin’s virtuosity has to be heard to be believed”
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