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Hamelin kicks off with the late C major Sonata, H50, nailing his virtuoso credentials firmly to the mast with a mercurial account of its opening movement. Some may prefer Schiff's more measured... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Feb 2007
Catalogue No: CDA67554
Label: Hyperion
Series: Marc-André Hamelin Haydn Piano Sonatas
Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Gramophone Awards

2007

Finalist - Instrumental
BBC Music Magazine

April 2007

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegro

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II. Adagio

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III. Allegro molto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 54 in G major, Hob.XVI:40

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegretto innocentemente

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II. Presto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Hob.XVI:46

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegretto moderato

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II. Adagio

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III. Finale: Presto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 55 in B flat major, Hob.XVI:41

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegro

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II. Allegro di molto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegro moderato

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II. Adagio

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III. Finale: Presto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 38 in F major, Hob.XVI:23

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Moderato

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II. Adagio

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III. Finale: Presto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 35 in A flat major, Hob.XVI:43

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Moderato

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II. Menuetto – Trio – Menuetto da capo

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III. Rondo: Presto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 39 in D major, Hob.XVI:24

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegro

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II. Adagio

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III. Finale: Presto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob.XVI:32

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegro moderato

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II. Menuet

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III. Finale: Presto

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Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Largo e sostenuto

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III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo

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Hyperions Record of the Month for Marcha generous two-for-the-price-of-one setpits enthusiastic composer and master pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin against enthusiastic pianist and master composer Franz Joseph Haydn. Epitomizing the evolution of the Classical sonata, Haydns iconic contributions to the genre, some sixty in total, have in some respects become victims of their own perfection, ignored by all but a handful of todays leading pianists and relegated to the classroom. But in the hands of Maestro Hamelin these crystalline marvels are released from such transient shacklesto wondrous effect. The programme is varied: a tour through Haydns experimental and popularist styles culminates with two of the acknowledged great sonatas, Nos 50 and 52. And how suited this all is to the performer: Hamelins devotion to virtuosic innovationas reflected in his astonishing discographyis so firmly rooted in his passion for a sense of pianistic genealogy that these seminal works seem entirely in keeping with his more pyrotechnical reputation.

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April 2007

Hamelin kicks off with the late C major Sonata, H50, nailing his virtuoso credentials firmly to the mast with a mercurial account of its opening movement. Some may prefer Schiff's more measured approach, but Hamelin's playing is dazzling, and his 'presto' finale is no less witty than Schiff's.

Hamelin’s gift for making light of complex textures and technically taxing writing is here harnessed to music of Classical clarity and economy. It is without doubt one of his finest achievements—and that’s saying something. This cleverly chosen selection of diverse character is played with masterly resourcefulness.
Hamelin can do deadpan humour (the finale of No 40) and brilliant note-spinning (No 32) like few others, but also finds a truly affecting wistfulness in some of the slow movements. Superbly recorded, this is a life-enhancing release

2010

For long confined to the by-ways of the repertoire, the ever-phenomenal Marc-André Hamelin now breaks out into the light with a twodisc set of Haydn sonatas. And unlike Haydn who considered himself less than a wizard of the keyboard, Hamelin is a prodigious virtuoso. Here, he remains one, in a full if not entirely inclusive sense, often susceptible to Haydn's wit, to vertiginous music which can veer to the right just when you expect it to turn left, and vice versa.
He is brilliantly alert to the first Menuetto from No 43, to a dance at once perky and serious, almost as if the composer with his toy fanfares was trying unsuccessfully to keep a straight face. And he can be hauntingly limpid and serene, as in the alternately calm and troubled Adagio from No 46. However, in No 23 one longs for Hamelin to relax his virtuoso prowess.
Here, there is an unmistakable sense of hurry, of Haydn's riches glimpsed rather than savoured, of a composer's piquancy nearly bustled out of existence. Others, too, have achieved greater grandeur in the final E flat Sonata or made the storm clouds scud more menacingly across the B minor Sonata's finale (Andsnes, Ax and, most of all, Brendel). None the less, these are astonishing performances. Hyperion's sound and presentation are, as always, immaculate.

The ever-phenomenal Marc-André Hamelin breaks out into the light with a two-disc set of Haydn sonatas … these are astonishing performances … Hyperion’s sound and presentation are, as always, immaculate

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Haydn - Piano Sonatas Volume 1

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