Since you are interested in Hamelin: Etudes, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
LEOPOLD GODOWSKY
Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] "It is quite stunning, an extraordinary schievement even by Hamelin's own standards. No one with an interest in the piano should pass this by." Rosette (Highest Rating) - Penguin Stereo Guide |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol 1 (2 CDs) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 25/Apr/2007 ] "The Hamelin charisma is stamped on this music from the first Sonata of the set, one of Haydn's greatest, No 50 in C major. In the opening movement, staccatos are as crisp as the best melba toast and, where lesser pianists rattle, Hamelin creates... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol 2 (2 CDs) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "This Hyperion double set contains some of the finest performances of Haydn sonatas I have heard. Hamelin's playing overflows with ardent lyricism and I especially enjoyed his naturalness of rubato." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2009) |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN / XAVER SCHARWENKA
Rubinstein/Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No.4 / Piano Concerto No.1 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Michael Stern, conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 38 / CD - released 2/Oct/2005 ] "This splendidly engineered disc is a crown jewel both in Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series and in Hamelin's standard-setting discography. Bravo!" (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
JOSEPH KORNGOLD / JOSEPH MARX
Korngold: Piano Concerto / Marx: Romantisches Klavierkonzert in E Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / Scottish Symphony, Vanska [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 18 / CD - released 20/Jun/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'All the most wildly romantic concertos you can think of rolled into one huge pianistic feat' (Gramophone) |
SCHUMANN
Carnaval / Fantasiestucke / Papillons Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'All three of these sets of pieces by Schumann - Papillons, Fantasiestücke and Carnaval - explore the world of the composer's imagination. And it is that sense of fantasy that comes... |
SCRIABIN
Complete Piano Sonatas Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 16/Feb/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) -- 'Hamelin's playing enthralls the ear with its rounded, never-ugly tone, flickering fingerwork, and thunderous power. A sensational issue in every sense' (Classic FM Magazine) |
ALKAN / BUSONI / MEDTNER / SCRIBIN / etc
The Composer-Pianists Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] Marc-André Hamelin (piano) |
MEDTNER
Forgotten Melodies Books I & II Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] "Playing that is exemplary in its brilliance and control …. the perfect performer to reveal the depths of this wonderfully reflective and evocative music" (MusicWeb Dec 2006) |
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Grand Sonata 'Les Quatre Ages', Sonatine, Barcarolle Op 65 No 6, etc Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'Breathtaking virtuosity, outshining all rivals' (The Guardian) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
It's All About the Music (Documentary & Recital) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / DVD - released 7/Dec/2006 ] G :- A documentary film, featuring Marc-André Hamelin, which looks at the music-making of virtuoso composer–pianists from both the present and the ‘golden age’. 'An example of human potential at its highest' (Musical Pointers) |
RACHMANINOV / MOSZKOWSKI / GODOWSKI / CASELLA / etc
Kaleidoscope Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002) - "This is the kind of disc that no pianist could do better than Marc-Andre Hamelin: a collection of miniature piano rarities and transcriptions. Throughout, the playing carries all the hallmarks of... |
NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN
Piano Music: Volume 2 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] "..under the virtuoso fingers of Marc-André Hamelin Kapustin's music comes alive with an ease that sounds like improvistion. A fascinating discovery." - Editor's Choice Gramophone magazine (August 2004) |
IVES / BARBER
Piano Sonata No. 2 / Piano Sonata Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Aug/2004 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Comes Marc-Andre Hamelin with the most spectacular pianism of all, yet played firmly at the service of the music. He's consistently faster than his rivals whenever a speeding-up... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol 3 (2 CDs) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Instrumental |
LISZT
Plays Liszt Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) |
GODOWSKY
Strauss transcriptions & other waltzes Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "Hamelin is a seasoned and subtle orchestrator at the piano...Some of Hamelin's most poetic, lyrically inspired playing on disc. All told, a stellar achievement, graced by Hyperion's close-up yet ample engineering' (Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept 2008) |