Hamelin/Alkan. Whoa! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? You sir, are a heck of a technician and after hearing your Un Sospiro can rightly say you are a wonderful musician! At your level? You win. You have a new fan. I salute you!!!!
@utubuser10 I actually saw him a few days after you in Greensboro, NC. I also had the good fortune to be part of a group who went for dinner with him afterwards. It turns out that not only is he a phenomenal musician, but he's also a really nice guy.
@geneimperfect - no doubt there were sacrifices on his part, but don't forget that this is his profession. Just as you or I get up every day and go to work in an office (or wherever), he gets up and practices piano. And I think in Hamelin's case, it's equal parts natural talent and hard work. 99% of people, even if they practice 15 hours a day for years, could probably never play like Hamelin does.
@Mozartstavanger Yes, only you. =) Alkan appreciated Beethoven and sometimes his pieces are so classical, even hardly romantic, but this happened not too often. I made a great mistake - after this performance, while looking how "easilly Hamelin pwns this piece", I dared to download the score and start learning. Naive - a vain attempt to approach the great virtuoso... Op. 39 No. 7 rapes me again and again!
I love this Alkan piece; nice to see another performance of it on YT. My favourite is "Alkanian's" versions, esp as he is an amateur. Marc-A H plays it more nicely up to 2 mins, but when those descending arpeggios come in at 2.02, I think Alkanian plays it better - more clearly, because it's ever slightly more slow.
@utubuser10 No, he didn't really go into it. One thing I never knew is that he never studied with anyone really famous nor went to any big conservatory. So he's really sort of an anomaly. I did mention to him that his playing inspired me to want to practice more. He told me that he's happy to hear that, since a lot of people tell him his playing makes them want to give up the instrument, which he finds sad.
@brianCIM Correct, I have performed on National TV here in Sweden. An amazing experience. Only very few new soloists make it these days though. I wonder how many debutalbums by young classical pianists that were released during 2009? Propably very few.
MrFartyman44 Probably because he's constantly asked to record other things by his label, as well as all the performances he does. I'm sure there's more he'd like to play for sure. Another complete recording of the Op. 35 is due, though.
@SevenCircles yet the elation one feels when one is on stage and has the audience in the palm of their hand is the most euphoric feeling i know. No drug, alcohol, anything compares with it. Even the great clarinet player Artie Shaw, who was married 8 times to BEAUTIFUL women, said, "it's better than sex."
@mikejr41387 yes he is. I was terrified to talk to him and sign my program. I just don't do those kind of things. He was so warm and humble when i told him how much I admired his championing of neglected composers. Just a really sweet guy. I always think pianists personalities come out in their playing. Actually i saw him in NY 3 times and as always was so humble and easy-going. Very inspirational pianist. BUT, I am working on the Alkan concerto now and then i think "why bother". he humbled ME!
@1980NewWave ... good deal, you give up everything you own, then play like that, and earn enough to get everything back ...;-) good trick... I see your point. I think he just takes a deep breath and like the martial arts wizzes, he slows the world down...
I also agree with you that Hamelin is truly an amazing pianist. But what you're watching is most likely the culmination of hours upon hours of relentless practicing as well a lifetime of playing the piano.
at 16 he was playing transcendental liszt etudes by sight he has a natural talent unbelievable memory and it is a gift no more no less if others had it they would all be pianists
@brianCIM Correct, if you haven´t won any major international competition or have great contacts then chances are that you won´t get a record deal as a solo pianist these days. Piracy is a huge problem for classical music as well.
Yup, I had to get it out on the keyboard. Can't help that I was so good a pianist even Liszt was nervous to play for me and said I have the finest technique he ever saw. ;) ;) This Hamelin guy is ridiculously good, by the way. ;) ;)
@@nimrodshefer3649Because Liszt said it out loud and people recorded it in their journals/diaries, as did Delacroix. Do you think that anything you are ignorant of (who can know Everything!) never happened?!?!
@spwvu Sad as it is, in today's most successful performers i must disagree. Luck is a huge part of it. I know pianists who are AMAZING and they don't get lucrative recording contracts like Hamelin, Kissin, or Volodos. I do agree with your opinion on this performance and respect his courage to play neglected repertoire. I am sure he could play the Rach 3 at the drop of a hat, but he chose a different path and the world is better for that. But talent=sucess. NO. two words. Clang Clang
sam333 liszt was really nice to other composers and pianists. According to other pianists of their time liszt was the god of technique but alkan could play not as difficult pieces with much more emotion than liszt could. This is really hard but liszt wrote harder pieces, such as the la clochette fantasy. Hope this helps
when they first "met" (they were both preforming) Alkan thought that he appeared like a little kid on the piano compared to Liszt. Liszt though, said that Alkan's technique was better. That doesn't really mean that Liszt said "all his pieces are harder than mine, even the ones I didn't write yet" -.-
I like the lack of pianist sway and dreaming - just look at Jorge Bolet, he proves that playing is in the fingers not the face...I once saw a pianist sway too much in performance and fall off the seat, we all laughed, let that be a lesson to all "dreamers".
If he started swaying and throwing in histrionics, he wouldn't be able to play at this tempo with such controlled fury. Not that all the histrionics fits his character anyway, based on our observations.
@@joeya6795 Yes, Mr Hamelin shows off all his speed, agility and technique however lacks what he has missed say from several others, say Egon Petri and even Raymond Lewenthal but alas rhe best performance is that o.f Michael Ponti.
As far as piano playing goes this is definitely in the highest 0.00... percentiles. The amount of people who could do this beginning to end, not faulting once, is negligibly small. In short: I fkn quit 😂
Are you sure that this is Marc André Hamelin? He sounds like him... but dosn't look like him (maybe it's the glasses), anyway... Great Piece, Great Pianist, Thanks for the video... 5 stars
>Lukecash12 (1 month ago) >I admire his technical and tonal touch, but his dynamics are, let's say...monotonous. ??? From pearly to huge...what are you talking about?
Yes, as always with Hamelin, amazing technique. I always criticise Hamelin for going too fast, but I don't think his overall tempo here is. But it sounds as if he's doing everything possible at cadence points, rests and anywhere where there is the tiniest relenting in the music, to shave off the seconds, which, for me, doesn't make for a successful piece of MUSIC!
Amadeus-"oh how shall one say herr direktor? too many notes. just cut a few and it will be perfect- which did you have in mind your majesty? uh awwnapson, there are as many as required, neither more or less.
I have heard him play numerous Beethoven sonatas, as astoundingly as I have ever heard them played. (And I have heard many pianists play Beethoven, some playing every single sonata.) Classical music should expand you as a human soul, not turn you into yet another soulless prig who listens to classical music to be "better" than others.... You are a type straight from Central Casting and the world is littered with others just like you. Your responses - you all as a type - could be a diagnosis in psychology textbooks, they are that consistent. It's not too late for you, though!
Again, good performance by Hamelin but...THAT CAMERA HAS GOT AMAZING SOUND QUALITY! O_o
Wow it’s the mereaux guy
@@Medtszkowski u did reply to a 12 years old comment
@@Medtszkowskiwhyd this get a ratio... 😢
This is perfection I really love hamelins interpretation
Rubbish not near perfection in simply playing the motions of speed with misplaced accents, probably because of his misplaced technique,,,
Hamelin/Alkan. Whoa! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? You sir, are a heck of a technician and after hearing your Un Sospiro can rightly say you are a wonderful musician! At your level? You win. You have a new fan. I salute you!!!!
Don't salute him because he is sometimes the lacking cause.
HOW THE HELL DOES HE DO THAT
I would practically give up everything I own to be able to play like he does
That’s exactly what you would have to do
That's what Hamelin did. 🥲
This is brilliant. I'd love to see this guy live.
The video is in great quality, thanks.
Music is never useless, if you think the music itself is boring, look at that technique, it's an unique display of great virtuoso skills..
op 39 is a masterpiece musically lmao
just because its hard doesn't mean that was the goal, thats just a way to tell the story
hamelin is one of the piano gods
I guess he's pretty good.
The reason he likes Alkan is because everything else is too easy.
@Felis Skalkotris Sorabjitus ok
Lol
@@aakarshitsingh1535 bhai
@@qalaphyll Okay bhai
@@aakarshitsingh1535 no bhai it is not ok, nothing is ok and nothing will ever be ok bhai
dear lord 1:28. what an amazing dynamic change.
1:28
@utubuser10 I actually saw him a few days after you in Greensboro, NC. I also had the good fortune to be part of a group who went for dinner with him afterwards. It turns out that not only is he a phenomenal musician, but he's also a really nice guy.
Alkan everyday is good
@geneimperfect - no doubt there were sacrifices on his part, but don't forget that this is his profession. Just as you or I get up every day and go to work in an office (or wherever), he gets up and practices piano. And I think in Hamelin's case, it's equal parts natural talent and hard work. 99% of people, even if they practice 15 hours a day for years, could probably never play like Hamelin does.
@Mozartstavanger Yes, only you. =)
Alkan appreciated Beethoven and sometimes his pieces are so classical, even hardly romantic, but this happened not too often.
I made a great mistake - after this performance, while looking how "easilly Hamelin pwns this piece", I dared to download the score and start learning. Naive - a vain attempt to approach the great virtuoso... Op. 39 No. 7 rapes me again and again!
I love this Alkan piece; nice to see another performance of it on YT. My favourite is "Alkanian's" versions, esp as he is an amateur. Marc-A H plays it more nicely up to 2 mins, but when those descending arpeggios come in at 2.02, I think Alkanian plays it better - more clearly, because it's ever slightly more slow.
I'd say Hamelin lacks the "cheese" factor of Lang Lang ;-) MAH is light years better.
¡Hermosisima e impresionante sinfonía de Alkan! Muy muy virtuosa y llena de dificultades técnicas. !Me encanta!
@utubuser10 No, he didn't really go into it. One thing I never knew is that he never studied with anyone really famous nor went to any big conservatory. So he's really sort of an anomaly. I did mention to him that his playing inspired me to want to practice more. He told me that he's happy to hear that, since a lot of people tell him his playing makes them want to give up the instrument, which he finds sad.
Excellent! Thank for posting!
I guess they don't call Hamelin a supervirtuoso for nothing, this is incredible o_O
yes it is. I was surprised too, at first. then I realized, who could play with that technique? HAMELIN.
"Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration."
I love how he gets tiny at 1:06
1:06
i met marc the other night in NYC, very nice guy!
Me too! - I'm just sorry I didn't know about him sooner. A living legend. Not many of those around.
Phenomenal technicality
But sloppy in his perfection.
unbelievable clarity!
So, in your opinion, his practice is...
OVER 9000!
@brianCIM
Correct, I have performed on National TV here in Sweden. An amazing experience. Only very few new soloists make it these days though. I wonder how many debutalbums by young classical pianists that were released during 2009? Propably very few.
yeah from 2 minutes up he puts more emotion into it
@OrangeSodaKing Lol because of your pianoworld signature I am here, never heard of Alkan before hahahha
Why wont he record the dang etudes?!
Maybe he can't... =s
I just want to hear Hamelin play the op 35 :(
MrFartyman44 Probably because he's constantly asked to record other things by his label, as well as all the performances he does. I'm sure there's more he'd like to play for sure. Another complete recording of the Op. 35 is due, though.
이한얼 Do you have any evidence to back that up?
It's his interview.
Simply brilliant!
very musical playing
not too "dead" and perfect
the little mistakes keep it alive
very good interpretation
wow how complicated and beautifulit is!
He is real boss
Injung
린정
@SevenCircles yet the elation one feels when one is on stage and has the audience in the palm of their hand is the most euphoric feeling i know. No drug, alcohol, anything compares with it. Even the great clarinet player Artie Shaw, who was married 8 times to BEAUTIFUL women, said, "it's better than sex."
immenso hamelin
La exelencia 🙏💞🇮🇷. 👋👋👋👋👋👋👋❤️😍🎶🎶🎶🎶
GODLIKE CONTRIBUTION !!! THIS IS GRIM
#Amazing !! Thank for sharing! #Piano
the sound is very good for a camrecorder...
i agree with you but he works extremely hard.
@f1f1s
It's very baroque at times too
@1980NewWave You do realize how much the man HAS given up in order to be able to play like that... You literally give your life to play like he does.
@OrangeSodaKing
by what i've heard and seen on youtube, i couldn't imagine it. and the number '111' doesn't refer to 111 sonatas.
nice
@mikejr41387 yes he is. I was terrified to talk to him and sign my program. I just don't do those kind of things. He was so warm and humble when i told him how much I admired his championing of neglected composers. Just a really sweet guy. I always think pianists personalities come out in their playing. Actually i saw him in NY 3 times and as always was so humble and easy-going. Very inspirational pianist. BUT, I am working on the Alkan concerto now and then i think "why bother". he humbled ME!
@Jim341046
Although, I do not think he plays Alkan becayse it is only difficult. It is beautiful music both technically, harmonically, and musically.
Only Hamelin man
Alkan was a genius
Yup
beautiful piece though, and a good interpretation.
This guy is talented! :-)
I know ! He should try to do competitions, he would surely win
@@bloba6969 Who do you think this guy is?? Try and search his name on the internet! After you do that, let’s see if he still needs competitions!
@@MaScalo4508pretty sure he was joking
@@dzordzszs I read this comment after 6 months and I actually wonder how I didn’t understand the joke immediately 😆
Omg...
@1980NewWave ... good deal, you give up everything you own, then play like that, and earn enough to get everything back ...;-) good trick...
I see your point. I think he just takes a deep breath and like the martial arts wizzes, he slows the world down...
@OrangeSodaKing he doesnt, just read some of his interviews. ("naturally lazy", "u'd be suprised how little time i spend on the piano".... etc..)
Anyone know when and where this video was taped, and also what else was on the program? Is there more video from this concert?
@spwvu If you call it a song than you are surely mistaken. :)
@s1earle please don't be so harsh. i have seen many amazing "dreamers" at the National Piano Competition in Washington D.C.
@Frozentoes1 better than Volodos' tonal abilities?
I also agree with you that Hamelin is truly an amazing pianist. But what you're watching is most likely the culmination of hours upon hours of relentless practicing as well a lifetime of playing the piano.
at 16 he was playing transcendental liszt etudes by sight he has a natural talent unbelievable memory and it is a gift no more no less if others had it they would all be pianists
I agree, but then who else could be?
Was this video obtained legally? With Hamelin's knowledge and consent?
I’m jealous.
역시 갓믈랭
@brianCIM
Correct, if you haven´t won any major international competition or have great contacts then chances are that you won´t get a record deal as a solo pianist these days. Piracy is a huge problem for classical music as well.
Yup, I had to get it out on the keyboard. Can't help that I was so good a pianist even Liszt was nervous to play for me and said I have the finest technique he ever saw. ;) ;) This Hamelin guy is ridiculously good, by the way. ;) ;)
Charles-Valentin Alkan Liszt was never nervous lol
@@HilbertXVI hwo do you both know about what lizst felt- stop say things you dont sure about
@@nimrodshefer3649Because Liszt said it out loud and people recorded it in their journals/diaries, as did Delacroix.
Do you think that anything you are ignorant of (who can know Everything!) never happened?!?!
The only one who could exceed the visceral excitement of Hamelin was Raymond Lewenthal. (and maybe Ogden on a good day)
not at all hamelin is better than both
I wanna play like him.........but I'd like to be more emotive....
지린다....
@spwvu Give him a brake! He's a college student! Give him time!
@spwvu Sad as it is, in today's most successful performers i must disagree. Luck is a huge part of it. I know pianists who are AMAZING and they don't get lucrative recording contracts like Hamelin, Kissin, or Volodos. I do agree with your opinion on this performance and respect his courage to play neglected repertoire. I am sure he could play the Rach 3 at the drop of a hat, but he chose a different path and the world is better for that. But talent=sucess. NO. two words. Clang Clang
@Jim341046 ?? So many list pieces are harder. They just don't seem so because so many people play them.
actually no, alkan pieces are harder liszt said so
sam333 Because Liszt wasn't an arrogant fuck
what and alkan was?
sam333 liszt was really nice to other composers and pianists. According to other pianists of their time liszt was the god of technique but alkan could play not as difficult pieces with much more emotion than liszt could. This is really hard but liszt wrote harder pieces, such as the la clochette fantasy. Hope this helps
when they first "met" (they were both preforming) Alkan thought that he appeared like a little kid on the piano compared to Liszt. Liszt though, said that Alkan's technique was better. That doesn't really mean that Liszt said "all his pieces are harder than mine, even the ones I didn't write yet" -.-
Hamelin is better than LANG LANG but lacks the glamour factor
@Mozartstavanger
More Mendelssohnian for me...
Man, this piece is too hard for him.
True, he lacks technique in perfecting his technical achievements.
I like the lack of pianist sway and dreaming - just look at Jorge Bolet, he proves that playing is in the fingers not the face...I once saw a pianist sway too much in performance and fall off the seat, we all laughed, let that be a lesson to all "dreamers".
If he started swaying and throwing in histrionics, he wouldn't be able to play at this tempo with such controlled fury. Not that all the histrionics fits his character anyway, based on our observations.
@@joeya6795 Yes, Mr Hamelin shows off all his speed, agility and technique however lacks what he has missed say from several others, say Egon Petri and even Raymond Lewenthal but alas rhe best performance is that o.f Michael Ponti.
he's touches make a few dull piano sounds...
but i agree many peoples that he's mad movement of fingers
he can plays anything
As far as piano playing goes this is definitely in the highest 0.00... percentiles. The amount of people who could do this beginning to end, not faulting once, is negligibly small.
In short: I fkn quit 😂
Are you sure that this is Marc André Hamelin? He sounds like him... but dosn't look like him (maybe it's the glasses), anyway... Great Piece, Great Pianist, Thanks for the video... 5 stars
Tear this piano up and smoke strips of it on the wall...
:)
@geneimperfect I gave my life to play less well than he does :)
souverän
@Jim341046 Liszt= eaten bread.
Awesome!
[but I pity the piano.]
haha da pilkah getz da trick
>Lukecash12 (1 month ago)
>I admire his technical and tonal touch, but his dynamics are, let's say...monotonous.
??? From pearly to huge...what are you talking about?
Agree, he should perform even technical renditions.
Yes, as always with Hamelin, amazing technique.
I always criticise Hamelin for going too fast, but I don't think his overall tempo here is. But it sounds as if he's doing everything possible at cadence points, rests and anywhere where there is the tiniest relenting in the music, to shave off the seconds, which, for me, doesn't make for a successful piece of MUSIC!
HAHAHAHAHAHA DA MART
well theres always Godowsky, Sorabji......
Vincenzo did a little better in my opinion..... but it is also the recording as well
Amadeus-"oh how shall one say herr direktor? too many notes. just cut a few and it will be perfect- which did you have in mind your majesty?
uh awwnapson, there are as many as required, neither more or less.
@Jim341046
actually, two simple notes would be difficult for hamelin. they would expose his lack of temperament more than a thousand notes would.
muslit Lmao
filmed with a potato
손가락이 ,,
How the fuck is that possible
@Jim341046
in fact. if he played a beethoven sonata it would sound terrible.
I have heard him play numerous Beethoven sonatas, as astoundingly as I have ever heard them played. (And I have heard many pianists play Beethoven, some playing every single sonata.)
Classical music should expand you as a human soul, not turn you into yet another soulless prig who listens to classical music to be "better" than others....
You are a type straight from Central Casting and the world is littered with others just like you. Your responses - you all as a type - could be a diagnosis in psychology textbooks, they are that consistent.
It's not too late for you, though!
I admire his technical and tonal touch, but his dynamics are, let's say...monotonous.