Since you are interested in Iberia, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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 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) |
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... |
MAX REGER
Reger: Piano Music Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE |
VILLA-LOBOS
Piano Music Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jul/2000 ] 'Magnificent. Easily the most sophisticated Villa-Lobos piano disc currently in the catalogue' (International Record Review) |
SCHUMANN
Piano Music (Incls Piano Sonata No 2, Fantasie in C major & Etudes symphoniques) Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 24/Feb/2001 ] "A dazzling technician fuses technical dexterity and poetry to compelling effect." Gramophone May 2001 |
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... |