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Marc-André Hamelin is a noted pianistic dazzler, but what he does in Kaleidoscope is sheer delight. Twenty piano miniatures, some never previously recorded and all relatively unknown, may sound as indigestibly rich as a concert of encores, but Hamelin has chosen and arranged them with such care that they slip down like fine champagne. There are real curiosities here, notably Offenbach's tune, which became the hymn of the American marines, and Felix Blumenfeld's study for solo left hand, which has an extraordinarily spacious grace. And there are some marvellous jokes, including one of Hamelin's own homages
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Marc-André Hamelin is a noted pianistic dazzler, but what he does in Kaleidoscope is sheer delight. Twenty piano miniatures, some never previously recorded and all relatively unknown, may sound as indigestibly rich as a concert of encores, but Hamelin has chosen and arranged them with such care that they slip down like fine champagne. There are real curiosities here, notably Offenbach's tune, which became the hymn of the American marines, and Felix Blumenfeld's study for solo left hand, which has an extraordinarily spacious grace. And there are some marvellous jokes, including one of Hamelin's own homages to Scarlatti, which comes equipped with all the Scarlatti mannerisms but stands them wickedly askew. There is also great beauty here--viz Moszkowski's Chopinesque Etude in A Flat Major and Josef Hofmann's Kaleidoscop Op. 40 No. 4, whose fistfuls of notes are brandished with pearly brilliance. Everything on this irresistible CD has wit and charm: you listen with a smile on your face.--Michael Church
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Manufacturer: Hyperion
Release date: 19 November 2001
EAN: 0034571172750 UPC: 034571172750
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