Marc-Andre Hamelin - Beethoven: Hammerklavier (CD)

The transcendental difficulties of Beethoven's Hammerklavier sonata will always deter all but the greatest pianists of the day, with only a select few able to master it's formidable musical, emotional and technical challenges. Marc-André Hamelin is of course very much of their number, and his performance-one which relishes all the work's glory and grandeur-is simply stupendous.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major 'Hammerklavier', Op.106 I. Allegro
2. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major 'Hammerklavier', Op.106 II. Scherzo: Assai Vivace - Presto
3. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major 'Hammerklavier', Op.106 III. Adagio Sostenuto, Appassionato E Con Molto Sentimento
4. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in B Flat Major 'Hammerklavier', Op.106 IV. Largo - Allegro - Allegro Risoluto
5. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op.2 No.3 I. Allegro Con Brio
6. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op.2 No.3 II. Adagio
7. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op.2 No.3 III. Scherzo: Allegro
8. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C Major, Op.2 No.3 IV. Allegro Assai