from Schumann: Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, Papillons (CDA67120) 1 Des Abends [5'18] 28 minutes 51 seconds 8 tracks2 Aufschwung [3'24] 3 Warum? [3'01] 4 Grillen [3'12] 5 In der Nacht [4'24] 6 Fabel [2'43] 7 Traumes Wirren [2'21] 8 Ende vom Lied [4'28] ‘This is Hamelin's second Schumann recital for Hyperion. Once again, for the most part, there is a reassuring sense of a pianist expanding his poetic horizons as well as his legendary mastery’ (Gramop ... ‘Hamelin's combination of fleet-fingered delicacy and compelling drive suit Schumann's aesthetic ideally; but best of all is his gleeful sense of story-telling … the excellent sound-quality has a ... ‘Marc-André Hamelin's refreshingly robust yet subtle, crystalline playing does justice to both sides of the composer's strange personality, the passionate Florestan and the dreamer Eusebius’ (The Sund ... |