 | from Schumann: Carnaval, Fantasiestücke, Papillons (CDA67120) 1 Préambule: Quasi maestoso [2'21] 29 minutes 35 seconds 21 tracks2 Pierrot: Moderato [1'49] 3 Arlequin: Vivo [1'05] 4 Valse noble: Un poco maestoso [1'30] 5 Eusebius: Adagio [2'09] 6 Florestan: Passionato [0'58] 7 Coquette: Vivo [1'35] 8 Réplique: L'istesso tempo – Sphinxes [0'53] 9 Papillons: Prestissimo [0'41] 10 ASCH–SCHA (Lettres dansantes): Presto [0'49] 11 Chiarina: Passionato [1'52] 12 Chopin: Agitato [1'04] 13 Estrella: Con affetto [0'25] 14 Reconnaissance: Animato [1'39] 15 Pantalon et Colombine: Presto [0'54] 16 Valse allemande: Molto vivace [0'53] 17 Paganini (Intermezzo): Presto [1'35] 18 Aveu: Passionato [1'06] 19 Promenade: Comodo [2'25] 20 Pause: Vivo [0'17] 21 Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins: Non allegro [3'35] ‘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 ... |