Marc-André Hamelin performs Liszt: Petrarch Sonnet No. 123

See Mr. Hamelin at 92Y on Jan 30, 2013, for a concert BBC Magazine named one of the "very best concerts" in North America happening this month! www.92y.org/Upt...

[@donaldallen1771]

Incredibly beautiful. Another example of Mr. Hamelin combining his intelligence, musicality and instrumental mastery to produce a performance that I don't think can be surpassed.

[@donkgated8074]

We're told there's never perfection in art. Well, this is just so beautiful - if it isn't perfect, it's definitely not Mr Hamelin's fault!

[@marychristinedavies]

Mr Mamelin has captured the piece exactly, beautiful playing. I am now going to learn this piece even if it takes me the rest of my life.

[@rubenseam]

I've just got myself liszt's 2nd year of pilgramage from amazon. I'll let you know if I get to play this piece someday. It's is one of my favorite, along with canzonetta del salvator rosa. Happy holidays! :)

[@timward276]

6 years later: did you manage to learn it? It's manageable in difficulty, as are most of the pieces in the 2nd Années de Pilgrimage (except for the Dante Fantasia!)

[@marychristinedavies]

@@timward276 almost there!

[@solverofcubes]

Mamelin 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mcmilld1]

Mendelssohn - 4 Songs without words Donizetti/Liszt - Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor Schubert/Liszt - Standchen and Ave Maria Liszt - Hexameron Liszt - 3 Petrarch Sonnets Liszt - Venezia e Napoli It was a huge concert. He also played 2 encores: his own lullaby for the left hand and Debussy's Fireworks. The Y broadcast the first half and the 2 encores as part of a WNYC radio series last year. Not sure if they're still available, but a Google search might yield something...

[@BibleChapters175]

Lovely music and he played it to perfection, I could listen to this all day

[@mcmilld1]

I was at this concert. Phenomenal performances by a phenomenal pianist. Post more, please!!!

[@marie-francehily8336]

Magnifique pianiste.

[@natia56]

powerful performance.

[@Felix_Li_En]

Sure!! Thank you :)

[@danubiacruz4921]

Maravilhoso!!!

[@Felix_Li_En]

He had also played Hexameron in this concert!? I want to see that!!!

[@GregLile]

I was fortunate enough to be in attendance. It was stunning.

[@Selphyri]

omg he is so amazing..........:(

[@macejko919]

@Raymondbl thaank you!

[@carmen6169]

Genio. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🇮🇷❤️

[@carmen6169]

El Soneto de Petrarca. ( Gran dificultad ). 🙏💞🇮🇷 ✅💯. 🤩🖐️

[@ReturnOfTheStienway]

I had no idea he played the Hexameron....!!! Wish I could have been there....!

[@javierrodriguezpozo3380]

I don’t understaaaand! All the versions I hear are like this, but in my piano sheet there is a part (the sixth compass or however it is said in English) in which the chords are 5 notes played as arpegiatto, and then in the eighth compass there is a passage which goes through like through three octaves and finishes with a trino. And then, when the main theme starts, it isn’t chords as in here, but 6 notes arpegiattos

[@gergelykiss]

Liszt made two versions of the piano solo arrangement of the Petrarca Sonnets - you have the first version, but everyone plays the second version. So there is nothing wrong with your sheet music and nothing wrong with Hamelin. :) You just have different versions by Liszt.

[@eternalclassicsbrothers9636]

I just recorded the other version :)

[@solverofcubes]

Amazing. I just can't say anything.

[@Felix_Li_En]

I want to hear and watch his performance of Ave Maria after I watch Cyprien Katsaris' playing...

[@macejko919]

does anybody know where can i download free sheets of this piece?

[@jonashasageremtkjrjensen]

Imslp. 8 years late but whatever

[@altaiaurelius]

IMSLP hahahshahsh

[@kylechen9185]

Does anybody know any other good performers of this piece? Thanks

[@melefth]

Sofronitski played these often. Lots of old Melodiya recordings, studio and live

[@biggreenlzrd]

Jorge Bolet does all three of them quite well

[@barbaraholland7630]

alexis "Sigi Weissenberg" to me the best of all

[@BarbouTsalada]

Claudio Arrau

[@Felix_Li_En]

Yeah! "Listening" is enough!! So you have them?

[@bennemann]

There is a vinyl-like hiss going on throughout the whole audio. Very unfortunate.

[@carmen6169]

Pianista Marc Andre Lomelín.