Hamelin plays the Allegretto Alla Barbaresca from Alkan's "Concerto for Solo Piano" I know, the video quality isn't great... I think this might be a live concert from Japan. Anyhoo.. enjoy.
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@mahler15114 жыл бұрын
When Hamelin plays Alkan he embodies everything a pianist should aspire to.
@emperor1e2 ай бұрын
If a regular pianist aspires for this they’ll lose their mind.
@paolohudson16 жыл бұрын
I just saw Marc Andre Hamelin perform live in a small town outside of Montreal and let me tell you, I have never realized how great a musician this man really is until now. He performed Berg's Sonata Op. 1, Chopin's b flat minor sonata, and this piece. Everybody should see him perform because it's very different from KZbin. He is incredible. He poured his entire energy into each and every piece and blew everybody off their seats, not because of virtuosity, but because of pure musicianship.
@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin6 жыл бұрын
Dec. 14, 2017: 20th anniversary of birth of this legendary performance!
@coda39064 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!!
@aakarshitsingh15353 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Jandy_grass3 жыл бұрын
정말 멋있는 연주이죠 ㅎㅎ
@ryzikx2 жыл бұрын
i am seeing you everywhere now that i've been looking at difficult piano videos...
@bosu37 Жыл бұрын
This recording remastered would be so perfect. His studio recording of the Concerto is one of the best I've heard, but this is so much more bombastic, unrestrained, and that concert hall voicing is phenomenal.
@theclassicalarchive Жыл бұрын
@Aldo Mendoza any ideas where I can find it
@jackcurley1591 Жыл бұрын
@@aldomendoza505I’d pay big money for that house recording… but really, this needs to be remastered at some point. Greatest recording of the finale (bar none), and possibly the most virtuosic piano performance of all time. Hamelin at his peak was something else
@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin Жыл бұрын
@@aldomendoza505Recently "Classical Pianists" uploaded a remastered (HYPOTHETICAL) version of this performance - is this what you mentioned?
@fabiopalma44296 жыл бұрын
There's really no one playing this like this man. Beast mode.
@Montu-pc5gp3 жыл бұрын
3:17 ~3:20 he is feeling the beat
@erickfreitas65772 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@juicedelemon2 жыл бұрын
does he do this often? I'm blind.
@llxie7815 жыл бұрын
Wow, I believe even Alkan himself would be amazed if he will be able to hear Hamelin's interpretation.
@Jim3410467 жыл бұрын
I've listened to a lot of ravel, liszt and others and you are currently listening to the most technically accomplished piano performance so far recorded on youtube. MAH is a not 'super-virtuosi' for no reason..
@noelnurtomo49647 жыл бұрын
James Rose and can you tell me the video recording version of that-ravel-liszt-etc you had heard? do you have a problem with classical video recording on youtube?
@erickfreitas65774 жыл бұрын
no. super-virtuosi are you, James, of course.
@tomekkobialka8 жыл бұрын
This performance never ceases to amaze me...I mean, how the HELL does he do that hand-hopping magic at 0:44? How is that physically possible??!!
@Jim3410468 жыл бұрын
Me too. There are certain piano performances on KZbin where people ask "Wow that must be impossible?" and they get the response - "No I can play that!". That doesn't happen with this piece - at least not from creditable sources. Btw I love your channel thank you.
@maulcs7 жыл бұрын
I don't see what's amazing about that particular spot, to be honest
@blackkeys007 жыл бұрын
I think he abuses muscle memory, he has big hands for these 9th and there's a way to play this passage by focusing on the chords in the strong beat then using muscle memory to copy it an octave lower, that's what he dd imo.
@patrickhines43436 жыл бұрын
Seriously, he's the master hand-weaver... I have never seen anything like his skills... complete confidence and passionate joining of his soul to that instrument
@p-y82104 жыл бұрын
@@maulcs try play it at his tempo up until that part lmao
@patricklindley440210 жыл бұрын
Hamelin is one of the greatest musicians in history!
@aakarshitsingh15353 жыл бұрын
I agree
@stephenarnold63592 жыл бұрын
This is typical of today's trend to overrate executants at the expense of creators. Composers should always count for less than players (I know MH composes but he he would rate himself as very minor). And particularly Americans have an absolute obsession with mere technique (as is fitting for a mechanical civilisation)
@marksmith39475 ай бұрын
@@stephenarnold6359what a typical bitter knee jerk negative comment. This performance is incredible in every way. If you like Alkan this is for you
@Montu-pc5gp3 жыл бұрын
I was introduced to Alkan by this performance.
@OriginalBasaliskos14 жыл бұрын
Alkan, you madman. Thanks for composing things only less than 1% of pianists can actually play.
@patrickhines43438 жыл бұрын
This guy is... just... unbelievably good. This is the most glorious performance of the 3rd movement of this Alkan piece I've ever heard. I just wish the video and sound were of better quality!
@inuush4 жыл бұрын
Imagine watching Hamelin play live...
@philou14674 жыл бұрын
Imagine you ARE Hamelin
@Medtszkowski Жыл бұрын
I will in october
@JoePatrych Жыл бұрын
Done that more than 100 times……
@paulturtle9214 жыл бұрын
Everyone start sharing this video on whatever social network you can get your hands on. I have NO IDEA why this video has less than 100k views, it most certainly deserves 100 million. Hamelin is the best pianist alive.
@juicedelemon2 жыл бұрын
after 11 years, i have 23k... this is real music. pop music isn't real.
@zswu31416 Жыл бұрын
@@juicedelemon pop music is not music, its a poem with musical accompaniment
@ironspokes15 жыл бұрын
no matter how one hears this. this dude is GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! just listen to it for what it IS and NOT for what ya want it to be.
@christophera15206 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing to watch.. He is my favourite pianist by far.
@fishwithoutwings14 жыл бұрын
This is a true virtuoso. Playing the music of possibly the best piano virtuoso of all time. It's really a shame that Alkan's music is so little known by the general public today... I just don't understand why.
@nihilistlemon1995 Жыл бұрын
Coz it is ugly
@Medtszkowski Жыл бұрын
because of the world we live in
@TheAtma15 жыл бұрын
I met Hamelin in Santa Fe last month. Great performance. Debussy, Berg, and Alkan. It was a great performance, and he's such a kind and modest person.
@MegaBubble Жыл бұрын
wow, beyond amazing. I'm glad I got to see him several years ago
@MegaBubble Жыл бұрын
also, how in the heck do you remember all of it? must be a strong muscle memory and brain power :P
@hooooooman14 жыл бұрын
When you factor in the repertiore, skill, stamina, speed, control, touch, creativity, flawlessness, showmanship, delivery of passion, music, and making it all look easy.....it is possible that this guy is the greatest, or at least one of the greatist pianist of ALL TIME. Of course I can't prove that, but it seems very likely. WOW!!!!
@morganmartinez84203 жыл бұрын
To me he is the greatest pianist alive.
@reformedpresbyterianpulpit67454 жыл бұрын
This performance of Alkan is the greatest I have ever seen. Hamelin joins with the instrument and they become one.
@MikeDial16 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I try to learn something every day of my life, but even after all these years to find not only an artist, but a great composer that I never heard of before is a joy. It shows that there's probably more to look forward to.
@f1f1s15 жыл бұрын
He is so precise! How can he maintain such a multiplicity with so much calmness? Just watch some difficult piano pieces by Richter, Argerich, Cziffra - all of them waved hands and looked fully inside the piece. Horowitz used to have looked a bit 'distracted and detached', but still strained at fast parts. And only Hamelin manages to look 100 % calm and relaxed, even when hitting faraway octaves. 3:15 - 3:20 - hilarious body dance! =D Such a comprehensively genial person! Thanks for posting!
@dcs00212 жыл бұрын
This is genius way beyond my comprehension. How could any mere mortal compose such a gigantic sound? How could any mere mortal sit at a piano and make it sound like that? This composition is so unrelentingly intense that I think even hardened metal-heads would really dig it. In addition to being a virtuoso on the piano, Hamelin is also an elite, Olympic-class athlete. His forearms must look like Popeye's under those sleeves!
@tomekkobialka15 жыл бұрын
No-one plays, and will ever play, like Hamelin!
@Cryseris3 жыл бұрын
Alkan:
@smopoo9 жыл бұрын
Holy balls! I wouldnt be surprised if he burst into flames halfway through this!
@tomyoarrete30604 жыл бұрын
pas de mots pour qualifier une telle interprétation, quelle merveille!!!
@fazliddinerkaboyev6568 Жыл бұрын
3:17 I've never seen Hamelin dance.
@JustAnotherPersonWhoPlaysPiano26 күн бұрын
Same here xd
@jackcurley15913 жыл бұрын
Probably the most technically impressive live recording of all time. Hamelin’s goated
@HooksGambit16 жыл бұрын
The fact that a human beying can play this music, let alone bring it to live, is astounding. I am going to work as hard on the piano as I can because of performances like this...
@ryguillian12 жыл бұрын
Alkan himself could not have played this piece better, because you can’t play better than perfect.
@AlkanLove6 ай бұрын
当時のベルトゥオーゾで名を馳せていたピアニストが自分の曲を完璧に弾けないはずがありません
@trigalg69315 жыл бұрын
Lol, I just noticed that at around 7:20 Hamelin actually looks like he is putting a lot of effort into it. I have NEVER seen that.
@Rheostatik14 жыл бұрын
I love watching Hamelin play. He makes everything look so easy, and doesn't move much, unlike a lot of others...reminds me of Horowitz. When his body does move, you know it's a really intense moment and makes the music that much more impressive. Kind of like a world class conductor who understands the art of showmanship. The passage at 7:14 is the first time I've seen him actually look like he's struggling...amazing!
@PeterDobbinga12 жыл бұрын
This is truelly an amazing performance. He really playes it in a 'vivace' way. I love the way he plays this incredible difficult piece!
@Jim34104614 жыл бұрын
Yes, I love the Hamelin studio recording as well - but it's also great to watch him playing - those hands are magical.
@arc2715 жыл бұрын
I would pay GOOD money to see this guy perform live.
@Medtszkowski Жыл бұрын
Sadly he doesn’t play this stuff anymore 😢😢😢😢
@MrMauroLoca11 жыл бұрын
No, this is the third movement of Alkan's Concerto for solo piano, op.39 no.10, The Symphony is made of nos. 4-7.
@andusriuttus17 жыл бұрын
Alkans work is some of the most intricate and technical pieces for piano I have ever heard. For some reason I doubt that anyone who leaves any criticism on this page really knows anything about music theory or technique.
@clhui18 жыл бұрын
Who cares about the video quality?! His a virtuoso pianist.. Thanks for putting this on!
@thunder190915 жыл бұрын
Huh, such a catchy melody too, got that stuck in my head now =P.
@patrickhines43434 жыл бұрын
I think this is exactly what Alkan himself had in mind with this movement. Absolutely ferocious in its difficulty. Hamelin makes it look effortless.
@BrunoCt8614 жыл бұрын
Beyond Virtuosity ! ! !
@ChesterFanningChorno14 жыл бұрын
If 99% of Canadians haven't heard him, I gather that 99.999% of Americans havent heard of him. To me, Hamelin is already enshrined as one of the greatest pianists of the 21st Century. This is "sick" playing and I watch, listen and try to keep my mouth closed.
@Rheostatik14 жыл бұрын
@cslewis623 I suppose his name is known to the people of Quebec. In other provinces, though, he's far from a celebrity unless you yourself play piano, or are generally a classical enthusiast.
@Xyriak2 жыл бұрын
Spectacular playing of Alkan
@Rheostatik14 жыл бұрын
This entire recital was just ridiculous. Considering the scope of the repertoire, and how well he pulled it all off, Hamelin really should be in the running for the next "Wonder of the World". By far the most talented Canadian since Glenn Gould, yet sadly 99% of Canadians have never heard of him. Regardless, he's doing our nation (and of course his province) proud!
@Jim34104613 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best renditions of our era.
@TripleRhu14 жыл бұрын
Want to know how scary hamelin is? he opened the music, and decided to play it.
@Jim34104615 жыл бұрын
I would say Hamelin is probably the best Pianist alive today. Even when he plays the hardest pieces ever written he still looks like he's got 'more in the tank'.
@Medtszkowski Жыл бұрын
Lmao yes!!!
@PawelAlbinski15 жыл бұрын
Hamelin is an incomprehensible master!
@pelegrino7912 жыл бұрын
Charles Valentn would be very plaesed to hear his music played like this !
@Jim34104615 жыл бұрын
Yes I love his 'doing the chicken' bit at 3.15 too! From about 7 mins he simply destroys the opposition with speed, timing and precision that is unmatched in the world today.
@terryregnar17 жыл бұрын
Hamelin does take Alkan's metronome markings seriously (SEE HIS CD RECORDED VERSION), in concerts he lets everythiing go which is interesting and refreshing, and he is the best pianist alive no doubt about it
@Flayzerannyx16 жыл бұрын
For those who HAVE tried to look into his musicality and have not found beauty, I hope you'd take a second try. Alkan does have a style of short motifs and bursts, which may sound like random bangings, but looking at the bigger picture I do find beauty in his virtuoso works. For those who are more concerned about complexity of chord progressions defining musical depth, I must say while good command of complex harmony does entail musical depth, good music does not necessarily need complex harmony
@Jim34104615 жыл бұрын
I am so honoured to see this. From about 7.15 onwards it is just a biblical performance. I would love to meet this man. I know he misses a few notes but that is just proof that this is real! My God he is fast. Watch how he tucks his fifth finger under his forth all the time. Run of the mill for a Virtuoso but actually very tricky especially if you need to give particular notes an accent.
@rheech1234 жыл бұрын
while listening his recordings this popped up among recommendations. it's even faster than the recording...... inhumane speed..!ff
@smopoo15 жыл бұрын
Nothing short of Astounding.
@naiadeforta14 жыл бұрын
Have seen M.A.H. live in Holland and he made one hell of an impression on me. As to Alkan, there are composers who chose to stay out of the sight of the public but who wrote pretty damn good music!
@erwinschonfeld89759 жыл бұрын
genius!
@javascriptkiddie2718Ай бұрын
1:54 man is a machine!!
@csm0-3 жыл бұрын
6:12
@CarlosRicovslosmolinosdeviento10 жыл бұрын
What a "finger teaser". Marc is out of this world
@TwelfthRoot215 жыл бұрын
I can't even comprehend how much talent Hamelin has. Rubinstein and Horowitz are so far above my talent level, but at least I can somewhat understand and follow their talent. As for Hamelin, I'm just lost. He's by far the most technically advanced pianist I've ever seen live or in recording...............
@brianandrewleahy117 жыл бұрын
There is a Dover edtion of the score which was released about 5 years ago. it contains this, the symphony, and le festin d'esope. very easy to obtain. marc-andre hamelin does the forward and introduction. i also have the original scores which were printed in france but they are a fortune. try amazon or sheetmusicplus for the dover edition.
@nithyan115 жыл бұрын
Can always count on Alkan videos to bring out the youtube "music critics"
@davealkan17 жыл бұрын
"This guy surely never heard of the beautiful simplicity of just a few notes at a time" Very definately not true. Listen to the preludes, but particularly the Esquisses, an amazing, sparkling set of minature gems.
@anonymousQ4514 жыл бұрын
every theme is incredible and the variations are genius but in form it seems more like an etude op with several variations. still i cant get enough of the variations at 7:03 - 7:30 and how the main theme is brought back in a dif key. definitely a great masterpiece
@Waldszenen15 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Marc-Andre Hamelin possesses the most gifted technique of any pianist today.
@jamesmayhew2538 Жыл бұрын
how about Katsaris
@patricknyman72710 ай бұрын
@@jamesmayhew2538Katsaris is insane as well, but Hamelin makes pretty much every piece look so easy, his fingers are so unencumbered looking.
@Jim34104615 жыл бұрын
I don't know what's wrong with me but I am obsessed with this piece of music. The last time I felt like this was when I heard Rach's second for the first time but in many ways this is even better. Everytime I listen I find something new I like about it. It is a treasure trove of technique, contrast, emotion and downright brilliance. Those chords at 7.28 to 7.35 are a piano equivalent of a nuclear bomb! I can almost see smoke coming off that Piano as he bows!
@fireballtw14 жыл бұрын
Amazing...incredible
@optimusito17 жыл бұрын
Stop saying stupid thigs pla, just dont pay attention to tchnique and just hear... its just perfect. Hamelin is a genious.
@jrbcd16 жыл бұрын
A great piece! A great performance! Marc is my American idol. Let's recognize genius folks. This is it!!
@stefanbernhard27103 жыл бұрын
He's Canadian 😀
@mtr36916 жыл бұрын
Mr. Hamelin is a fine performer of any composer, including his own work. Anyone who has seen him in person, as I have, or has been privilaged to own his recordings (I do) knows that his musicianship is without parallel. Obviously Beethoven is included in his repetiore; he chooses to share Alkan with us because he his moved by the composer's wit, skill, sensitivity and (above all) musical genius. These are all of the attributes that Beethoven posseses.
@zkool515 жыл бұрын
I don't know exactly when this video was made (the video poster might have an answer). I'm sure his playing is more refined now. Too bad there are too few pianists who've recorded this. Then again, it's such a monumentally daunting task that I'd still applaud their efforts.
@nayrseyah16583 жыл бұрын
God he plays this so fucking fast.
@FirewoodEnjoyer6912 жыл бұрын
This might sound like a random thought but. I have no idea how the pianos of alkans time could withstand such a piece of music back then... I'm sure even With this steinway Hamelin was playing on was getting close to breaking a string or two lol.
@amaliasafonova58484 жыл бұрын
Jordan Scott lol
@CJdude222 жыл бұрын
I bought the whole piano, so I'm going to use the WHOLE PIANO....including the part that is carefully hidden in an alternate dimension.
@vodkat07 Жыл бұрын
What's more impressive is that he played this on a rotating bench💀
@sharkpetite832511 жыл бұрын
52 ans! vivid!
@gratiano_sig11 жыл бұрын
I'll settle this! Alkan's original tempo mark is 100 bpm, and in this recording Hamelin is clipping along at 110-130 bpm. HOWEVER, Hamelin has another recording closer to the original tempo mark: /watch?v=3HOQpwzU-IU Better audio quality, too.
@mikelonneke1844 Жыл бұрын
This guy plays real good. Did he take lessons? There are a lot of ads on the Innernet that promise you can play like this in just a few munce. I have about another month to go. I just use the white keys for now. .
@f1f1s14 жыл бұрын
@anonymousQ45 Yes, correct, it is an etude Opus 39 No. 10. Alkan knew his music was devilishly exhausting for the pianist and the value of his music is 'greater than or equal to a masterpiece'. But he also had a perfect sense of humour; he laughes at us when he says, "I composed nothing more than just an etude, just a bit corcerto-ish, never mind". =)
@xXNickPXx16 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you. I find it ridiculous people would ever call Alkan "empty music." That's just fucking preposterous - no nicer way to put it. I love his work.
@Flayzerannyx16 жыл бұрын
My POV is that Alkan might be striving for a more raw form of beauty, rather than an abstract form - raw being manifested in the endless variety of performance elements built on relatively simple chords. He capitalised on the resource that he was so blessed to have FULL access to, that is technique and ways of playing a tune. Of course my argument might be wrong, but I hope it presents another way of looking at virtuosity for all those haters of 'showing off'-virtuosity out there.
@Scherzo56716 жыл бұрын
liszt said that the only time he was nervous when performing was when Alkan was in the audience.
@AliceInDarkness1903 жыл бұрын
I can see why
@Sqrat77816 жыл бұрын
amazing..
@thefeintinggoat18 жыл бұрын
hah! another Whalen whos' an Alkan fan! Jared Whalen here, and I would love to see that as well.
@Naltino13 жыл бұрын
Hamlin is the most underrated pianist in history. He (along with Kissin and Argerich) has the greatest technique in the world today.
@Medtszkowski Жыл бұрын
Kissin sucks
@Naltino Жыл бұрын
@@Medtszkowski I’d love to see your videos to compare you to Kissin.
@Medtszkowski Жыл бұрын
@@Naltino I’m 15 dude. Kissin is the most detached interpreter and musician out there.
@patricknyman72710 ай бұрын
Young Kissin had phenomenal technique like in Fuex Follets, but I feel like he doesn’t have the same precision today and his interpretations are kind of weird. His Liszt and Chopin are best I’d say.
@TheJuanitoPianist13 жыл бұрын
HAMELIN IS THE BEST PIANIST ON: ALKÁN, CHOPIN-GODOWSKY, LISZT AND SCRIABIN AWAY. A DEEP AND DELICATE SOUND.
@f1f1s13 жыл бұрын
@muserik You should come up to them and ask not about [mark andre amlen], but about [mark endru khe-me-lin] (in the manner of that filthy Grammy announcer, consult the search for 'hamelin grammy'). As a consequence, you should get the same 99 %, he-he...
@Flayzerannyx16 жыл бұрын
After reading alot of comments about alkan's emptiness, i'd like to present my view. I feel that virtuoso writing is just another way of expressing your music especially if you have the ability to execute the music you've written. Such is the case for Liszt, Alkan, Thalberg and the likes - these virtuoso elements are present in their music because they can execute it themselves, and thus chose to use them to achieve the musical EFFECT that they desire.
@MikeDial15 жыл бұрын
You got me on the title of this piece; this is the first I've ever heard of Alkan or Hamelin. Anyone?
@trigalg69316 жыл бұрын
For most very difficult pieces, they are hard not because the composer intended them to be, but because the composer wanted to achieve a desired effect. The technical difficulties are a side effect in a way.
@Yamsareverytasty15 жыл бұрын
We must bear in mind this is the final movement of this hour-long piece, an extremely tough hour of some of the hardest piano music.
@cloudftw9313 жыл бұрын
This just reminded me how shit I am :(
@philou14674 жыл бұрын
Hahah don't look down yourself
@Monke_VR687918 жыл бұрын
Hamelin's the best.
@majic8214 жыл бұрын
wooooow
@naxolobo14 жыл бұрын
increible, maravillozo
@AmalgamOfMeat13 жыл бұрын
@fishwithoutwings It's not well known because so very few pianists can even play it, let alone play it to an audience.