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- Tom Huizenga | January 12, 2023
Marc-André Hamelin has a marvelous, curious mind. While we chatted before his Tiny Desk concert, he snooped around the CD shelves near my desk, commenting on a few rarities and sharing his own eclectic tastes, including a crazy TH-cam mashup of all 15 Shostakovich symphonies stacked on top of each other.
The Boston-based Montreal native is regarded as one of his generation’s most technically astounding pianists, but he’s no empty virtuoso. His interpretations are probing, precise and warm - keen to bring out humor when necessary. He routinely performs the world’s most treacherous repertoire with his characteristic ease. I’ve witnessed him practically reduce a concert grand to matchsticks, and I’ve heard him tenderly caress a late Schubert sonata.
Hamelin’s colossal breadth of repertoire is on display in this smart set of pieces. He begins in the 18th century with the off-kilter antics of C.P.E. Bach - a rondo that stops, starts and swerves with the spirit of improvisation. His limpid rendition of William Bolcom’s “Graceful Ghost Rag” (from 1970) emphasizes the bittersweet harmonies with unhurried elegance.
Hamelin saves the rock and roll for last - a piece of his own based on what he calls “possibly the oldest popular song in existence.” Filtered through his lightning-fast fingers, the medieval tune “L’homme armé” struts mischievously, cascades swiftly and expands to a thunderhead of glorious sound.
SET LIST:
C.P.E. Bach: Rondo in C Minor
William Bolcom: “Graceful Ghost Rag”
Marc-André Hamelin: Toccata on “L’homme armé”
MUSICIANS
Marc-André Hamelin: piano
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Tom Huizenga
Director: Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Editor: Sofia Seidel
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Sofia Seidel
Audio Assistant: Kwesi Lee
Production Assistant: Jill Britton
Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer, Teresa Xie
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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Why post this on a Marc-Andre Hamelin video? 🤣 I can assure you that none of us care about "Megan Thee Stallion" 🤮
@@kingconcerto5860 literally. that comment was disgusting
Was this intended for a different video? Looks like an error
@@kingconcerto5860 I happen to enjoy both Marc-Andre Hamelin and Megan Thee Stallion lol. I'm certainly in the minority, but it is possible to like both at once 👍
WAP 4 EVR!
Hamelin in a Tiny Desk concert. Life is truly unpredictable.
Podría un niño llegar a tocar así ?
él era un niño antes..
@@antonymendoza4285
Amazing playing, rivaled only by that amazing sweater
I too am coveting the sweater!
Shoutout to the sound team! The piano is SO crisp!
I agree.Often standup pianos sounds(saloon piano)this do not.
My very first thought in the first seconds of the video was: Man! What a wonderful (stereo) sound! And this play!
It makes listening a pure pleasure.
lower notes are clearly out of tune. Bah......
A little too crisp for my taste. Especially some of the higher notes.
@@Marklar3 Agreed. We're in snare drum territory in some registers.
The precision is insane. Gets exactly as much sound out of each key as he wants.
Muitos anos tocando, muitas obras passaram pelas mãos desse cara.
He's the greatest pianist of all time... That we have recordings of anyway. =)
@@patrickmeyer2598 I agree 100%.
Lifetimes of music have passed through this man’s fingers. Composers nobody’s heard of. Pieces only a handful of people could play with competency. And he’s far from finished. Unparalleled. So humble, down to earth.
We are SO lucky to have the amazing Marc-André Hamelin on the piano faculty at NEC! His talent is unmatched!
Shut up
holy sht NEC have a youtube channel?!
@@snorefest1621 It's an annoyingly "woke" channel, unfortunately. They seem to be hyper-focused on promoting performers who are either women or minorities, just because they're women or minorities. It's not exactly surprising in this era that we're living in though. It truly is a sad reality.
@@kingconcerto5860 ok boomer (i study at NEC). Remember not everything is white intellectual men lol
Nippon Electric Company produced most of the computer series in Japan in the 90s. I am glad so see they are still around and investing in music.
The upright piano sounds like a fortepiano, perfect for the CPE Bach Rondo…. Smart repertoire!!
I’ve never heard a ragtime song move me like this - it’s heavenly
I'm so happy that this is bringing William Bolcom to more people. One of my favorite albums of all time is Spencer Myer's 2017 Bolcom album. I especially recommend listening to Dream Shadows and The Garden of Eden.
"Bravo"
It’s always been one of my favorites and it usually makes me cry. Marc’s rendition is pretty much the best I’ve heard. It doesn’t get better.
Heavenly is a perfect descriptor.
Its hauntingly beautiful
His artistic use of silence is unmatched!
He has been the most technically brilliant and champion of unknown composers for decades.
Long live Marc Andre Hamelin.
He has unbelievable finger control and technique. Only very few world-class pianists can play at this level.
E.g. Sokolow
@@balazsvitalyos9140 Yes, Sokolow. and Kissin. (though both can't play Kapustin, but Marc André Hamelin can!)
@@jazzenthusiast4353 👍
My favorite is Krystian Zimerman amongst the others listed in this thread
Peter Jablonski
00:00 C.P.E. Bach: Rondo in C Minor
07:02 William Bolcom: “Graceful Ghost Rag”
13:40 Marc-André Hamelin: Toccata on “L’homme armé”
He played Bolcom's "Graceful Ghost Rag" as an encore when I saw him perform the Paul Dukas Piano Sonata.
@@kingconcerto5860 That rag is played just amazingly beautiful. What a great feel.
cheers mush
Thank you for the track listing ;)
this environment is so warm and cozy. his loose sweater (looks so comfy!), the music, the shelves behind him filled to the brim... feels like walking into a very cool, intelligent uncle's house and listening to him play in his living room. absolutely great! so pleasant!
Came for the piano, stayed for the sweater ❤️ Beautiful performance. Thank you!
Gotta say... -baroque- classical on an upright piano is... crisp 😫👌🏾 seems we don't often get professional recordings of classical music by professional classical musicians playing upright piano very often... this needs to change
Vikingur Olafsson's latest was recorded on both upright and grand pianos. Worth checking out and contrasting both versions.
This tiny desk is fantastic. Wow. Merci tellement Marc-André de partager cette belle musique.
It has such a precise sound! Like if a grand piano is a fountain pen, an upright is a typewriter. It absolutely suits the nature of baroque music in my opinion!
This upright's sound is much closer to that of an early fortepiano, for which this was written. Huge luscious grands were still science fiction at the time.
@@mboucher05 I'm not a fan of his upright piano recording. The sound is muffled and lacking in clarity.
I think it’s preferred by some due to the cut overtones and it gives it a much crisper sound, but as a pianist I can certainly say it makes early French music such as rameau rlly hard cuz of repeated notes and the different mechanism of action on uprights
OH MY GOODNESS I had no idea my favorite pianist would be here. This guy is one of the best there ever was!
This mix is tight. Props to the sound engineers - they really did some good work on the stereo sound.
Don't like the panning. It ruined it for me.
Never thought I'd see a Hamelin NPR tiny desk concert! Absolutely surreal to watch such a legend playing on a little upright, especially a piece as vicious as that toccata.
He played Bolcom's "Graceful Ghost Rag" as an encore when I saw him perform the Paul Dukas Piano Sonata. That concert was the most incredible and emotional performance I've ever seen in my life, he finished the Dukas sonata and he had tears pouring out of him- it's the only time I've ever seen a pianist so emotional after a performance... The fact that it was Marc-Andre Hamelin sharing such a personal performance in such a small venue, performing one of the most incredible solo piano works ever written- it was truly a transcendental experience.
Quite possibly the best tiny desk concert to date! EXTRAORDINARY! Brilliant genius! Love it!
Exactly my sentiments, Linda. We were transported. Bravo, NPR. So grateful for this.
Great artist! Thank you NPR for the Tiny Desk Concert platform! It delivers such a diversity of talents, genre, and opportunity for growth!
Tiny Desk used to be commercially successful art music rather than primarily commercial recording artists. It is wonderful to see this come back.
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I agree. The variety of excellent musical styles is so welcome!
All of this by memory as well, what a master craftsmen! Bach, Rondo in C minor has to be the ultimate piano flex. He's a real gangster on the keys. Love NPR for this.
This rep is SO good for this setting/piano. Love Marc-André Hamelin, he's an incredible artist and such a nice man.
Wow he is insane! The dynamics and precision are breathtaking
And rubato used in the most honest, organic way.
That 3rd piece (the one he wrote) has (to me) lots of Ravel qualities to it and maybe just a tiny hint of Gershwin. His mastery of so many different genres is amazing and I'm sure it all contributes to his own compositions. He started off with baroque precision and clarity, followed up with romantic-tinged ragtime, and ended with an impressionistic bombastic soundscape. I've just discovered him with this tiny desk concert and am thankful to the youtube algorithms.
It what you get when trying to play a Ravel poem and a Prokofiev sonata at the same time. Its hard incredibly hard, especially to get out of it what's in their
absolutely jaw dropping to see Hamelin light that upright UP. Bravo to NPR for always doing the best
A massive shoutout to Josh Rogosin for somehow managing to record sound this incredibly from a piano in an office.
So that's who did. That guy has the ear. He knows what he's doing. He nulled it.
This is truly the beauty of these NPR tiny desk concerts…from Kirk Franklin, to H.E.R, Yebba, and now MA Hamlin, they really cater to all of our musical tastes! How blessed are we to listen and witness great music from every genre.
-Greetings from Bahrain!
Never thought I'd see Hamelin on NPR! Kudos to you all!
Lol TH-cam brought us all to this, it was like, Hamelin!! Let’s bring all the Alkan enthusiasts here to this random music channel
happy to see that Cookie Monster is enjoying this performance as much as I am
More of this, please! Classical musicians who write their own music are my favorite. Hamelin has been my most beloved musician for so long, and I love his original compositions. The love for the classical tradition he was brought up in is still there in his music, while the undeniable influence of the contemporary sound world permeates the whole. There is a similar quality to Bolcom's piece. I get the impression from Bolcom's and Hamelin's piece here of watchmakers- meticulous ordering of complex webs of sound and fusions of genre to create something personal to them as individuals.
do you know other contemporary classical composers ?
@@flooo5071 Stephen Hough also wrote his own transcriptions. Nikolai Kapustin just passed away has a lot of great classical-jazz pieces.
@@flooo5071 Also Vyacheslav Gryaznov (he has a youtube channel), classically trained from Moscow Conservatory pianist wrote a lot of piano solo work. Most astonishing is transcription of Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
@@flooo5071Unsuk Chin is a contemporary composer whose sound is very accessible imo
Great comments in here lots for me to look into. Thanks everyone!
I accidentally came over this video, never heard of Marc-André Hamelin before and was absolutely excited by his performance. Mesmerising.
Hamelin is the greatest living pianist IMO. So often he is always playing something rarely heard, but very interesting. Love the CPE rondo. He makes that modest upright piano sound so bright and expressive. Reminds me of Zakk Wilde shredding on a Hello Kitty guitar.
I agree. Although love Brendel and Kissin, Hamelin is broader and more encompassing and a better technician than most others, to sum it up the master of masters in our lifetime, steeped in the tradition of the whole of the piano literature, and I don't think he has ever stopped exploring.
@@tomowenpianochannel technically he's very possibly the best. But I think his control of Tone isn't quite at Brendels level. But he is very well rounded and can play everything very well
One of those rare geniuses that was absolutely born to play and compose for the piano. remarkable
This is amazing. I’ve never heard Hamelin play before, but I feel like I just opened a door to a new world.
Probably the greatest living pianist because a scholar and student of the entire picture, obscure & less-trodden paths, jazz, extreme modernity, but at the same level as anyone in any 'classic'; a true artist, and someone who follows the tradition of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin, Debussy, Rachmaninov, and all composers for this instrument more full of possibilities than any other.
Quel grand musicien! Je suis à court d’adjectifs pour exprimer ce que je ressens. C’est tellement beau.
One of the greatest pianists of our time.
Tiny Desk knows that variety is the spice of life. Bravo! Thanks for all the different styles of music.
Hamelin: your toccata takes my mind on a tour of Dante's infernos. Incredible interpretation!. Congratulations from the end of the world
An amazing talent! That piano sounds so crisp I feel like I'm in it.
I feel like you can almost see them they are coming thru so vividly
What a delight to wake up and listen to this wonderful artist🥰
As a life-long lover of piano, this is as good as it gets. So glad Hamelin came to Tiny Desk❤
More of classic please.
Thank you Mr Hamelin, it is a pleasure and honor to listen unique, profound, and original music played by so a fine pianist.
I didn’t know about you and now please consider me as your new fan!
Oh man, this made my day! What a treat. I wish it were longer. I could listen to him play and talk for hours.
I'm blown away by his mastery of the pedal. It's actually really hard to get right.
Loved watching him play!
The greater the humility the greater the artist and not many as great as Hamelin
So good... Also kudos to whoever mixed and mastered the audio! Sounds better than most piano recordings I hear, even with the YT compression.
I LOVE this performance! I will watch it many times!
Absolutely beautiful!
You've done it again. Thank you
Wow! When he touches the keys the air is sparkling. This is so amazing and wonderful. Thanks a lot NPR for this opportunity to listen to classic in an unusual way.
Truly a brilliant concert!! Thanks for the upload!
What a wonderful way to start the day! Thank you!
That felt very special, what a way to start the day!
Marc is supremely talented, thank you for sharing this concert. Had not heard the first piece before, loved the commentary between also
That was soooo fun to watch and listen to!
Wonderful & refreshing!
This is magnificent! 👏
What a beautiful pieces and your playing was so colorful. I really enjoyed ! Thank you !!
Lovely to hear (and see) in this intimate setting… ❤️
Love it!
A great artist... His repertoire give me always a lot of inspiration thank you
Wonderful !!! Thank you!
Encore Mr. Hamelin! I love hearing the history of the pieces he plays. Although the last one was a little tough for me as a non-musician, its still always a treat to experience something outside of my comfort zone by an absolute virtuoso.
Love the variety by having Marc alongside the other bands and pop music acts.
Magnificent. Thank you all.
Honestly thank you so much NPR for this amazing video I have no words ❤❤❤
Wondrous way to start my hectic morning, now calm and with a smile. Thank you Marc, NPR, and Tiny Desk.
Mesmerizing interpretations of these beautiful pieces...he's such a master of precision and dynamics.
you can just tell he's a great guy
First time hearing him, what a great touch
Profoundly talented, always love hearing some Hamelin!
Simply incredible. Made my night.
totally love it! thank you
That was lovely.
That is some PHENOMENAL audio and playing. Wow...
What a pleasure to discover this video of the maestro!
An exquisite performance! Such a pleasure to listen to.
All three repertoire choices here were absolutely exceptionally fun and interesting! Amazing concert!
Marvelous. New artist for me. What an outstanding gem ❤
The sounds makes my soul smile while my body sways.🙏🏼
He plays like an angel!
Wow! And Thank you!
Hamelin is just outstanding!
Absolutely enchanting and unbelievable talent and skill
I Iove this!!Respect him❤👏👏👏
It's so much joy to see and hear the master in this lovely, cosy, compact environment. And kudos to the audio engineer and everyone who contributed to this excellent recording.
Amazing ! Thank you for that.
Absolument splendide, merci !
wow that was truly amazing, loved every second of it!
It made me feel alive. Thanks NPR.
Made my ears so happy!
Magnifico, gracias 🌟
The sound is amazing.
OMG , sooooo great !!! Thank's Tiny Desk.
This is absolutely beautiful.
What a fantastic pianist and composer, this got me to go directly to my Roon and choose a few recordings by him, looking forward to explore his catalogue more.
Thanks NPR
He’s impeccable!! Bravo!
This is so good!