Debussy - Préludes, Book II (Marc-André Hamelin) | Recital, Part 3/5

From the Ruhr Piano Festival at Essen Philharmonie,
Marc-André Hamelin performs Claude Debussy's Préludes, Book II.
Part 3 of the Marc-André Hamelin recital, from the series "Legato - The World of the Piano".
Claude Debussy - Préludes, Book II
00:00 I. Brouillards
03:08 II. Feuilles mortes
06:30 III. La puerta del Vino
10:12 IV. "Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses"
13:04 V. Bruyéres
15:42 VI. "Général Lavine" - Eccentric
18:54 VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
23:32 VIII. Ondine
26:25 IX. Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
28:57 X. Canope
32:04 XI. Les tierces alternées
34:31 XII. Feux d'artifice
Marc-André Hamelin - piano
About "Legato - The World of the Piano"
A new generation has made the piano popular again: pianists with a passion for virtuosity and a willingness to expand their repertoire. In addition to the usual classics they perform formerly scorned works or they discover neglected composers. LEGATO is a series dedicated to presenting some of this new movement's most fascinating pianists - their individual approaches, their fresh ideas and their music.
Montréal native Marc-André Hamelin is internationally renowned for his musical virtuosity and refined pianism. The Times described a performance as “Ultimate Perfection”.
Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre
A production of Pars Media & EuroArts Music International
in co-production with SVT
© 2007, Pars Media & EuroArts Music International

[@lflagr]

There are so many details/nuances about Debussy's Book II preludes that get lost on recordings. So awesome to see a live performance of it, made totally effortless of course by Hamelin, but any pianist knows how hard these pieces are!

[@raepark553]

Despite greatness and unique characteristic of preludes book 2, it seems to be underestimated than other Debussy's works. Live performance was so rare to listen it, thanks for uploading!

[@boyknev]

I received great pleasure: what bright and multifaceted images were presented. Fine work!

[@KMHill]

uploaded in mono sound :(