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Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 46 in E major, Hob. XVI:31

1. Moderato

2. Allegretto

3. Finale : Presto

2

Frédéric Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58

1. Allegro maestoso

2. Scherzo: Molto vivace

3. Largo

4. Finale: Presto non tanto

3

Claude Debussy, Preludes, Book II

1. Brouillards

2. Feuilles mortes

3. La Puerta del Vino

4. "Les Fées sont d'exquises danseuses"

5. Bruyères

6. Général Lavine - excentric

7. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune

8. Ondine

9. Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.

10. Canope

11. Les Tierces alternées

12. Feux d'artifice

4

Marc-André Hamelin, Etude No. 7, after Tchaikovsky

5

George Gershwin, Liza

Legato, The World of Piano: Hamelin

A portrait of Marc-André Hamelin

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We live in the "renaissance of the piano," as the New York Times puts it

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. Every episode portrays an artist and shows an aspect of the world of the piano. Viewers meet the artists, get to know their styles, their methods of working their personal idiosyncrasies. The sum of these portraits provides viewers with an overall picture of the art of the pianist.

Montréal native Marc-André Hamelin is internationally renowned for his musical virtuosity and refined pianism. The Times described a performance as "Ultimate Perfection."

A closer look: featured composers

Further listening: featured works

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