Marc-André Hamelin - Glasgow - 5th March

[tompilk]

This event needs a quick bit of advertising, it's less than half-full, and that's appalling.

Marc-Andre Hamelin, 5th March, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Art

1.00pm
Mozart                  Piano Sonata in a minor, K310
Hamelin                Etude No.11 'Minuetto' from 'Twelve Etudes In All The Minor Keys'
Liszt                     Piano Sonata No.1 in b minor, S178
3.00pm
Berg                             Sonata, Op.1
Liszt                             Venezia e Napoli ('Années de Pélerinage', second year)
Debussy                       Préludes, book 2 (excerpts)
Hamelin               Twelve Etudes In All The Minor Keys (excerpts)
 
 
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Canadian pianist and composer Marc-André Hamelin performs an out of the ordinary double recital today.  First, he is broadcast live at 1.00pm as part of Scotland Week and then returns to the stage at 3.00pm for his second recital, also recorded by the BBC, to complete the Song and Dance series.

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[birba]

If I were anywhere near Scotland, I'd run to hear him.  He's tops.
Love the "Liszt Sonata no. 1"   and "Berg sonata, no. 1"...

[birba]

Oh, sorry.  Saw it was Berg sonata, op. 1

[tompilk]

yeah, i noticed that too - you'd have thought they'd known, being scotland's main music school!

[thalbergmad]

it's less than half-full, and that's appalling.

10 years ago, i might have been interested, but not now. And, the concert is in a City where you have a 90% chance of getting stabbed.

Put the location together with the pianist and you have an explanation of why it is less than half full.

Thal

[ahinton]

10 years ago, i might have been interested, but not now. And, the concert is in a City where you have a 90% chance of getting stabbed.

And a 10% chance of meeting Kevin Bowyer.

Put the location together with the pianist and you have an explanation of why it is less than half full.

No, I don't have such an explanation, so perhaps you could elucidate by providing one.

Best,

Alistair

[birba]

Who is Kevin Bowyer?

[thalbergmad]

Concert organist who's self confessed favourite passtime is sleeping.

This will come in useful when he eventually gets around to performing Sorabji organ symphonies No's 2 & 3.

Thal

[ahinton]

Concert organist who's self confessed favourite passtime is sleeping.

Well, good for you for doing yout research! (even though the word is "pastime" "not passtime").

This will come in useful when he eventually gets around to performing Sorabji organ symphonies No's 2 & 3.

Many thanks for the plug but, as those who have already heard him in what he has so far played of this extraordinary repertoire know only too well, the contrary is the case (as any others who have only seen the scores of these works would in any case know equally well).

Best,

Alistair

[thalbergmad]

And a 10% chance of meeting Kevin Bowyer.

Depends which pubs he visits i guess.

The Glasgow University Library has some rather rare Czerny scores, so i expect he spends a lot of time in there.

I am having a "Scotland Free" year in 2010, so i will not be able to attend any Hamelin or Bowyer concerts, unless they are performing in Hammerfest.

Thal

[ahinton]

Depends which pubs he visits i guess.

I could name a few but had perhaps better not...

The Glasgow University Library has some rather rare Czerny scores, so i expect he spends a lot of time in there.

Not with all the editing and practising that he has to do, methinks...

I am having a "Scotland Free" year in 2010,

You loss - and perhaps Scotland's as well - but not Scotland's fault...

so i will not be able to attend any Hamelin or Bowyer concerts, unless they are performing in Hammerfest.

Does that mean that you will be in the north of Norway for the entire year?

Best,

Alistair