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Marc-André Hamelin’s return to Montreal on March 12 will probably be a homecoming in additional methods than one; not solely will he carry out for a hometown viewers, which he fondly cites as “pleasant and receptive,” however as a part of the Professional Musica 2022-23 season, the live performance will symbolize a collaborative relationship that has lasted for upward of 30 years. Hamelin has carried out with Professional Musica within the Théâtre Maisonneuve, the Maison symphonique and, as would be the case later this spring, on the Salle Pierre-Mercure.
The primary half of the live performance will function a masterpiece by Paul Dukas: his Piano Sonata in E-flat minor. Operating roughly 45 minutes, Hamelin describes it as “one of the crucial superb merchandise of late romantic France,” and likens its the Aristocracy and seriousness to the works of César Franck. It’s a “solidly tonal” work, says Hamelin, with mysterious exercise within the third motion, because the Scherzo’s trio part descends into “disquieting, virtually atonal areas”—this passage considerably distinct from the remainder of the piece.
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Though not performed fairly often, the piece (which is an homage to Beethoven) is bound to please audiences. Hamelin believes strongly in performing the works of lesser-known composers, and in programming these works alongside repertoire that sits comfortably throughout the western classical canon. “These items must, and should, be heard,” he says, and describes the expertise of bringing lesser-known repertoire to new audiences as “uplifting.” “There are jewels on the market that by no means get performed,” and he hopes that the great thing about Dukas’s E-flat minor sonata is one thing listeners take residence with them.
Hamelin will pair the Dukas sonata with Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat main, Op. 106, also referred to as the Hammerklavier sonata. This “splendidly monolithic piece” options “one of many longest sluggish actions Beethoven ever wrote.” Hamelin describes it as welcoming listeners into an “superb oasis,” earlier than thrusting them into the seemingly unending chaos of “one of the crucial demented fugues ever written for keyboard.” Having carried out Opus 106 an ideal deal throughout the 2021-22 season, Hamelin has had the pleasure of spending a major period of time with the piece, and hopes to file it sooner or later.
A prolific performer, composer, and now trainer as nicely, Hamelin’s extensive number of musical actions have inevitably knowledgeable one another. He describes the advantages of composing as a performer, for example, as “nice and lots of,” citing the respect gained for composers and their notation, by the use of writing his personal music. Equally, he factors out the methods educating has “compelled him to look inward” and, in flip, taught him new issues about his personal efficiency work.
Marc-André Hamelin, Professional Musica, March 12, Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal. www.promusica.qc.ca
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