Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11

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Hamelin and Les Violons du Roy play that gypsy finale [of the D major Concerto] with irresistable verve...If there's an incongruity between the sound of Hamelin's modern piano and that of the... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Apr 2013
Catalogue No: CDA67925
Label: Hyperion
Length: 61 minutes

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Haydn: Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11

Work length20:00

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Les Violons du Roy
Bernard Labadie

I. Vivace

Track length7:49

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II. Un poco adagio

Track length8:00

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III. Rondo all'ungarese: Allegro assai

Track length4:11

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Haydn: Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in F major with French horns and strings, Hob.XVIII:3

Work length20:17

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Les Violons du Roy
Bernard Labadie

I. Allegro

Track length8:42

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II. Largo cantabile

Track length7:48

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III. Presto

Track length3:47

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Haydn: Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in G major, Hob.XVIII:4

Work length21:21

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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
Les Violons du Roy
Bernard Labadie

I. Allegro

Track length9:19

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II. Adagio

Track length7:47

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III. Rondo: Presto

Track length4:15

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Marc-André Hamelin has proved himself—in three lauded volumes of Haydn’s piano sonatas—to be a formidable Haydn pianist, combining style, exuberance and dazzling technique with a palpable sense of joy in the music. Now he has recorded the composer’s three most popular concertos.

This release is the fruit of a partnership with the award-winning Canadian chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy and their director Bernard Labadie, whose previous recordings for Virgin Classics and other labels have received the highest critical acclaim.

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May 2013

Hamelin and Les Violons du Roy play that gypsy finale [of the D major Concerto] with irresistable verve...If there's an incongruity between the sound of Hamelin's modern piano and that of the period-band that accompanies him, it's one that's easy to get used to...it's hard not to enjoy Hamelin's showmanship and the eloquence of his slow movements is an added bonus.

May 2013

[in the F major] Hamelin weaves an enchanting spell, approaching an almost Mozartian pathos...[in the finale of the D major] he pushes forward without dropping the tempo, heightening the delirium of this whirling gypsy dance. Add to that some unmarked col legno earlier in the same movement for an authentic touch of Hungarian paprika and the result cannot fail to raise a smile.

21st April 2013

Hamelin’s songful legato in the F major’s largo cantabile and bravura in the presto finales make the strongest possible cases for these works, and I don’t know a more exhilarating account of the D major — but it ought to be the disc’s climax.

27th April 2013

Hamelin could probably hum these concertos into a battered plastic kazoo and they’d still sound great. Everything works. There’s the requisite dynamism and energy, coupled with a superhuman lightness of touch...Hyperion’s sound is beyond reproach. Another entry in my provisional "Best of 2013" list.

Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11

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