Charles Richard-Hamelin

September 24, 2015 at PDT

Chopin: Sonata No. 3 - Polonaise-Fantaisie - Nocturnes

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October 19, 2023 at PDT

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23

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September 19, 2019 at PDT

Chopin: Ballades & Impromptus

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February 21, 2019 at PST

Chopin: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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September 20, 2018 at PDT

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8

Concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for 10 years prior to this release, Andrew Wan has also regularly appeared as a soloist and chamber musician. Joined here by one of the most exciting pianists to have come out of Canada during the 2010s, Charles Richard-Hamelin, he plays three of Beethoven’s sonatas for piano and violin—and does so gloriously. This is very classy chamber musicianship and both players strike sparks off each other; leaning into the phrases, they seem to breathe as one. The C Minor (No. 7) is the highlight here, its large-scale vision beautifully embraced.

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January 30, 2020 at PST

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24

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October 15, 2020 at PDT

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5

The three sonatas of Beethoven’s Opus 12, written for violin and piano, are brimful of wit. But below the sparkling surface, these early period gems are master classes in musical craftsmanship, as Beethoven places both players on equal terms. In the opening movement of Sonata No. 2, piano and violin swap ideas in exquisite, endlessly inventive musical dialogue, while in the Adagio of Sonata No. 3—in a moment of inspired genius—it’s the piano that takes center stage. Meanwhile, in the soaring Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24—one of the composer’s greatest chamber works, known as the “Spring” Sonata—Beethoven is at his passionate best, its opening movement almost symphonic in scope. Violinist Andrew Wan and pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin are perfect partners, wearing their virtuosity lightly to allow this extraordinary music to dance.

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September 8, 2016 at PDT

Beethoven, Enescu & Chopin: Works for Piano (Live)

Coming off a thrilling turn at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Charles Richard-Hamelin takes his victory lap here, offering dignified readings of Beethoven, Chopin, and more. His performance of Chopin’s A flat major Ballade is both airy and tempestuous, revving and decelerating in exceptional fashion.

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October 7, 2021 at PDT

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 9 & 10

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November 10, 2022 at PST

Schumann: The Three Violin Sonatas

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December 31, 2014 at PST

Sonata H Minor, Nokturny, polonezy , mazurki

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September 24, 2015 at PDT

Trio Hochelaga : Beach, Catoire, Brahms

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