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06 November 2009

Marc-André Hamelin playing Leopold Godowsky's study for the left hand alone on Chopin's Etude No.6 Op.10.

post by: Joe Beese at: 22:18 | 4 comments

Sounds intriguing. Would love to hear it.

posted by BoringPostcards 06 November | 22:33

Must be this.

*refrains from joke about what he's doing with his right hand because that's like low-hanging fruit, right?*

posted by taz 07 November | 03:52

More piano players should use their left hand only. That's what I think.

posted by flapjax at midnite 07 November | 05:38

Hamelin's best known for really big, incredibly demanding romantic stuff like Alkan, and Busoni's concerto. It was a little bit of a surprise when I saw him in concert and the program was Haydn and Debussy - all of book II of Images - and Chopin. But his Haydn was wonderful, and more exciting than any of the super-virtuoso things I've heard him play.

posted by Wolfdog 07 November | 07:15

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