I'm particularly keen on promoting this [Nikolai] Medtner piece, Night Wind, because I feel it is a fantastic work that hasn't been given its due yet. Admittedly, it's difficult for both the performer and the listener. The work is quite… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
The process of putting intangible thoughts into an imperfect system of notation - which is difficult enough, depending on your ideas - acquaints you… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
A mission that comes from the heart to promote these things and to encourage composers to write, then of course they should do it.… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
I never considered myself more able than anybody because I had problems just like anybody else. When I practiced, I solved problems, like any… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
That is my way of doing things, and I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to anybody else; if you need to do technical exercises, you… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
From [Nikolai] Medtner himself, who I do not think was the best possible advocate of his own works. But that's my opinion: I find… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
I think one of the reasons [Nikolai] Medtner hasn't had a chance is that his music needs very, very committed performances. If you play… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
I don't record for my own glory.I mean, of course part of it is for career advancement, but more importantly, I want some of… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
I think anybody who's willing to really sink their teeth into a work like the Hammerklavier, which is a very interesting, different experience, should… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
Very rarely do I work on mechanics now. I tend to solve problems within the music itself. — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
Whenever I record something, I always believe that it's worthy of inclusion in the pantheon, and I would certainly like pianists to pay more… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
It's the vision of the composer that we have to determine, and not the absolute mathematical adherence of the score. In my experience, there… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
To be perfectly honest, I was never really aware that I had any special abilities. When you have what you have, you don't really… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
![“I'm particularly keen on promoting this [Nikolai] Medtner piece, Night Wind, because I feel it is a fantastic work that hasn't been given its due yet. Admittedly, it's difficult for both the performer and the listener. The work is quite dense, comparatively long, as these things go, and demands…” quote by Marc-Andre Hamelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/142/marc-andre-hamelin-28368_active_i-m-particularly-keen-on-promoting-this_3035372.jpg)
![“From [Nikolai] Medtner himself, who I do not think was the best possible advocate of his own works. But that's my opinion: I find him a little uninteresting and cold, sometimes. Also, at first, the thematic material is not of a kind that makes the greatest appeal, but if you keep with Medtner, I…” quote by Marc-Andre Hamelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/847/marc-andre-hamelin-28368_appeals_from-nikolai-medtner-himself-who-i-do-no_558027.jpg)
![“I think one of the reasons [Nikolai] Medtner hasn't had a chance is that his music needs very, very committed performances. If you play his works passively, the juice of his music is really not going to be extracted - it's simply not going to come out.” quote by Marc-Andre Hamelin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ac9/marc-andre-hamelin-28368_chance_i-think-one-of-the-reasons-nikolai-medtn_744076.jpg)
