My father was a very good amateur pianist, and he had a collection of books on technique. One of the things he had was a small volume of exercises by Rudolf Ganz, in which Ganz mentions the pedagogical work of… — Marc-Andre Hamelin Copy Share Image
My father ran the gamut: a favorite of his was Josef Hofmann, but there was also Friedman, Rachmaninoff, Godowsky, Lhevinne, Moiseiwitsch, Paderewski, etc. — 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
![“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)
