Beethoven:
Piano Sonata in B flat major ‘Hammerklavier’ Op 106
Piano Sonata in C major Op 2 No. 3

The transcendental difficulties of Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ sonata will always deter all but the greatest pianists of the day, with only a select few able to master its formidable musical, emotional and technical challenges. Marc-André Hamelin is of course very much of their number, and his performance one which relishes all the work’s glory and grandeur is simply stupendous.