Omaggio A Scarlatti

This set of virtuoso etudes by Marc-Andre Hamelin one of the world's leading pianists was composed over a span of 25 years. It includes both original character pieces and also works that incorporate elements of or refer back to works by well-known composers. The publication of this volume coincides with the release of a new recording of the works performed by Hamelin on the Hyperion label. Contents: Detailed foreword by the composer in English and German No.1 in A minor 'Triple Étude after Chopin' No.2 in E minor 'Coma Berenices' No.3 in B minor 'after Paganini-Liszt' No.4 in Cminor 'Étude à mouvement perpétuellement semblable (d'après Alkan)' No.5 in G minor 'Toccata grottesca' No.6 in D minor 'Esercizio per Pianoforte (Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti) No.7 in E- minor 'after Tchaikovsky (for the left hand alone)' No.8 in B- minor 'Erlkönig (after Goethe)' No.9 in F minor 'after Rossini' No.10 in F+ minor 'after Chopin' No.11 in C+ minor 'Minuetto' No.12 in A- minor 'Prelude and Fugue