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 attentio…

- Marc-Andre Hamelin

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 that repertoire - as muc…

- Marc-Andre Hamelin

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 have bee…

- Marc-Andre Hamelin

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

Very rarely do I work on mechanics now. I tend to solve problems within the music itself.

- Marc-Andre Hamelin

As far as the style, I can't say there is one definite style. I probably feel most comfortable writing in a tonal idiom, with considerable, if not ex…

- Marc-Andre Hamelin

My father ran the gamut: a favorite of his was Josef Hofmann, but there was also Friedman, Rachmaninoff, Godowsky, Lhevinne, Moiseiwitsch, Paderewski…

- Marc-Andre Hamelin

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…

- Marc-Andre Hamelin

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 think about what you…

- Marc-Andre Hamelin