Close
Start your free trial

Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music  (2006)

Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
74 mins

Theatrical Release Information:
Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music

Hailed in many quarters as a direct musical descendant of Glenn Gould, the masterful French-Canadian concert pianist Marc-André Hamelin is notorious for building an extensive repertory catalogue for himself of obscure and esoteric piano compositions from a host of diverse musical eras. The film Marc-André Hamelin: It's All About the Music provides one of the first extended documentary overviews of Hamelin's life and career, from his birth in Montreal, Quebec in 1961, through his musical education at the Vincent d'Indy school and Temple University under the tutelage of Yvonne Hubert, Russell Sherman and Harvey Weeden, to his netting of first prize in the 1985 Carnegie Hall Music Competition, and his decision to mount a series of thematically-linked recitals during the nineties and 2000s. It also touches on his unique interest in unearthing and performing the works of lesser-known international composers, such as Alkan, Kasputin and Godowsky. As an added bonus, the program features discussions with interviewees including Weeden and the composer Jay Reise, as well as extensive in-concert footage of Hamelin. It includes his complete recital in Charlevoix, Quebec, and his performance of the fourth movement of Busoni's Piano Concerto Op. 39, accompanied by the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Osmo Vänskä. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide


Complete Cast of Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music:

Want to watch Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music?

ADD TO QUEUE

Add Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music to my Total Access Queue

Get the movie Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music and others delivered to your door with Total Access!
Learn How

RENT IN-STORE

Check for Marc-Andre Hamelin: It's All About the Music in stock at a store near you.
Preferred Store:
No preferred Stores.
Check for In-Store Rental
Benefits of BLOCKBUSTER Online Subscription:
  • Subscriber discounts for online DVD purchases
  • FREE in-store movie rentals or discounted game rentals for DVD mailers you exchange in-store (up to monthly plan limits on exchanges)
  • Next movie ships faster with in-store drop off
  • New releases and classics available 7 days a week online and in-store
  • Exchange online rentals in-store for discounted game rentals

BLOCKBUSTER name, design and related marks are trademarks of Blockbuster Inc. © 2008 Blockbuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Portions of Content Provided by All Movie Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC.