"The highlight for me was Enescu’s Second Suite…the opening Toccata is suffused with the sounds of bells and Richard-Hamelin is alive to its sense of joy. In the Sarabande he becomes utterly inward, relishing its more urgent inner section, spiced with whole-tone harmonies. Everywhere, he displays a strong sense of narrative, making him a compelling storytelle."• Gramophone , February 2017
Works:
• Beethoven: Rondo in C major, Op. 51 No. 1
•Beethoven: Rondo in G major, Op. 51 No. 2
•Beethoven: Rondos (2), Op. 51
•Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
•Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
•Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héeroique'
•Chopin: Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16
•Enescu: Suite for Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 10