Martin Helmchen
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Helmchen’s commanding pianism and perceptive musicianship hold their own in a competitive catalogue…[he] imbues the music’s question-and-answer trajectory [in Variations 13] with a sense of... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice
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Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Vol. 3
Sonatas 8-10
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano)
Frank Peter Zimmermann and Martin Helmchen are an outstanding team, whose latest release brings their three-disc survey to an uplifting conclusion...Finest of all is the reading of the elusive... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Chamber Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Chamber Music
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Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata & Piano Trio No. 2
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano), with Antje Weithaas (violin)
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Diapason d’Or, December 2017, Nouveauté
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5
Martin Helmchen (piano)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze
Helmchen really brings out the different approaches Beethoven took in these concertos. A sturdy, reliable recording of two great works. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Concerto
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Beethoven250 Award
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Special offer. Schubert: Schwanengesang & String Quintet
RecommendedJulian Prégardien, Martin Helmchen, Christian Tetzlaff, Florian Donderer, Rachel Roberts, Tanja Tetzlaff, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker
There is much to enjoy in this highly perfumed Schubert disc…Prégardien’s relatively light tenor makes the most of the intimacy to which these brief masterpieces are well suited…At the piano,... — More…
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Diapason d’Or, November 2021, Nouveauté
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Building A Library, March 2022, Also Recommended
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Helmchen is drawn to the hybrid capabilities of his instrument, which stimulate fresh insights into how Bach’s Partitas can be played and experienced. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2024, Editor's Choice
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Weber
Martin Helmchen (piano), Anna Prohaska (soprano), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
In these performances with the admirable Konzerthaus Orchestra, what emerges above all is the uniquely glowing sound of Weber’s orchestration, with its very special use of horns and winds. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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It can easily be tempting for performers to emphasise the lyrical character of the first movement of the Spring Sonata at the expense of its more dramatic side. That’s not a charge which can... — More…
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From the off, there’s a palpable sense of concentration, which is an absolutely key aspect of this piece, and he finds a palette of many colours within the subdued dynamics of the first Regard…He... — More…
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Schubert - Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Volume 2
RecommendedJulia Fischer (violin/piano) & Martin Helmchen (piano)
They give a magnificent account of this inspired work [the F major Fantasy]...It's a challenging piece...yet Fischer and Helmchen present as fine as any account on disc...They are a marvellous... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th May 2010
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Chamber Finalist
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