Martin Helmchen

Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Vol. 3 | Sonatas 8-10

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano)

BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, Chamber Choice
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Chamber Music

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Special offer. Schubert: Schwanengesang & String Quintet

Julian Prégardien, Martin Helmchen, Christian Tetzlaff, Florian Donderer, Rachel Roberts, Tanja Tetzlaff, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

Diapason d’Or, November 2021, Nouveauté
Building A Library, March 2022, Also Recommended

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Special offer. Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5

Martin Helmchen (piano) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze

International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Concerto
Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Concerto
Gramophone Awards, 2020, Beethoven250 Award

Martin Helmchen plays Schumann & Dvorak

Martin Helmchen (piano) Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marc Albrecht

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Special offer. From Eastern Europe

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 20th June 2025
BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, Recording of the Week

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Schubert - Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Volume 2

Julia Fischer (violin/piano) & Martin Helmchen (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 17th May 2010
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Chamber Finalist

Special offer. Elgar: Cello Concerto & Piano Quintet

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Carolin Widmann (violin), David McCarroll (violin), Pauline Sachse (viola) & Martin Helmchen (piano) Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Edo De Waart

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Coming soon. Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2

Martin Helmchen (piano)

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Special offer. Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

Martin Helmchen (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
Gramophone Magazine, April 2018, Editor's Choice

Special offer. Dvorak: Piano Trio Op. 26 & Suk: Piano Quartet, Op. 1 | Artists of Spannungen Festival 2017

Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Max Hornung (cello), Kiveli Dörken (piano), Martin Helmchen (piano), Antje Weithaas (violin), Vicki Powell (viola), Maximilian Hornung (cello)

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Special offer. Weber

Martin Helmchen (piano), Anna Prohaska (soprano), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach

International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs

Special offer. Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

Martin Helmchen (piano)

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Special offer. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata & Piano Trio No. 2

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano), with Antje Weithaas (violin)

Diapason d’Or, December 2017, Nouveauté

Mendelssohn: The Piano Concertos & Rondo Brilliant

Martin Helmchen (piano) Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Philippe Herreweghe

Creating Timeless Classics

Martin Helmchen (piano), Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Julia Fischer (violin), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Jonathan Gilad (piano), Mari Kodama (piano), Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Nareh Arghamanyan (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Alois Posch (double bass), Russian National Orchestra, Concertgebouw Kamerorkest, New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Mikhail Pletnev, Simon Murphy, Lawrence Foster, Sir Neville Marriner, Vladimir Jurowski, Marek Janowski

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Schubert - Piano Sonata & Moments Musicaux

Martin Helmchen (piano)

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Schubert - Chamber Music

Martin Helmchen (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) & Aloïs Posch (double bass), Martin Helmchen (piano) & Aldo Baerten (flute), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) & Christian Tetzlaff (violin)

BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Chamber Finalist

Special offer. Duo -Trio - Quartet | Haydn, Rossini & Schubert

Veronika Eberle (violin), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano), Tanja Tetzlaff (cello), Alois Posch (double bass), Antje Weithaas & Christian Tetzlaff (violins), Rachel Roberts (viola)

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Special offer. Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1

Martin Helmchen (piano)

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Special offer. Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 & Triple Concerto

Martin Helmchen (piano), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Antje Weithaas (violin) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze

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Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas | Sonatas 1 - 4

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano)

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Schubert - Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Volume 1

Julia Fischer (violin) & Martin Helmchen (piano)

Schumann Famous Pieces

Martin Helmchen (piano), Tiffany Poon, Mari Kodama (piano), Maxim Bernard, Emerson String Quartet (string quartet), Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Marek Janowski, Lawrence Foster

Mendelssohn: Famous Pieces

Johannes Moser (cello), Alasdair Beatson (piano), Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Julia Fischer (violin), Jonathan Gilad, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano), Vesko Eschkenazy, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Orchestrer de la Suisse Romande, Bram Beekman, Andrew Manze (violin), Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Philippe Herreweghe, Marco Boni, Charles Dutoit

Limoncello: Celebrating Chamber Music

Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Martin Helmchen (piano), Antoine Tamestit (violin), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Alois Posch (bass), Julia Fischer (violin), Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Eugene Drucker (violin), Philip Setzer (violin), Lawrence Dutton (violin), Paul Watkins (violin), Johannes Moser (cello), Andrei Korobeinikov (piano), Matt Haimovitz (cello), Christopher O'Riley (piano), Yakov Kreizberg (piano), Mari Kodama (piano), Sa Chen (piano), Ulf-Dieter Schaaff (flute), Andreas Willwohl (violin), Philipp Beckert (violin), Georg Boge (cello), Florian Donderer (violin), Annette Walther (violin), Xandi van Dijk (viola), Thomas Schmitz (cello), Benjamin Jacobson (violin), Tereza Stanislav (violin), Jonathan Moerschel (viola), Eric Byers (cello), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Emerson String Quartet, Signum Quartett, Calder Quartet

The Voice of the Clarinet

Sharon Kam (clarinet), Johannes Peitz (basset-horn), Martin Helmchen (piano), Itamar Golan (piano), MDR Sinfonieorchester Sinfonia Varsovia, Bühl, Gregor Bühl

CD: $11.75

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Brahms - Sonatas & Trios

Sharon Kam (clarinet), Martin Helmchen (piano) & Gustav Rivinius (cello)

German Classical Selections

Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano), Miró Quartet (chamber ensemble), Maxim Bernard, Holland Baroque (early music ensemble), Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano), Keisuke Wakao, Julia Fischer (violin), Arabella Steinbacher (violin), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (early music ensemble), Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Benjamin Appl (baritone), Guillermo García Calvo, New Dutch Academy, Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Elephant House Quartet, Emerson String Quartet (string quartet), Christoph Koncz, Jonathan Gilad, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Mari Kodama (piano), Bram Beekman, Friends from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Alon Sariel (mandolin), Ana de la Vega (flute), Trondheim Soloists (chamber ensemble), Geir Inge Lotsberg, Andrew Manze (violin), Robert Kulek, Lise Davidsen (soprano), Christina Landshamer (soprano), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass), Cornel Frey, Orchestrer de la Suisse Romande, Francesco Corti (harpsichord), Il Pomo d'Oro (early music ensemble), WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski, Herbert Blomstedt, Yakov Kreizberg, Lawrence Foster, Georg Kallweit, Simon Murphy, Charles Dutoit

Marek Janowski conducts Saint-Saëns, Chausson & D'Indy

Martin Helmchen (piano) Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski

Almanach 2002: Live Recordings (Edition Ruhr Piano Festival, Vol. 1-8)

Tzimon Barto (piano), Dorel Golan, Jonathan Gilad, Nikolaus Lahusen, Thomas Duis, Martin Helmchen (piano), Margaret Leng Tan (piano)

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos and Piano Quintet

Martin Helmchen (piano), Paul Beniston (trumpet), Pieter Schoeman, Vesselin Gellev (violin), Alexander Zemtsov (viola) & Kristina Blaumane (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski

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Special offer. Schumann: Novelleten & Gesänge der Frühe

Martin Helmchen (piano)

Special offer. Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4

Martin Helmchen (piano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Andrew Manze

Special offer. Edition Klavierfestival Ruhr, Vol. 41: Robert Schumann & York Holler

Elena Fischer-Dieskau (piano), Giorgi Gigashvili (piano), Martin Helmchen (piano), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Hanni Liang (piano), Kölner Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen

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Mozart Famous Pieces

Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Julia Fischer (violin), Douglas McNabney, Jonathan Crow, Matt Haimovitz (cello), New Dutch Academy, Martin Helmchen (piano), Gordan Nikolić, Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Lucerne Festival Strings, Keisuke Wakao, Malcolm Lowe, Cathy Basrak, Sato Knudsen, Ana de la Vega (flute), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Gustavo Núñez (bassoon), Henk Rubingh, Ulf-Dieter Schaaff, Philipp Beckert, Andreas Willwohl, Georg Boge, Kevin Short (bass), Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra, Les Musiciens du Louvre (early music ensemble), Marc Minkowsk, Ana Maria Labin, Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Il Pomo d'Oro (early music ensemble), Maxim Bernard, Annelien Van Wauwe, Andrew Manze (violin), Paul Rivinius (piano), Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Festival Strings Lucerne, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Marco Boni, Yakov Kreizberg, Simon Murphy, Daniel Dodds, Bastiaan Blomhert, Lawrence Foster, Antonello Manacorda

Dvořák: Famous Pieces

Johannes Moser (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano), Arabella Steinbacher (violin) Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Jakub Hrůša, Yakov Kreizberg, Marc Albrecht, Marek Janowski

Schubert: Famous Pieces

Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Alois Posch, Antoine Tamestit (viola), Martin Helmchen (piano), Julia Fischer (violin), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Saskia Giorgini (piano), Matt Haimovitz (cello), Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Christian Elsner (tenor), Vesko Eschkenazy, Signum Quartet, Miró Quartet, Storioni Trio, B'Rock, Signum Quartett, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Thomas Adès, René Jacobs, Marek Janowski, Lawrence Foster, Gordan Nikolić, Marco Boni, Philippe Herreweghe

Spritz: Celebrating Concerto Music

Denis Kozhukhin (piano), Johannes Moser (cello), Andrew Manze (violin), Julia Fischer (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano), Sa Chen (piano), Francesco Tristano Schlimé, Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Annelien Van Wauwe, Alexandre Bloche, Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Inon Barnatan (piano), Ana de la Vega (flute), Gordan Nikolić, Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Trondheim Soloists (chamber ensemble), Francesco Corti (harpsichord), Il Pomo d'Oro (early music ensemble), Gustavo Núñez (bassoon), Tomo Keller, Džeraldas Bidva, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Russian National Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, Festival Strings Lucerne, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky, Yakov Kreizberg, Philippe Herreweghe, Lawrence Foster, Alexandre Bloch, Alan Gilbert, Daniel Dodds

Mozart - Piano Concertos Nos. 13 & 24

Martin Helmchen (piano) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordon Nikolic

Intimate

Julia Fischer (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano), Jonathan Gilad, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg

Special offer. Hindemith: Das Marienleben for Soprano & Piano, Op. 27

Juliane Banse (soprano) & Martin Helmchen (piano)

The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2018

Martin Helmchen: 19th Clara Haskil Competition 2001

Martin Helmchen (piano) Members of Quatuor Sine Nomine Orchestra della Svizzera Italiena, Lawrence Foster

Mozart: Famous Pieces

Julia Fischer (violin), Jonathan Crow (violin), Douglas McNabney (viola), Matt Haimovitz (cello), Lenneke Ruiten (soprano), Martin Helmchen (piano), Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Keisuke Wakao (oboe), Malcolm Lowe (violin), Cathy Basrak (viola), Sato Knudsen (cello), Ana de la Vega (flute), Andrew Marriner (clarinet), Gustavo Núñez (bassoon), Ulf-Dieter Schaaff (flute), Philipp Beckert (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Georg Boge (cello), Kevin Short (bass), Gordan Nikolić (violin) Marco Boni, Yakov Kreizberg, Ed Spanjaard, Simon Murphy, Bastiaan Blomhert, Stephanie Gonley, Neville Marriner, Henk Rubingh, Lawrence Foster

Special offer. Premices: Songs By Debussy, Schonbery, R Strauss & Rihm

Sheva Tehoval, Daniel Heide

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Schumann: Symphonische Etuden, Arabesque & Waldszenen

Martin Helmchen (piano)

SACD: $19.75

Special offer. Brahms: Cello Sonatas

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello) & Martin Helmchen (piano)

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 15 & 27

Martin Helmchen (piano) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolić

SACD: $12.75

Schubert: Complete Works for Violin and Piano

Julia Fischer (violin) & Martin Helmchen (piano), Julia Fischer (piano)

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Schubert Famous Pieces

Signum Quartett (chamber ensemble), Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano), Martin Helmchen (piano), Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Antonie Tamestit, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Alois Posch, Julia Fischer (violin), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Saskia Giorgini (piano), Matt Haimovitz (cello), Miró Quartet (chamber ensemble), Storioni Trio (chamber ensemble), B'Rock (early music ensemble), Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Christian Elsner (tenor), Gordan Nikolić, Vesko Eschkenazy, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Thomas Adès, René Jacobs, Marek Janowski, Lawrence Foster, Marco Boni, Philippe Herreweghe

Special offer. Schumann: Novelletten & Gesänge der Frühe

Martin Helmchen (piano)

Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Keyboard Music