Helmchen, Martin

Schumann: Symphonische Etuden, Op. 13; Waldszenen, Op. 82; Arabesque, Op. 18 / Martin Helmchen, piano

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form (5), for piano (variants & corrections of Op. 13), WoO 6; Arabes...
Performers: Helmchen, Martin

This new recital album of Martin Helmchen adds to the large collection of recordings Helmchen has with Pentatone. Helmchen will be touring in the US...continue...
Recording information: Siemens Villa, Berlin, Germany (11/2011)....continue...

Duo, Trio, Quartet - Haydn: Piano Trio no 20; Rossini: Duo; Schubert: Death & the Maiden / Weithaas, Tetzlaff, Roberts, Posch

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in B flat major, H 15 no 20; Gioachino Rossini: Duo for cello and double bass in D major; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D ...
Performers: Eberle, Veronika; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Helmchen, Martin; Posch, Alois; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Weithaas, Antje

Live recordings from Europe's most interesting chamber music festival, made in 2011, feature a mixture of well-known and upcoming artists of the highest quality....continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....continue...

Live at Verbier 2011 - Works by Bach, Liszt, Beethoven: Sonata no 29 / Martin Helmchen, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Juxtapositions / 2012-08-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Performers: Helmchen, Martin

Filmed during the 18th edition of the Verbier Festival, Martin Helmchen presents a program of Bach, Liszt and Beethoven that highlights the adaptability of his...continue...

D'Indy: Symphony on a French Moutain Air; Saint-Saens: Sym. 2; Chausson: Soir de Fete / Martin Helmchen, piano

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Vincent d'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air for piano & orchestra, Op. 25; Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Ernest Chausson: Soir de fête, symphonic poem for orc...
Performers: Helmchen, Martin
Conductors: Janowski, Marek
Ensemble: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Recorded at Victoria Hall in Geneva Switzerland is this latest Pentatone release. Featuring the skills of pianist Martin Helmchen with the Orchestre de la Suisse...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland (07/2010)....continue...

Pentatone: The First 10 Years [11 Hybrid SACD - DSD]

11 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Sextet for Strings in D major, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"; Romeo & Juliet; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95...
Performers: Beekman, Bram; Chen, Sa; Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Helmchen, Martin; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Marriner, Andrew; Steinbacher, Arabella
Conductors: Boni, Marco; Kreizberg, Yakov; Murphy, Simon; Foster, Lawrence; Janowski, Marek; Marriner, Sir Neville; Vonk, Hans; Pletnev, Mikhail; Nagano, Kent; Spanjaard, Ed
Ensemble: ; Chamber Soloists of The New Dutch Academy; New Dutch Academy

Celebrating over a decade of quality releases is Pentatone's newest compilation; 'Pentatone, The First 10 Years'. This 10-disc set, recorded in SA-CD sound for superior...continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Quintet / Helmchen

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2011-05-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57
Performers: Helmchen, Martin
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir

Pianist Martin Helmchen's star is on the rise: he has performed with Berlin Philharmonic/Blomstedt, Vienna Philharmonic/Gergiev and CBSO/Nelsons. He makes his débuts with Hallé/Elder and...continue...

Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Rondo brillant, for piano & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 29
Performers: Helmchen, Martin
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe

Recording information: deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium (02/2010)....continue...

The Voice Of The Clarinet / Sharon Kam, clarinet

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, theme & variations for clarinet & orchestra in B flat major; Felix Mendelssohn: Concert Piece for Clarinet, Basset Horn and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 113; Carl Maria...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Helmchen, Martin; Kam, Sharon; Peitz, Johannes; Rivinius, Gustav
Conductors: Bühl, Gregor

At one with her instrument, Sharon Kam thrills with a virtuosic suppleness and sensitive cantabile in a class of her own - a firework display...continue...

Franz Schubert: Complete Works For Violin, Vol. 2 / Julia Fischer

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2010-04-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C major, D 934/Op. 159; Fantasy for Piano 4 hands in F minor, D 940/Op. 103
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Helmchen, Martin

"It is a sign of great artistry when performers can take a composer's lesser works and make them compelling. That Fischer and Helmchen have done...continue...
Recording information: Concertboerderij Valthermond, The Netherlands (2009-01-03_2009-01-05&2009-)....continue...

Schumann, Dvorak: Piano Concertos

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-11-17

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63
Performers: Helmchen, Martin
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc

Martin Helmchen's last two CDs have both been Music Choice of the Month in BBC Music Magazine. His recording of the "Trout" received excellent reviews...continue...
Recording information: Palais des Fêtes, Strasbourg, France....continue...

Brahms: Sonatas & Trios / Kam, Helmchen, Rivinius

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano...
Performers: Helmchen, Martin; Kam, Sharon; Rivinius, Gustav

Kam, Helmchen, and Rivinius prove themselves sharp-witted partners as they investigate the finely woven fabric of songlike ideas and powerful thoughts and together plumb the...continue...

Schubert: Complete Works for Violin Vol 1 / Julia Fischer

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-09-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D major, D 384/Op 137 no 1; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A minor, D 385/Op. 137 no 2; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G minor, D 408/Op 137 no 3;...
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Helmchen, Martin

Schubert: Trout Quintet, Trockne Blumen Variations, Notturno D 897 / Helmchen, Tetzlaff, et al

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-03-31

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Introduction and variations op. 160; Notturno for Piano and Strings in E flat major, D 897/Op. 148
Performers: Baerten, Aldo; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Helmchen, Martin; Posch, Alois; Tamesit, Antoine; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]

"Played by pianist Martin Helmchen, violinist Christian Tetzlaff, violist Antoine Tamestit, cellist Marie Elisabeth Hecker, and double bassist Alois Posch, this "Trout" is light, lively,...continue...

Schubert: Piano Sonata D 959, 6 Moments musicaux D 780 / Martin Helmchen

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-08-26

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 959; Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94
Performers: Helmchen, Martin

Mozart: Piano Concertos, K. 415 & 491 [Hybrid SACD+DVD]

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-09-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b)
Performers: Helmchen, Martin