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Janowski enables the listener to hear right inside the score, but the total experience of each symphony as a romantic (and Romantic) journey proves more elusive. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2024 More…

Here’s playing that penetrates this music to a degree that surprised even a fully paid-up [Schumann] fan like me. The Emerson are such a fine ensemble, but they’re also four strongly individual... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the charming, articulate and determined personality that comes across through her social media platforms is reflected in the seriousness and focus of the Schumann performances contained on... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

Helmchen's programme explores the extremes of Schumann as a piano composer, at both his most inward and his most virtuoso. I have a suspicion that he's more at ease in the former. The most successful... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2013 More…

Martin Helmchen is clearly a staunch advocate for Dvorák's neglected Concerto. There are many things to enjoy in this beautifully recorded interpretation, but the orchestra is not nearly as... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

..the glowing sophistication of these notable readings carries its own special kind of authority”. Julian Haylock, IRR. “I thoroughly enjoyed this CD and would be happy to return to it”. — Rob Cowan, Gramophone Magazine More…