New. From Eastern Europe
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano)
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th June 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, Recording of the Week
Their music-making is uniquely bonded from the start, an easeful gliding into the simple language of the Shostakovich Cello Sonata (Weinberg's melodic uniqueness, too, in his Second Sonata)...All...
New. From Eastern Europe
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello), Martin Helmchen (piano)
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th June 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, Recording of the Week
Their music-making is uniquely bonded from the start, an easeful gliding into the simple language of the Shostakovich Cello Sonata (Weinberg's melodic uniqueness, too, in his Second Sonata)...All...
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The Hecker Helmchen duo is renowned for the high standard of their performances, which is reflected in their recordings. The German cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker caused a sensation by winning both the First Prize and two Special Prizes at the eighth Rostropovich Competition twenty years ago, whilst Martin Helmchen has also been performing on the most prestigious international stages for two decades. They are partners both on and off the concert platform and are passionate advocates of chamber music. This anthology of Russian music for cello and piano is a journey through the most beautiful and intense pieces of the 20th century and will undoubtedly find a special place in the discography.
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Russian cello sonatas from Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and Martin Helmchen
The German wife-and-husband duo present a magnificent double album of six cello sonatas from Russian and Soviet composers, composed between the 1890s and 1970s.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week20th June 2025
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BBC Music MagazineAugust 2025Recording of the Week
August 2025
Their music-making is uniquely bonded from the start, an easeful gliding into the simple language of the Shostakovich Cello Sonata (Weinberg's melodic uniqueness, too, in his Second Sonata)...All six performances are in a class of their own.
20th June 2025
There’s a lot to take in on these two discs, musically and otherwise. Any one of these works (except perhaps the Suite italienne) represents something of an emotional journey, and to be taken on several such journeys back to back did leave me feeling a bit worn out. But as an album, it’s an amazing monument to the artistry of these two musicians, both as individuals and together as a musical power couple.
