Marc-André Hamelin - Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 "Funeral March" & 3

Release Date: 4th September 2026
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue No: 4868999

Ecstatic reviews greeted Marc-André Hamelin’s first (and thus far only) all-Chopin album, uniting and surprising critics across the world as poetry combined with Hamelin’s superhuman virtuosity.

The Sunday Times noted: ‘Hamelin, a poet among virtuosos, brings sensibility and a brilliant technique in equal measure to this oft-recorded music. Spellbinding.’ The New York Times pointed to ‘an astonishing lyrical gift that increasingly comes to light’ when Hamelin plays Chopin.

Included are two mainstays of the Romantic repertoire: Chopin’s Piano Sonatas Nos 2 and 3, alongside a musical aperitif in the form of the Berceuse, Op 57.

Tracklist

1. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op 57
2. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - 1: Grave – Doppio movimento
3. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - 2: Scherzo
4. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - 3: Marche funèbre
5. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - 4: Presto
6. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 - 1: Allegro maestoso
7. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 - 2: Scherzo: Molto vivace
8. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 - 3: Largo
9. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58 - 4: Finale: Presto non tanto