The great Marc-André Hamelin turns his attention to two mainstays of the Romantic repertoire: Chopin’s Piano Sonatas Nos 2 and 3. The results are simply staggering: playing of matchless brilliance and consummate artistry, stunningly recorded. The sonatas are completed by one of Chopin’s greatest single-movement works: the Berceuse in D flat major. We think this is one of the most authoritative and important Chopin discs to have appeared in recent years—an unmissable release.

Mastered by Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios, this 180g LP is part of Hyperion’s 2026 Vinyl Edition. For the CD or download version of this album—both of which additionally include the two Op 27 Nocturnes and the mighty Barcarolle in F sharp major—please » Click here.