commercial recordings released by RCA, the American journal Fanfare Magazine was critical not only of Helfgott himself, but also of his producers, who were "marketing Helfgott's pain." The British magazine Gramophone was similarly scathing about the exploitative nature of their issue, which, the magazine said, falsely marketed Helfgott as an "unsung genius". On stage, Helfgott is known for his unusual platform manner. In 1997, critic Anthony Tommasini noted that Helfgott "stares into the hall and renders a nonstop commentary of grunts, groans and mutterings". Of a 1997 Helfgott recital in New Zealand, critic Denis Dutton wrote, "If, as Goethe claimed, architecture is frozen music, David Helfgott is the musician who finally proves the converse: that music can also be melted architecture — a structureless rubble of notes." Helfgott tours Australia annually and plays a small number of recitals in other countries. His 2015 European tour was the subject of a documentary, Hello, I Am David! Personal life Helfgott lives in The Promised Land, a valley near Bellingen in New South Wales. His second wife Gillian died in 2022, aged 90. Discography Albums {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with Australian chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chartpositions |- ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | AUS |- ! scope="row" | David Helfgott' | Released: 1991 Format: CD Label: | align="center" | - |- ! scope="row" | David Helfgott Plays Liszt| Released: 1994 Format: CD Label: Rap Productions (RAPCD 190547-2) | align="center" | - |- ! scope="row" | Rachmaninov The Last Romantic| Released: 1996 Format: CD Label: BMG Classics (74321 40378 2) | align="center" | 40 |- ! scope="row" | Shine (soundtrack)| Released: August 1996 Format: CD Label: Philips (454 710 2) | align="center" | 14 |- ! scope="row" | Brilliantissimo| Released: April 1997 Format: CD Label: BMG Classics (74321 46725 2) | align="center" | 40 |- ! scope="row" | Brave New World| Released: August 1998 Format: CD Label: BMG Classics (74321 57813 2) | align="center" | 90 |- ! scope="row" | Pianissimo| Released: 2009 Format: CD, Digital Label: Helfgott (2010-01) | align="center" | - |- ! scope="row" | With Love| Released: 2010 Format: CD, Digital Label: Helfgott (2010-02) | align="center" | - |- ! scope="row" | Rach 3 (with Rhodri Clarke) | Released: September 2018 Format: CD, Digital Label: 972235 | align="center" | - |} Awards