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GIDON KREMER | Kremerland Click here to find out about the Gidon Kremer competition! ARTISTS Gidon Kremer, violin Martha Argerich, piano Nikolaus Harnoncourt
TRACK LISTING FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886) après une lecture de Dante Fantasia quasi Sonata from Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161 [01] Andante maestoso [02] Presto agitato assai [03] Adagio - Allegro moderato [04] Cadenza [05] Poco a poco più di moto - Allegro vivace LEONID CHIZHIK (*1947) Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Mozart for Piano, Strings and Percussion [06] Theme (from Sonata for Piano in A major, K. 331) [07] Variation I [08] Variation II [09] Variation III (Piano solo) [10] Variation IV [11] Variation V [12] Variation VI [13] Variation VII (Samba) [14] Variation VIII [15] Cadenza Part I [16] Cadenza Part II [17] Variation IX [18] ALEXANDER VUSTIN (*1943): Tango Hommage à Gidon (1997) for Violin, String Orchestra and Percussion [19] GIYA KANCHELI (*1935): Rag-Gidon-Time for Violin, Strings and Piano [20] ALEXANDER BAKSHI (*1952): The Unanswered Call for Violin, Strings and Mobile phones [21] GEORGES PELECIS (*1947): Meeting with a Friend for Violin and Strings [22] ISAAK DUNAYEVSKY (*1900-1955): Circus ‘Kremerata Baltica and Gidon Kremer have established themselves as one of the world's leading chamber ensembles in the last seven years. Now Gidon Kremer is proud to present Kremerata Baltica's first CD on the Deutsche Grammophon label: a fascinating exploration of the musical world his group inhabits. The music - both original compositions and arrangements - is by a number of living Russian or Baltic composers. With the exception of Kancheli (from Georgia), most of the names are unfamiliar to Western listeners (see tracklisting below). The CD offers a wide range of styles: there's a fiercely virtuosic Liszt Violin Concerto (an arrangement of his "Dante" Sonata for piano, tracks 1 - 5) , jazzed-up Mozart (variations on a familiar theme from a piano sonata; tracks 6 - 17), avant-garde tangos and rags (tracks 18, 19), minimalism (track 21) and a brilliant encore (track 22), in which the orchestra become a chorus as well. The contemporary sound of mobile phones also makes a poignant appearance in a tribute to Charles Ives (track 20) ... The cover (conceived by Gidon Kremer) and realized by the brilliant British illustrator Neil Gower, provides a further guide to what's going on: colour coded according to the flags of the Baltic nations (that tangoing couple are obviously from Estonia, the sea-lion is playing with a Lithuanian ball), the names and features all relate closely to the contents of the CD - something to explore and decipher. |
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Cat. No.: 477 6534 |
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GIDON KREMER | The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer, violin Martha Argerich, piano Nikolaus Harnoncourt
TRACK LISTING BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 ‘You always hear in his playing – as well as all the apparent effortlessness and facility – the way he’s irresistibly attracted by risk and danger. Sticking to the safety of well-trodden paths doesn’t seem to interest him’ Nikolaus Harnoncourt Always an explorer among today’s virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest Deutsche Grammophon recordings, displaying the full range of his repertoire and tastes, and paying tribute at the same time to the musical partners of a lifetime – to Martha Argerich, Leonard Bernstein, Tatiana Grindenko, Mischa Maisky and Oleg Maisenberg, among others, and above all, to his own creation, Kremerata Baltica, who perform with unrivalled virtuosity in three unforgettable bonus tracks. |
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