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Victor Kissine: Between Two Waves; Duo; Barcarola / Gidon Kremer, Daniil Grishin, Giedre Dirvanauskaite, Andrius Zlabys, Andrei Pushkarev

1 CD / ECM / 2013-04-30

Works: Victor Kissine: Between Two Waves, for piano & string orchestra; Duo (After Ossip Andelstam), for viola & cello; Barcarola, concerto for violin, strings & percussion
Performers: Dirvanauskaite, Giedre; Grishin, Daniil; Kremer, Gidon; Pushkarev, Andrei; Zlabys, Andrius [Piano]
Conductors: Kofman, Roman

Following on from Victor Kissine's luminous orchestration of Schuber'ts String Quartet in G Major (ECM 1883) and his own Zerkalo with Kremer and friends (ECM...continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Festival, Lockenhaus, Austria (07/2011)....continue...

The Complete Astor Piazzolla Recordings

8 CD / Nonesuch / 2012-11-19

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en re; Vardarito, tango; Enrico IV; Escualo; Histoire du tango; Concierto para quinteto, tango; Soledad; Buenos Aires hora zero; Celos, tango; Le Grand Tango; Revirado; Pacho...
Performers: Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sérgio [Guitar/Composer]; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Desyatnikov, Leonid; Gabetta, Sol; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Svjatloslav; Meyer, Paul; Milva; Peka...
Conductors: ; Gupta, Rolf; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Astor Quartet; Kremerata Baltica; Kremerata Musica

Serenity: The Beauty of Arvo Pärt

2 CD / Decca / 2012-08-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Für Alina; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus (or alto or countertenor) & organ; Canta...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Anthony, Adele; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Benedetti, Nicola; Carlsson, Roger; Grynyuk, Alexei; Kremer, Gidon; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Owens, Matthew; Risberg, Erik; Shaham, Gil; W...
Conductors: Short, Nigel; Järvi, Neeme; Owens, Matthew; Christophers, Harry; Pitts, Anthony

An album of peace and tranquility that will set you in complete bliss. 9 beautiful and relaxing tracks that will compliment the perfect day or...continue...

Sofia Gubaidulina: The Canticle of The Sun

1 CD / ECM / 2012-02-21

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: The Lyre of Orpheus, for violin, percussion & string orchestra; Canticle of the Sun (Sonnengesang), for cello, 2 percussionists & chorus
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Kremer, Gidon; Krimer, Rostislav; Pushkarev, Andrei; Sudraba, Marta; Zalupe, Rihards
Conductors: ; Sirmais, Máris
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

Sofia Gubaidulina's 80th birthday in October 2011 generated much press coverage around the world, appropriately stressing the uniqueness and the variety of her compositional approaches....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Festival, Lockenhaus, Austria....continue...

Russian Archives: Gidon Kremer / 20th C. composers / Prokofiev, Kupkovic, Karayev, Salmanov et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D, Op. 19; Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56; Ladislav Kupkovic: Souvenir for violin & piano; Ka...
Performers: Bondarenko, Maria; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Muntyan, Mikhael; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Kozhukar, Vladimir; Bashmet, Yuri; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: ; Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists Ensemble

'I am attached to music that speaks to you and does not just manipulate your sophistication. The point is not only to say something unheard...continue...

Enescu: Impressions d'Enfance; Schulhoff: Violin Sonata No. 2; Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 2 / Gidon Kremer, violin; Oleg Maisenberg, piano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: George Enescu: Impressions d'enfance, for violin & piano in D major, Op. 28; Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for violin & piano no 2; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2, Sz 76; Peteris P...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg

Violinist Gidon Kremer and pianist Oleg Maisenberg join together to perform four iconic modern pieces: Enescu's 'Impressions d'enfance', Schulhoff's 'Violin Sonata No. 2', Bartók's 'Violin...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studios, Berlin (01/1996/05/1996)....continue...

Martha Argerich: The Collection 4 - Complete Philips Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashkirova, Elena; Brunner, Eduard; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Goudswaard, Willy; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon; La...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill; Zinman, David

One of the releases marking Argerich's 70th birthday is a further installment in the very successful Martha Argerich Collection (already available: Solo Recordings, Concerto Recordings,...continue...

Tchaikovsky, Kissine: Piano Trios / Gidon Kremer

1 CD / ECM / 2011-06-07

Works: Victor Kissine: Zerkalo (The Mirror), for piano trio; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50
Performers: Buniatishvili, Khatia; Dirvanauskaite, Giedre; Kremer, Gidon

This newest project from Gidon Kremer is one of the events of the season: the great violinist in a new trio with two outstanding young...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche, München (08/2010)....continue...

Giya Kancheli: Themes From The Songbook

1 CD / ECM / 2011-01-25

Works: Giya Kancheli: Earth, This Is Your Son, film score for orchestra; Bear's Kiss; The Crucible; As You Like It; Don Quixote; Hamlet; King Lear; Kin-Dza-Dza; The Role for a Beginner; Twelfth Night; Cinem...
Performers: Kakhidze, Djansug; Kremer, Gidon; Pushkarev, Andrei; Saluzzi, Dino
Conductors: Kakhidze, Djansug

An unexpected cast featuring Argentine bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi, Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer and Ukrainian vibraphonist Andrei Pushkarev combine to create a Giya Kancheli album like...continue...
Recording information: Latvijas Radio, Riga (05/2010); Rainbow Studio, Oslo (05/2010).

Over the course of his career Giya Kancheli has written scores for over 100 films and plays, and in 2009 h...continue...

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa [Special Edition with Book] [Deluxe]

1 CD / ECM / 2010-12-14

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres, for violin & piano; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Fratres; Tabula rasa, concerto for 2 violins (or violin & viola), prepared piano & stri...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Schnittke, Alfred
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.

"Special edition, including study scores

The iconic blue, grey and white CD cover has now become a book cover, which, given the original album's significance,...continue...
Arvo Pärt delivers a brief collection of sacred music -- bold, stoic, and sober. His compositions are full of a passionate and melancholy sort of life, a life of deep humility and faith. One of h...continue...

111 More Classic Tracks [Limited Edition]

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-11-09

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; Adagio and Allegretto (Elegy and Polka), for string quartet; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Fr...
Performers: Alarie, Pierrette; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Anda, Geza; Andre, Maurice; Antonietti, Jean; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Askenase, Stefan; Baldwin, Dalton; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Battle, Kat...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Ancerl, Karel; Stadlmair, Hans; Nelson, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Blech, Leo; Böhm, Karl; Previn, Andre; Boulez, Pierre; Karajan, Herbert von; Marcon, Andrea; Pletnev, Mikhail; ...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London

111 More Classic Tracks carries on from where 111 Classic Tracks of 2009 left off. In another mesmerizing journey through the history of Deutsche Grammophon's...continue...

Hymns & Prayers / Gidon Kremer

1 CD / ECM / 2010-10-19

Works: Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer: Hymns (8) in memoriam Andrei Tarkovsky, for solo violin, string orchestra, vibraphone & piano; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Giya Kancheli: Silent Pray...
Performers: Altunashvili, Sofia; Buniatishvili, Khatia; Dirvanauskaite, Giedre; Kremer, Gidon; Nemenyte, Marija; Pushkarev, Andrei; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Kofman, Roman

Beautifully-recorded album from master violinist Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica, spanning a wide range of music, from the spirited to the spiritual, all of...continue...
Recording information: Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus, Lockenhaus (07/2008)....continue...

The Martha Argerich Collection, Vol. 3: Chamber Ensembles

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-10-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Béla Bartók: Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percu...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Guggeis, Edgar; Kremer, Gidon; Maisky, Mischa; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Sadlo, Peter

The final box of Argerich's DG recordings, which brings together on 6 CDs all of the chamber ensemble recordings from 1983 to 2009. The set...continue...

De Profundis / Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer

1 CD / Nonesuch / 2010-09-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kuolema; Arvo Pärt: Passacaglia for violin & piano (or 1-2 violins, vibraphone ad lib & string orchestra); Raminta Serksnyté: De Profundis, for chamber orchestra; Robert Sc...
Performers: BALTICA, KREMERata; Grishin, Daniil; Kremer, Gidon; Pushkarev, Andrei; Zebriunaite, Ula Ulijona
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica

Recording information: Latvian Radio (12/08/2008-12/11/2008)....continue...

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa / Kremer, Jarrett

1 CD / ECM / 2010-08-16

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres, for violin & piano; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Tabula rasa, concerto for 2 violins (or violin & viola), prepared piano & string orches...
Performers: Grindenko, Tatjana; Jarrett, Keith; Kremer, Gidon; Schnittke, Alfred
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.; ; Sondeckis, Saulius
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Arvo Pärt delivers a brief collection of sacred music -- bold, stoic, and sober. His compositions are full of a passionate and melancholy sort of life, a life of deep humility and faith. One of h...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Silvestrov: Dedication; Post scriptum

1 CD / Apex / 2009-02-17

Works: Valentin Silvestrov: Dedication, symphony for violin and orchestra; Post Scriptum, sonata for violin & piano
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Sakharov, Vadim
Conductors: Kofman, Roman

Puce: Dawn is breaking; Vasks, Esenvalds, Dubra, Maskats / Sirmais, Kremer, Kamer..., et al

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Eriks Esenvalds: Amazing Grace, spiritual for chorus; A Drop in the Ocean, for chorus; Aizej, lietin! (Go Away, Rain), for chorus, chamber ensemble & percussion; Peteris Vasks: Ziles zina (The Messag...
Performers: Endzele, Elina; Kremer, Gidon; Kruskops, Ivo; Lisovska, Inga; Perkone, Zane; Rubike, Ilze; Strikaite, Jolanta; Sudraba, Marta; Vijuma, Elina; Zalupe, Rihards; Zviedre, Beate
Conductors: Sirmais, Máris
Ensemble: ; Altera Veritas

Kamer... has sung alongside Gidon Kremer, who appears on this album, and the KREMERata Baltica under noted conductor and soloist Peter Schreier, as well as...continue...

20th-Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Claude Debussy: La mer; Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde; Arnold Schoenberg: Pi...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Chang, Sarah; Devos, Louis; du Pre, Jacqueline; Harrell, Lynn; Isserlis, Steven; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kremer, Gidon; Little...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klemperer, Otto; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Dutoit, Charles; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard; Berglund, Paavo; Frühbeck de Burgos...
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Helsinki Philharmo...

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from...continue...

David Oistrakh: Artist of the People? - A Film by Bruno Monsaingeon [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-10-28

Works: Bruno Monsaingeon: David Oistrakh
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady

Along with Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein and Yehudi Menuhin, David Oistrakh is universally recognized not only as one of the few truly great...continue...

Historical Russian Archives - Gidon Kremer Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Concerto for 2 Violins i...
Performers: Bondarendo, Maria; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kagan, Oleg; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Muntyan, Mikhael; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Oistrakh, David; Kremer, Gidon; Sondeckis, Saulius; Bashmet, Yuri; Kozhukhar, Vladimir
Ensemble: German Chamber Music Society; German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists; USSR Radio/TV Large Symphony Orche...

John Adams: Hallelujah Junction - A Nonesuch Retrospective

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-10-07

Works: John Adams: Harmonielehre; Shaker Loops; Harmonium; Nixon in China; Chamber Symphony; Gnarly Buttons; Hoodoo Zephyr; Death of Klinghoffer; I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky; Concert...
Performers: Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hammons, Thomas; Kantonen, Seppo; Karvonen, Jari-Pekka; Kremer, Gidon; Kusama, Astri; Maddalena, James; McDonald, Audra; McElroy, Michael; Murto, Janne; Mutru, ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Adams, John [Composer]; Nagano, Kent; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Lyon Opera Orchestra; Theatre of Voices

"It doesn't hurt that Adams has an exclusive contract with Nonesuch to release the first recording of each work, and most of the performances here...continue...

Schnittke: Orchestral Works & Chamber Music

1 CD / Col Legno / 2008-05-01

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Preludium in memoriam D Shostakovich; Concerto Grosso no 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings; Short Pieces (2) for organ; Trio for violin, viola & cello
Performers: Golub, Ludmila; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kremer, Gidon; Spivakov, Vladimir
Conductors: Bashmet, Yuri; Davies, Dennis R.

Violinist Gidon Kremer / Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, etc. Arvo Part; Slfred Schnittke [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2008-03-25

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K 364 (320d); Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Arvo Pärt: Mozart-Adagio; Alfred Schnittke:...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica

Gidon Kremer is, and has always been, one of the most headstrong and original artists in the music business and has been hailed by Herbert...continue...
Run Time: 88 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: Germany
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The Classic 100 Concerto [Box Set]

8 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2007-11-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "T...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Anthony, Adele; Auber, Stefan; Baerg, Irmgard; Balsam, Artur; Bargy, Roy; Barton, William; Belkin, Boris; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Brown, Iona; Cazal, Olivier; Collins, Geoffrey; Cominati...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Fürst, Jànos; Halstead, Anthony; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Braithwaite, Nicholas; Dyer, Paul; Kelly, Brett; Bonynge, Richard; Tchivzhel, Edvard; Hogwood, Christopher; Stanhop...
Ensemble: ; Australian Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

What is the one concerto you cannot live without? This question was asked of the australian public through a poll by abc classic fm and...continue...

The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Felix Mendelssohn: Concert...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Maisky, Mischa; Pushkarev, ...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Schiff, Heinrich; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Kremerata Baltica; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Always an explorer among today's virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest DG recordings, along with 25 minutes of...continue...

Harp Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/H...
Performers: Challan, Annie; Ellis, Osian; Henson-Conant, Deborah; Hermanjat, Jean-Claude; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Jellinek, Hubert; Jucker, Rama; Kremer, Gidon; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Pepin, Andre;...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; ; Couraud, Marcel; Almeida, Antonio de; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Antiqua Musica; I Musici; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Part: Bamboo Dream [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2003-09-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Performers: Jarrett, Keith; Kremer, Gidon

In Bamboo Dream, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan performs a stunning modern dance program inspired by the evergreen bamboo. Much praised by poets...continue...
Run Time: 63 min.
Region: 1-5,7-8
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: ...continue...

Gidon Kremer - Happy Birthday / Kremerata Baltica

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2003-01-28

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Gogol Suite, for orchestra (music from "The Dead Souls Register;" orchestrated by G.Rozhdestvensky); Peter Heidrich: Happy Birthday Variations, for orchestra; Vato Kakhidze: Blitz F...
Performers: BALTICA, KREMERata; Kakhidze, Vato; Kremer, Gidon; Lortie, Louis; Muceniece, Lasma; Sudraba, Marta; Ulijona, Ula
Conductors: Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica

Personnel: Kremerata Baltica (vocals); Gidon Kremer (violin); Indre Andruskeviciute, Dzeraldas Bidva, Migle Diksaitiene, Eva Bindere (violin); Giedré Dirvanauskaité, Peteris Cirksis, Marta S...continue...

20/21 - Schnittke: Concerti grossi 1 & 5 / Kremer, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-11-12

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso no 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings; Concerto Grosso no 5, for violin, piano & orchestra; Quasi una sonata, for violin & chamber orchestra
Performers: Grindenko, Tatjana; Keuschnig, Rainer; Kremer, Gidon; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Schiff, Heinrich; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Kremer imbues this material with his own brand of nervous expression. When couples with Schnittke's already hyper-intense music, it may enhance it or turn you...continue...

20/21 - Gubaidulina: Offertorium, Hommage / Dutoit, Kremer

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-08-13

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Offertorium, concerto for violin & orchestra (3 versions); Hommage à T. S. Eliot, for soprano & octet
Performers: Brunner, Eduard; Geringas, David; Kremer, Gidon; Posch, Alois; Thunemann, Klaus; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]; Vlatkovic, Radovan; Whittlesey, Christine
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Sofia Gubaidulina - In The Mirror / Kozhukhar, Kremer, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2002-06-02

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: Quintet for Piano and Strings; Concerto for Piano "Introitus"; Dancer on a Tightrope
Performers: Aizawa, Rieko; Bruns, Peter; Eichenauer, Ulrich; Kremer, Gidon; Rauchs, Beatrice; Sakharov, Vadim; Vogler, Kai; Wang, Mira
Conductors: Kozhukhar, Vladimir
Ensemble: Kyiv Chamber Players

"In this excellent performance [of the Piano Quintet], it's a very enjoyable, exhilarating experience in its own right. But the chamber piano concerto Introitus...is clearly...continue...

After Mozart / Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2001-09-18

Works: Alexandr Raskatov: 5 min. aus dem Leben von W.A.M., for violin, string orchestra & percussion; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna"; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Va...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Pushkarev, Andrei; Sudraba, Marta; Ulijona, Ula
Conductors: Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica

Saariaho: Château de l'âme, etc / Salonen, Upshaw, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-08-28

Works: Kaija Saariaho: Graal théâtre, for violin & orchestra; Château de l'âme, songs (5) for solo soprano, 4 sopranos, 4 mezzo-sopranos & orchestra; Amers, for cello & electro-acou...
Performers: Karttunen, Anssi [Cello]; Kremer, Gidon; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Avanti Chamber Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

20/21 - Glass, Rorem, Bernstein / Kremer, Bernstein, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-10-12

Works: Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Ned Rorem: Concerto for Violin; Leonard Bernstein: Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"
Performers: Kremer, Gidon
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

One of the great champions of the music of our time, Gidon Kremer is best known for his pioneering performances of works by a host...continue...

Piazzolla: El Tango, etc / Gigon Kremer, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 1997-08-19

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Revirado; Pachouli; Preludio para el año 3001 (Rinasceró); El tango; Decaríssimo; Che Tango Che; Milonga for Three; Michelangelo 70; Leonid Desyatnikov: My Happi...
Performers: Assad, Odair; Assad, Sérgio; Glorvigen, Per Arne; Kremer, Gidon; Milva; Posch, Alois; Sakharov, Vadim; Veloso, Caetano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Astor Quartet

Impressions d'enfance / Gidon Kremer, Oleg Maisenberg

1 CD / Teldec (USA) Import / 1997-05-27

Works: George Enescu: Impressions d'enfance, for violin & piano in D major, Op. 28; Erwin Schulhoff: Sonata for violin & piano no 2; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2, Sz 76; Peteris P...
Performers: Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg

"This is a fabulous recital, the sort that suggests wet ink on the page and performances born more of impulse than of duty. The Enescu...continue...

Gubaidulina, Suslin / Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Musica

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-06-30

Works: Viktor Suslin: Capriccio for 2 violins; Silenzio; Free Improvisation 'Astraea'; Choruses (3) for Women's Choir; Sofia Gubaidulina: Meditation (on Bach's chorale "Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit"), ...
Performers: Bekova, Alfia; Bekova, Elvira; Chojnacka, Elisabeth; Kremer, Gidon; Lips, Friedrich; Posch, Alois; Sakharov, Vadim; Tinkha, Vladimir; Weinmeister, Hanna

Kremer plays Schnittke: Concerto Grosso, etc / Schiff

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1994-08-15

Works: Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso no 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings; Quasi una sonata, for violin & chamber orchestra; Moz-Art à la Haydn, for 2 violins & 11 strings;...
Performers: Grindenko, Tatjana; Kremer, Gidon; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Schiff, Heinrich; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

No performer championed the work of the late Russian composer Alfred Schnittke more than violinist Gidon Kremer. Here Kremer and colleagues offer a diverse sampling...continue...

Shostakovich: Quartet no 15; Gubaidulina / Kremer, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1989-10-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 15 in E flat minor, Op. 144; Sofia Gubaidulina: Rejoice!, sonata for violin & cello
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Kremer, Gidon; Ma, Yo-Yo; Phillips, Daniel

Saint-Saëns: Carnaval des Animaux, Meschwitz et al / Kremer

1 CD / Philips Import / 1988-04-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Alan Ridout: Ferdinand the Bull, for speaker & violin; Little Sad Sound for speaker & double-bass; Frieder Meschwitz: Tier-Gebete for speaker(s) & p...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashkirova, Elena; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Kremer, Gidon; Posch, Alois