Since you are interested in Piano Trios, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
W. A. MOZART
The Five Violin Concertos Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica [ Nonesuch Records / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] The New York Times praised Kremer's 2006 Mostly Mozart performance of the complete Mozart violin concertos with the Kremerata Baltica for his "ability to make a work, however familiar, entirely his own." On this two-disc set of the concertos,... |
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica.
The Russian Seasons (music by Desyatnikov and Raskatov) [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] "To broaden the artistic, cultural and psychological aspects of representing "Russian Seasons" as an album concept, I turned to a small masterpiece by Vikto Yerofeyev, one of the best-known mosdern Russian writers." (Gidon Kremer) |
BEETHOVEN
Harnoncourt - Beethoven [includes Symphonies, Piano & Violin Concertos, Overtures, etc] Gidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2006 ] A superb value 14 CD set of the complete Harnoncourt/Chamber Orchestra of Europe Beethoven recordings for Teldec Classics. |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Concerti grossi Nos. 1 + 5; Quasi una sonata Gidon Kremer - Tatiana Grindenko. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Wiener Philharmoniker. Heinrich Schiff. Christoph von Dohnanyi [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 24/Sep/2004 ] The violinist Gidon Kremer is well established as a leading exponent of Schnittke's music. Both Concerti Grossi have been premiered by or dedicated to him. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Violin Works (Incls Violin Sonatas, Fantasie, Polonaise & Konzertstuck) Gidon Kremer (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe [ DG Collector's Edition / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] Schubert's greats by one of the world's leading violinists! |
GUBAIDULINA
Offertorium (1980): Violin Concerto / Hommage a T. S. Eliot Gidon Kremer (violin) Boston Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit [ DG 20/21 Series / CD - released 24/Jun/2002 ] "orchestral playing of great brilliance" (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV1001-1006 Gidon Kremer (violin) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Gidon Kremer's second complete recording (made in 2001 and 2002) of the six sonatas and partitas for solo violin is a radically new interpretation of them, not only at the level of technical and musical detail but in terms of the expressive qualities... |
HANDEL
The Eight Great Suites HWV426-433 Lisa Smirnova (piano) [ ECM / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] "Although she engages with period practice...she's no slave to it, producing something unapologetically pianistic and sometimes anachronistic here...Handel with care? Undeniably. And with captivating flair in spades." BBC Music Magazine:... |