Gidon Kremer: The Warner Classics Recordings (21CD)

Gidon Kremer avoids the well-trodden paths of the musical world as he explores it with style and sensitivity. Harnoncourt's fellow researcher, Argerich's soulmate, an early champion of Schnittke and Pärt - Kremer combines a passion for freedom with a quest for authenticity, as is revealed in the recordings he made over a period of two decades for EMI, Teldec and Erato. The present box gathers all recordings Kremer made for Erato, Teldec and EMI and is a perfect example of all the superlatives that Kremer fully deserves.

Brahms Violin Concerto op. 77 (in two versions); Concerto op. 102 for Violin, Cello, Orchestra
Beethoven Violin Concerto op. 61; Romanzen No. 1 & 2 for Violin & Orchestra
Schumann Violin Concerto in D minor WoO 23 (in two versions); Piano Concerto op. 54; Violin Sonata No. 2; Kinderszenen op. 15 for Violin & Piano;
Sibelius Violin Concerto op. 47
Berg Violin Concerto “Dem Andenken eines Engels”
Silvestrov Symphony for Violin & Orchestra “Dedication”; Violin Sonata “Post scriptum”
Vasks Violin Concerto “Distant Light”; Symphony “Voices”
Weber Grand Duo concertant op. 48 for Violin & Piano
Hindemith Violin Sonata op. 11 No. 1
Schnittke Violin Concertos Nos. 1-4; Concerto for Three; String Trio; Menuett for String Trio; Violin sonata No. 2 “Quasi una Sonata”; Stille Nacht for Violin & Piano; Gratulationsrondo for Violin & Piano
Bartok Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Sonate for Violin solo
Piazzolla Tango Operita “Maria de Buenos Aires”; Tango Ballet for Violin & Strings; Concerto for Violin, Bandoneon, Double Bass, Piano, Strings “Concierto del Angel”; 3 Pieces for Piano & Strings
Stravinsky Pastorale for Violin & Quartet for Winds
Britten Sinfonietta op. 1; Young Apollo op. 16 for Piano, String Quartet, Strings; Concerto in B minor for Violin, Viola, Orchestra; 2 Portraits
Lourie The Blackamoor of Peter the Great Suite; Funeral Games in Honor of Chronos
Enescu Impressions d’enfance op. 25
Schulhoff Violin Sonata No. 2
Rossini Andante con Variazioni in F major
Tchaikovsky/Stravinsky Variations de la Fée de lilas & Entr’acte from Sleeping Beauty
Kreisler Liebeslied; Schön Rosmarin
“From my Home” Dvarionas: Elegie for Violin & Strings; Pärt: Fratres for Violin, Strings, Percussion; Barkauskas: Partita for Violin solo; Vasks: Musica dolorosa for Strings; Pelecis: Concerto for Violin, Piano, Strings “Nevertheless”; Plakidis: 2 Grasshopper Dances for Violin solo; Tüür: Coversio for Violin & Piano
“Le Cinema” Music for Movies by Chaplin, Rota, Dunayevsky, Piazzolla, Takemitsu, Desyatnikov, Shostakovich, Milhaud, Kancheli