GIDON KREMER: VIOLIN SONATAS AND OTHER CHAMBER WORKS (15 CDS)

CD 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
The Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
Sonata No. 5 in F major "Spring", Op. 24

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

4D DDD (Nos. 6-10) / DDD (Nos. 1- 5)
Recordings: Munchen, Residenz, Plenarsaal, 12/1984 (Nos. 1-3); Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 3/1987 (Nos. 4, 5); Montreux, Auditorium Sttavinski, 12/1993 (Nos. 6-8), 3/1994 (Nos. 9, 10)

CD 2
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
The Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

4D DDD (Nos. 6-10) / DDD (Nos. 1-5)
Recordings: Munchen, Residenz, Plenarsaal, 12/1984 (Nos. 1-3); Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 3/1987 (Nos. 4, 5); Montreux, Auditorium Sttavinski, 12/1993 (Nos. 6-8), 3/1994 (Nos. 9, 10)

CD 3
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
The Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Sonata No . 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

4D DDD (Nos. 6-10) / DDD (Nos. 1-5)
Recordings: Munchen, Residenz, Plenarsaal, 12/1984 (Nos. 1-3); Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 3/1987 (Nos. 4, 5); Montreux, Auditorium Sttavinski, 12/1993 (Nos. 6) -8), 3/1994 (Nos. 9, 10)

CD 4
BELA BARTOK (1881-1945)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz. 75 (1921)
LEO? JANA? EK (1854-1928)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1914-1921)
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992)
Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano (1932)

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

DDD
Recording: Munchen, Herkulessaal, 6/1988 (Messiaen: 4/1985)

CD 5
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100

Gidon Kremer, violin
Valery Afanassiev, piano

DDD
Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 10/1987

CD 6 JOHANNES
BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
FERRUCCIO BUSONI (1866-1924)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, No. 2 Op. 36a

Gidon Kremer, violin
Valery Afanassiev, piano

DDD
Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus- Kirche, 10/1987

CD 7
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
String Quartets "The Seven Last Words from the Cross", Op. 51

Gidon Kremer, violin
Kathrin Rabus, violin
Gerard Causse, viola
Ko Iwasaki, violoncello

DDD
Recording: Loenen a / d Vecht, The Netherlands, 7/1981

CD 8
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Trio for Piano, Violin and Viola in E flat major, K. 498 "Kegelstatt-Trio"
Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423
Duo for Violin and Viola in B flat major, K. 424

Gidon Kremer, violin
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Valery Afanassiev, piano

DDD
(P) 1985 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg

CD 9
SERGE PROKOFIEV (1891-1953 ) )
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

DDD
Recording: Brussels, Maison de la Radio BRI / RIB, Studio 4, 3-4 / 1991

CD 10
ALFRED SCHNITTKE (1934-1998)
Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
Gidon Kremer, violin
Tabea Zimmermann, viola
Heinrich Schiff, cello

Stille Musik

Gidon Kremer, violin
Clemens Hagen, cello

CARL MARIA VON WEBER (1786-1826)
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Violoncello in B flat major, Op. 8 (J. 76)

Kremerata Musica
Gidon Kremer, violin
Irena Grafenauer, flute
Veronika Hagen, viola
Clemens Hagen, cello
Vadim Sakharov, piano

DDD
Recordings: Lockenhaus, 7/1987 (Schnittke); Salzburg, Mozarteum, Groser Saal, 6/1995 (Weber)

CD 11
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574 (Op. Post. 162)
Duo (en La) pour Piano et Violon
Fantasia for Violin and Piano in C major, D 934 (Op. Post. 162) 159)

Gidon Kremer, violin
Valery Afanassiev, piano

DDD
Recording: Berlin, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, 1/1990

CD 12
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Octet in F major (Op. Post. 166)

Gidon Kremer, 1st violin
Isabelle van Keulen, 2nd violin (by courtesy of Philips Classics Production)
Tabea Zimmermann, viola
David Geringas, cello
Alois Posch, double bass
Eduard Brunner, clarinet
Radovan Vlatkovic´, horn
Klaus Thunemann, bassoon

This recording made during the tour "Music from Lockenhaus - Gidon Kremer and Friends" 1987
DDD
Recording: Polling (Oberbayern), Bibliothekssaal, 4/1987

CD 13
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Sonatas for Violin and Piano
First edition: Drei Sonatinen fur Piano-Forte und Violine Op. 137
Sonatina for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A minor, D 385
Sonatina for Violin and Piano No. 3 in G minor, D 408
Sonatina for Violin and Piano No. 1 in D major, D 384

Gidon Kremer, violin
Oleg Maisenberg, piano

DDD
Recordings: Abersee, Kirche St. Konrad, 8/1991

CD 14
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 121

Gidon Kremer, violin
Martha Argerich, piano

DDD
Recording: La Chaux de Fonds (CH), Salle de Musique, 11/1985

CD 15
GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911)
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello (1876)
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)
Piece in D minor for Violin and Piano (Early Work)
ANTON WEBERN (1883-1945)
Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 (1910 ) )
ALBAN BERG (1885-1935)
Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Wind Instruments (1925)
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)
String Trio, Op. 45 (1946)
Phantasy for Violin with Piano accompaniment, Op. 47 (1949)

Kremerata Musica
Gidon Kremer, violin
Oleg Maisenberg, piano
Sabine Meyer, clarinet (by courtesy of EMI Electrola GmbH / EMI CLASSICS Germany)
Veronika Hagen, viola
Clemens Hagen, cello

4D DDD
Recording: Neumarkt, Reitstadel, 5-6 / 1994