VA — Russian Legends: Legendary Russian soloists of the 20\’th century [100CD Box Set] (2007) WAVPack (Part 3)

Gidon Kremer
CD 74
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

1. CIACONA, from Partita for violin solo in D minor BWV 1004 14:29
PARTITA for violin solo in E major BWV 1006
2. Preludio 3:31
3. Loure 4:32
4. Gavotte en rondeau 2:45
5. Menuet I 1:45
6. Menuet II 2:37
7. Bourree 1:17
8. Gigue 2:03
From: SONATA for violin solo in A minor BWV 1003
9. Grave 4:39
10. Fugue 8:20
CONCERTO for 2 violins & orchestra in D minor BWV 1043
11. Vivace 4:09
12. Largo ma non tanto 6:55
13. Allegro 5:18

Gidon Kremer, violin
Oleg Kagan, violin I; Gidon Kremer, violin II (11-13)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, David Oistrakh

CD 75

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 2 in D major KV 211
1. Allegro moderato 7:47
2. Andante 6:16
3. Rondo, allegro 4:28
CONCERTONE for 2 violins & orchestra in C major KV 190
4. Allegro con spirito 7:59
5. Andante grazioso 9:32
6. Tempo di menuetto 9:11
7. VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 3 in G major KV 216: Allegro (transcription for violin and piano) 8:33
VIOLIN SONATA No. 31 in C major KV 404 (Unfinished)
8. Andante 2:10
9. Allegretto 1:32

LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)

10. Menuet, from String Quintet in E major G 275

Gidon Kremer, violin
German Chamber Philharmonic Society, Gidon Kremer (1-3)
Tatiana Grindenko, violin II; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Saulius Sondetskis (4-6)
Yuri Smirnov, piano (7-9); Oleg Maisenberg, piano (10)

CD 76

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Violin Sonata in G major Op. 96
1. Allegro moderato 11:12
2. Adagio espressivo 6:27
3. Scherzo, allegro 1:51
4. Poco allegretto 8:56
5. Variations in F major on Mozart\’s \»Se vuol\’ballare\» 10:58
6. 6 German Dances 4:25

HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ VON BIBER (1644-1704)

7. Ciacona from Mystery Sonata No. 4 in D minor \»The Presentation\» 9:19

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767)

Sonata en Canon in A minor for 2 violins Op. 5 No. 6
8. Vivace 2:03
9. Soave 2:03
10. Allegro assai 1:59

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767)

Sonata en Canon in G major Op. 5 No. 1
11. Vivace 1:28
12. Adagio 1:34
13. Allegro 1:42

Gidon Kremer, violin
Oleg Maisenberg, piano (1-7)
Tatiana Grindenko, violin II (8-13)

CD 77

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

1. Rondo for violin & strings in A major D 438 13:55
2. Introduction, Theme & Variations on \»Trockne Blumen\» from \»Die schöne Müllerin\» in E minor D 802 20:05
Rondo Brillant in B minor D 895
3. Andante 3:20
4. Allegro 11:02

PYOTR IL\’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

5. Valse-Scherzo 5:44
6. Melodie (from Souvenir d\’un Lieu Cher) Op. 42 No. 3 3:25

Gidon Kremer, violin
German Chamber Music Society, Gidon Kremer (1)
Oleg Maisenberg, piano (2-4); Yuri Smirnov, piano (5-6)

CD 78

FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

Concerto for violin & strings in D minor
1. Allegro molto 8:44
2. Andante 9:12
3. Allegro 4:21

ERNEST CHAUSSON (1855-1899)

4. Poeme, for violin and piano Op. 25 14:13

EUGENE YSAYE (1858-1931)

Sonata for solo violin Op. 27 No. 5 \»Pastorale\»
5. L\’aurore 3:53
6. Danse rustique 4:33

EUGENE YSAYE (1858-1931)

Sonata for violin & piano in F minor after Locatelli
7. Lento assai e mesto 4:27
8. Allegro 1:56
9. Lento 2:22
10. Tempo moderato 5:04

MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)

11. Blues, from Violin Sonata 6:10

Gidon Kremer, violin
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Bashmet (1-3)
Maria Bondarenko, piano (4,7-10); Oleg Maisenberg, piano (11)

CD 79

RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)

Violin Sonata in E-flat major Op. 18
1. Allegro ma non troppo 10:47
2. Improvisation, andante cantabile 8:19
3. Finale: andante-allegro 8:57

MAX REGER (1873-1916)

Violin Sonata in C minor Op. 139
4. Con passione 9:32
5. Largo 5:59
6. Vivace 4:38
7. Andantino con variazioni 11:32

Gidon Kremer, violin
Oleg Maisenberg, piano

CD 80

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

VIOLIN SONATA No. 1 in F minor Op. 80
1. Andante assai 6:34
2. Allegro brusco 7:10
3. Andante 7:25
4. Allegrissimo-andante assai come prima 7:16
5. SCHERZO, vivacissimo, from Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major Op. 19, transcription for violin & piano 4:05
SONATA for 2 Violins in C major Op. 56
6. Andante cantabile 2:55
7. Allegro 3:07
8. Commodo 4:17
9. Allegro con brio 5:55

LADISLAV KUPKOVIC

10. Souvenir 4:23

Gidon Kremer, violin
Oleg Maisenberg, piano
Yuri Smirnov, piano (5); Tatiana Grindenko, violin II (6-9)

CD 81

KARA KARAYEV

Concerto for Violin & Orchestra
1. Allegro moderato 7:47
2. Andante 5:26
3. Allegro ben marcato 6:08

VADIM NIKOLAYEVICH SALMANOV (1912-1978)

Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 2
4. Allegro molto 4:30
5. Andante 5:00
6. Presto 4:48
ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG (1874-1951)
7. Fantasy for Violin & Piano 7:45

ANTON FRIEDRICH VON WEBERN (1883-1945)

4 Pieces Op. 7
8. Sehr langsam 0:53
9. Rasch 1:23
10. Sehr langsam 0:49
11. Bewegt 1:21

KARL HEINZ STOCKHAUSEN (1928)

Excerpts from \»Tierkreis
12. Aquarius, Gi, Pisces, Libra, Sagittarius, Leo, Aquarius 9:03

Gidon Kremer, violin
Ussr State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Kozhukhar (1-3)
Maria Bondarenko, piano (4-6); Oleg Maisenberg, piano (7-11)
Tatiana Grindenko, violin II (12)

CD 82

VLADIMIR MARTYNOV (1946)

Come in! For violin & ensemble
1. Movement 1 3:33
2. Movement 2 4:43
3. Movement 3 5:44
4. Movement 4 5:30
5. Movement 5 7:16
6. Movement 6 3:48

ARTHUR LOURIE (1892-1966)

Concerto da Camera for Violin & String Orchestra
7. Entrata: allegro capriccioso, ma non rubato 3:07
8. Aria, lento ma non troppo 6:59
9. Intermezzo, languido quasi adagio 4:44
10. Fantasia, allegro molto appasionato, ma sempre dolcissimo 4:24
11. Serenata, moderato 4:41
12. Epilogo 6:09

Gidon Kremer, violin
Tatiana Grindenko, violin II (1-6)
Mikhael Muntyan, celesta (1-6)
Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists, Yuri Bashmet (1-6)
German Chamber Philharmonic Society, Gidon Kremer (7-12)

CD 83

NICOLO PAGANINI (1782-1840)

1. Cantabile in D major for Violin & Piano 4:03
2. Caprice No. 4 in C minor (Maestosa) 6:26
3. Caprice No. 17 in E-flat major 3:42

HEINRICH WILHELM ERNST (1892-1966)

4. Variations on an Irish Air \»The Last Rose of Summer\» 7:49
5. Grand Caprice for solo Violin after Schubert\’s \»Erlkönig\» 4:12

BELA BARTÓK (1881-1945)

6. Tempo di Ciacona, from Sonata for Solo Violin 7:55

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)

7. Elegy, for Solo Violin 4:57

LUCIANO BERIO (1925-2003)

8. Duet for Violins \»Leonardo\» (dedicated to Leonardo Pinzauti) 1:56
9. Duet for Violins \»Annie\» (dedicated to Annie Neuberger) 2:22
10. Duet for Violins \»Aldo\» (dedicated to Aldo Bennici) 5:04

RODION SHCHEDRIN (1932)

11. In the Style of Albeniz 3:39

GRIGORAS DINICU (1889 — 1948)

12. Hora Staccato 2:19

BORZO/ BIHARI

13. Csardas in A minor 2:41

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921)

14. Creatures with Long Ears (From Carnaval des Animaux) 1:02

Gidon Kremer, violin
Maria Bondarenko, piano (1); Tatiana Grindenko, violin II (8-10, 14)
Oleg Maisenberg, piano (12, 13)
Lazar Berman
CD 22
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

1. Sonata \»Apres une lecture de Dante\» (from Annees de Pelerinage II: Italie) 16:27
2. Mephisto Waltz No. 1 11:09
ETUDES DE EXECUTION TRANSCENDANTE (Selection)
3. Prelude 0:45
4. Paysage 4:47
5. Feux follets 3:32
6. Vision 4:06
7. Appassionata in F minor 3:56
8. Harmonies du soir 9:39
9. Chasse n 4:40
10. Rhapsodie Espagnole 12:54

Lazar Berman, piano

CD 23

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

ANNEES DE PELERINAGE Book 1:
Switzerland (selection)
1. Chappele de Guillaume Tell 6:54
2. Au lac de Wallenstadt 2:38
3. Vallee d\’Obermann 14:21
4. Le Mal du Pays 5:30
5. Les Cloches de Geneve 6:08
PIANO CONCERTO No. 1 in E-flat major
6. Allegro maestoso 5:44
7. Quasi adagio-allegretto vivace-allegro animato 4:49
8. Allegro marziale animato 8:12

Lazar Berman, piano
Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Moscow, Kirill Kondrahsin

CD 24

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

1. Sonata in B minor 27:54

MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)

2. Ondine (from Gaspard de la nuit) 5:34

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)

3. Etude \»Pour les huit doigts\» 1:20

MANUEL DE FALLA (1876-1946)

4. Ritual Fire Dance 3:46

ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)

Piano Sonata No. 4
5. Andante 2:42
6. Prestissimo volando 4:27

ALEXANDER SCRIABIN (1872-1915)

7. Fantasy In B minor Op. 28 9:21
8. Etude in B-flat minor Op. 8 No. 11 4:40
MURAD KAZHLAEV
3 Preludes
9. No. 1 3:12
10. No. 2 1:08
11. No. 3 0:28

Lazar Berman, piano

CD 25

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

1. Toccata Op. 11 4:18
ROMEO AND JULIET, selection from the ballet
2. Morning Dance (the street awakens) 1:30
3. The arrival of the guests (Menuetto) 3:03
4. Mercutio 2:10
5. Montecchi e Capuletti (Dance of the knights) 3:34
6. Romeo and Juliet before parting 7:51
PIANO SONATA No. 8 in B-flat major Op. 84
7. Andante moderato 17:02
8. Andante sognando 4:27
9. Vivace 11:27
VIOLIN SONATA No. 2 in D major Op. 94a
10. Moderato 7:54
11. Scherzo 4:40
12. Andante 3:26
13. Allegro con brio 6:50

Lazar Berman, piano
Pavel Berman, violin

CD 26

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Piano Sonate in C-sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 \»Moonlight\»
1. Adagio 7:07
2. Allegretto 2:28
3. Presto agitato 7:48
Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 57 \»Appassionata\»
4. Allegro assai 9:24
5. Andante con moto 5:36
6. Allegro ma non troppo 7:08

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)

7. Polonaise in A-flat major Op. 53 \»Heroic\» 6:23
8. Etude in A minor Op. 10 No. 2 1:12
9. Etude in A-flat major Op. 10 No. 10 1:52
10. Etude in A minor Op.25 No. 4 1:41
11. Etude in D-flat major Op. 25 No. 8 0:56
12. Etude in B minor Op.25 No. 10 3:44
13. Etude in A minor Op.25 No. 11 3:11

PYOTR IL\’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)

14. Scherzo from Symphony No. 6 \»Pathetique\»(Arr. Samuel Feinberg) 8:15

Lazar Berman, piano

CD 27

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685-1757)

1. Sonata in D minor 4:05

MUZIO CLEMENTI (1752-1832)

Piano Sonata in B minor Op. 40 No. 2
2. Molto adagio e sostenuto-allegro con fuoco 6:50
3. Largo, mesto e patetico-allegro 7:05

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)

Piano Sonata in G major Hob. XVI/27
4. Allegro con brio 3:36
5. Menuetto 5:10
6. Finale, presto 3:31

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

7. Rondo in A minor KV 511 9:47

FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

8. Sonetto del Petrarca No. 2 6:38
9. Nuages gris 3:17

GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685-1759)

10. Aria, from Dettinger Te Deum, for violin and piano 4:32

Lazar Berman, piano
Pavel Berman, violin

CD 28

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

Piano Sonata in B-flat major D. 960
1. Molto moderato 22:05
2. Andante sostenuto 10:04
3. Scherzo, allegro vivace con delicatezza 4:31
4. Allegro ma non troppo 8:52

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

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FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)

Song transcriptions
5. Der Leiermann 2:34
6. Tauschung 2:20
7. Gretchen am Spinnrad\’ 4:45
8. Die junge Nonne 5:38
9. Ave Maria 6:19
10. Erlkönig 5:25

Lazar Berman, piano