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The 24 preludes for cello solo by Mieczyslaw Weinberg have a particular history. Composed in the late sixties for Mstislav Rostropovich, he never actually played them. Their musical language is aphoristic, often brutal, provocative in its inner conflict. It contains many different gestures and is very intense. To perform these preludes might have been problematic in the Soviet Union back then. Gidon Kremer has adapted the Preludes for solo violin and this is the world premiere recording of his adaptation. In his concerts, Kremer often plays them to projections of works by the Lithuanian photographer Antanas Sutkus in the background.

Artist: Seiji Ozawa Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Опера аргентинского короля танго Астора Пьяццоллы María de Buenos Aires, в исполнении великого скрипача Гидона Кремера и оркестра Kremerata Musica. Запись сделана в 1997-1998 годах. Artist: Gidon Kremer Label: Rhino Warner Classics

• 120 CDs telling the story of the Yellow Label, sub-divided by genre and including many recordings released internationally for the first time and recordings newly digitised from historic shellac discs • 1 Bonus CD with brand-new unreleased recordings “The years to come” (including Trifonov) • 1 Blu-ray Audio featuring the complete Ring des Nibelungen conducted by H. v. Karajan • Each album presented in spined wallets with original sleeve art • 200-page book (in E/F/G) with extensive documentation including: 1. Introduction by Richard Evidon 2. 4 substantial essays about DG’s history: The Early Years, The Golden 50s, The Star Years, The Future 3. 12 shorter essays about every genre 4. Numerous photographs and facsimiles from the archives of Deutsche Grammophon • Includes six postcards with legendary covers + 5 historic documents A fully new perspective illuminating 120 years of recording history: Deutsche Grammophon’s unrivaled roster is divided in 12 Chapters representing the essential genres within DG’s recording activities. Many genres include new compilation albums bringing together very rare early recordings including many released internationally for the first time and several recordings newly digitised from historic shellac discs: • Orchestral (27 CDs) • Concertos (22 CDs) • Piano Solo (17 CDs) • Chamber Music (11 CDs) • Opera (11 CDs) • Oratorio & Sacred (5 CDs) • Lied (8 CDs) • Archiv Produktion (6 CDs) • Polydor & Light Music (3 CDs) • Avant-garde (4 CDs) • Neoclassical (3 CDs) • Spoken Word (3 CDs)

Artist: 50 Violin Masterworks Label: Decca (UMO) Classics

● From the original masters of Universal Music ● Audiophile analogue mastering by Hans-Jörg Mauksch at Pauler Acoustics. /DMM ● Special 2 records version for enhanced sound reproduction. ● 180g audiophile virgin vinyl pressed by Pallas GmbH in Germany RECORDING INFORMATION Recorded : Munich, 4/1985 («Carnaval»); 4/1981 («Ferdinand», »Tier-Gebete«); Wien, 1/1987 (“Little Sad Sound”) Artists and repertoire producer: Rupert Fäustle / Recording producer and balance engineer: Wil-helm Hellweg / Recording engineers: Roger de Schot, Onno Scholtze / Tape editors: Roger de Schot, Willem van Leeuwen

Artist: Various Artists Label: Deutsche Grammophon

The box comprises all (live) recordings made by Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival, from 2002 to the last edition in 2016, and released by EMI Classics and Warner Classics. An impressive collection of 22CDs without equivalent. It includes a variety of genres: some solo piano music, lots of music for piano duo and among them many arrangements, chamber works and concertos.

“This was a performance of a lifetime” LA Times A "dream team" trio of interpreters for these deeply emotional masterpieces of Russian Romanticism. Gidon Kremer is celebrating his 70th birthday on (February 27th, 2017) with a special chamber music program together with outstanding young pianist Daniil Trifonov and renowned cellist Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, both of whom he personally chose for this recording. It is an album full of correlations and a clear underlying conception. Neither Gidon Kremer nor his musical confederates care about brilliant effects; their concern is always to unveil the truths and messages hidden in the music. “To me”, Kremer explains, “being an artist has always been a calling”. But, he emphasizes, “I don’t want this by any means to sound emotive, because I don’t consider myself important. The music is a source from which I draw energy. I try to convey this energy – with notes, with my repertoire, with my choice of musicians. I also try to go my own way and to find companions – interlocutors – who can help me, and with whom I can converse in the language of music” He found such companions in Daniil Trifonov and Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė: All three are connected by deep bonds of friendship and an intensive partnership on the concert stage. For Daniil Trifonov this is another discographic chapter, which he dedicates to his illustrious pianist-composer idol, Rachmaninov, while honouring his friend and mentor, Gidon Kremer. Dirvanauskaitė is a renowned solo cellist in the field of chamber music and has performed with Kremer numerous times as principal cellist of the Kremerata Baltica. Rachmaninov's two Piano Trios, both bearing the subtitle "Elegiaque" (elegiac), are dark, passionate works, composed under the influence of Tchaikovsky; the first is a short, one-movement piece rich in typically Slavic sentimentality, the second was written as a personal memorial to Tchaikovsky himself, alternately celebrating the life and grieving the loss of the great Russian composer of whom Rachmaninov said "Of all the people and artists whom I have had occasion to meet, Tchaikovsky was the most enchanting. His delicacy of spirit was unique." Included as a special bonus: Preghiera (Prayer), Fritz Kreisler's touching transcription for violin and piano of the famous theme from Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto.

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Gidon Kremer (violin), Yuri Bashmet (violin) Moscow Soloists

When Nikolaus Harnoncourt died in March 2016, the music world lost one of its most influential and charismatic conductors. Harnoncourt was a pioneer of historically informed performances and the repertoire is enriched for the approach it took to it. Deutsche Grammophon commemorates the first anniversary of his death in March 2017, presenting two of his legendary recordings again on vinyl. Harnoncourt’s remarkable historically informed recordings with Gidon Kremer and the Vienna Philharmonic. Celebrating Gidon Kremer’s 70th birthday on Feb 27, 2017.

Essential interpretations of Masterpieces of Late 20th Century available on vinyl for the first time. Celebrating Philip Glass’s 80th birthday on January 31st and Gidon Kremer’s 70th birthday on February 27th 2017. 180g pressings by Optimal. Includes a voucher for free digital download of the audio.