In celebration of Gidon Kremer's 60th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon released a substantial double-disc compilation in 2007, The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer, a highly rewarding retrospective that pays tribute to this versatile violinist's phenomenal talent, wide range of interests, and depth of experience. A seasoned virtuoso who has been active ...
There have been few violinists who have recorded any of Schubert's violin music and far fewer violinists who recorded all of Schubert's violin music. Thankfully, Gidon Kremer is one of the few who have recorded it all. Although Kremer is best known for his virtuoso performances of an eclectic repertoire from Shostakovich to Piazolla, he is both a ...
Any horn player or horn fan who doesn't already know the work of hornist Hermann Baumann is urged to hear this two-disc set. Prior to suffering a stroke in 1993, Baumann was arguably the preeminent German hornist of his generation. With his smooth technique, his graceful tone, and his polished interpretations, Baumann played the way a great singer ...
The Berliner Solisten and the Brandis Quartet Berlin are chamber ensembles formed by first desk players from the Berlin Philharmonic under the regime of Herbert von Karajan -- and they are very, very good. Of course, it is good like Karajan's Berlin was good, which is to say polished, blended, and warm. In this 1987 recording of the Octet, the ...
Digging composers out of the mothballs that no one wants, or should want, to hear seems to be a special characteristic beholden to MDG executives Werner Dabringhaus and Reimund Grimm. However, occasionally an emerald pops up out of those mothballs, and the orchestral work of Donaueschingen-based early Romantic composer Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda well ...
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