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Beethoven: Works for Violin and Piano
Gidon Kremer Violin
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CDs: 4
Tracks: 36
Length: 4:09:05
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Deutsche Grammophon
Rel. 25 Nov 1997
Recorded 1970-1996
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This may be the best set of Beethoven's violin sonatas since the Kreisler/Rupp recordings of the '30s. And it is certainly the equal of the best of the more recent sets by Oistrakh/Oborin and Szeryng/Haebler in both virtuosity and interpretive insights. Violinist Gidon Kremer is perhaps the most technically accomplished contemporary violinist and certainly the most exciting. Pianist Martha Argerich is perhaps the greatest living virtuoso pianist and certainly the most thrilling. And their performance of the "Kreutzer" Sonata is an astounding display of virtuosity, a performance that may stand as the most breathtaking ever recorded. But better yet is Kremer and Argerich's ability to make every sonata sound as great as the "Kreutzer," to make the early sonatas sound fresh and strong, to make the middle sonatas sound muscular and dramatic, and to make the last sonata sound sublimely consoling and transcendentally lyrical. When coupled with the Kempff/Menuhin recordings of the Rondo and Variations and the Garrett/Canino recording of the "Deutscher," this may be the first choice for listeners looking to acquire Beethoven's works for violin and piano. © James Leonard, All Music Guide
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1.Allegro con brio
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8:06
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2.Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
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6:53
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3.Rondo: Allegro
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4:26
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1.Allegro vivace
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5:42
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2.Andante più tosto. Allegretto
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5:09
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3.Allegro piacévole
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4:56
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1.Allegro con spirito
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7:43
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2.Adagio con molto espressione
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6:00
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3.Rondo: Allegro molto
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3:59
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1.Presto
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6:56
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2.Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
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7:20
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3.Allegro molto
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5:16
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1.Allegro
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9:41
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2.Adagio molto espressivo
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6:04
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3.Scherzo: Allegro molto
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1:21
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4.Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
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6:37
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Variations for Violin and Piano in F on 'Se vuol ballare' (from 'Le nozze di Figaro'), WoO40
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12:35
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Rondo in G for Violin and Piano, WoO41
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6:21
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6 German Dances for Volin and Piano, WoO42
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4:56
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1.Allegro
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2.Adagio molto espressivo
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6:43
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3.Allegretto con variazioni
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7:34
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1.Allegro con brio
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7:36
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2.Adagio cantabile
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7:41
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3.Scherzo: Allegro
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3:36
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4.Finale: Allegro. Presto
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4:53
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1.Allegro assai
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6:21
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2.Tempo di menuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
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8:32
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3.Allegro vivace
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3:24
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1.Adagio sostenuto. Presto
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14:11
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2.Andante con variazioni
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14:53
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3.Finale: Presto
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8:30
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1.Allegro moderato
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10:34
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2.Adagio espressivo (attaca)
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6:28
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3.Scherzo: Allegro
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1:56
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4.Poco allegretto
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8:23
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