Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonatas For Violin Solo
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th February 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
Kremer’s marvellous recording of the Third Sonata for ECM resurfaces here alongside its newly engineered companions which needless to say receive strongly committed and viscerally exciting performances....
Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonatas For Violin Solo
Gidon Kremer (violin)
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th February 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
Kremer’s marvellous recording of the Third Sonata for ECM resurfaces here alongside its newly engineered companions which needless to say receive strongly committed and viscerally exciting performances....
About
The three sonatas of Polish composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg, written in 1964, 1967 and 1979, are among the most richly creative and technically challenging 20th century works for solo violin, and their radical expressivity draws the listener in. Gidon Kremer, a key figure in the revival of interest in Weinberg's music, ranks these pieces with the Bartk sonata for their challenges and rewards.
As he has said, "I am very pleased that the world is slowly recognising Mieczyslaw Weinberg as an important composer. For me personally, the treasure trove of his compositions remains a constant source of enthusiasm and inspiration." Recorded at the Lockenhaus Chamber Music festival and at Studio Residence Palesius, Lithuania, this edition of the Weinberg violin sonatas is issued on the occasion of Kremer's 75th birthday.
Gidon Kremer: violin
Contents and tracklist
- Gidon Kremer (violin)
- Recorded: 2013-07
- Recording Venue: Lockenhaus Kammermusikfestival
- Gidon Kremer (violin)
- Recorded: 2019-12
- Recording Venue: Studio Residence Palesius
- Gidon Kremer (violin)
- Recorded: 2019-12
- Recording Venue: Studio Residence Palesius
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Weinberg solo violin sonatas from Gidon Kremer
18th Feb 2022
The Latvian violinist celebrates his 75th birthday with impassioned recordings of Weinberg's three sonatas for solo violin.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week18th February 2022
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International Classical Music Awards2023Nominated - Solo Instrument
April 2022
Kremer’s marvellous recording of the Third Sonata for ECM resurfaces here alongside its newly engineered companions which needless to say receive strongly committed and viscerally exciting performances. Even for Weinberg aficionados, it’s probably advisable, however, to hear these thorny works separately to maximise their impact.
May 2022
this release – in sound of spaciousness and clarity, with booklet notes providing much food for thought – is a definite first choice for these outstanding pieces.
18th February 2022
At times, the music seems to draw its power and energy not so much from the notes themselves as from Kremer’s audibly impassioned engagement with his instrument – heavy, dug-in bowing (including some forceful double-stopping), and a generally vibrato-free sound with nothing of the refined or comfortable about it.
