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Searching For Ludwig / Kremerata Baltica, Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer
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Searching For Ludwig / Kremerata Baltica, Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer

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Composer
BEETHOVEN FERRE SOLLIMA
Artist
Kremerata Baltica, Kremer, Brunello
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 23, 2020
Catalog #
ALPHA660
UPC
3760014196607

About


Gidon Kremer and Mario Brunello pay tribute to Beethoven by presenting two of his most famous quartets in a version for string orchestra played by Kremerata Baltica. The ensemble’s founder Gidon Kremer directs op.131 from the violin, while Mario Brunello conducts op. 135 and adds two contemporary pieces, one by Leo Ferre, ‘the revolutionary, anarchic, inspired singer-songwriter and great lover of Beethoven’: Muss es sein? Es muss sein! ‘We perform this hymn to ‘free music’ in a version arranged by Valter Sivilotti for cello, strings and percussion with Ferre’s original voice… Note sconte means ‘hidden notes’ in Venetian dialect. Franco Rossi, the legendary cellist of the Quartetto italiano, always invited his students, including me, to look for and give importance to the note sconte in the scores of string quartets. I asked Giovanni Sollima to write a piece in memory of Franco Rossi, of his great passion for Beethoven and his note sconte,’ comments Mario Brunello. ‘These two works form a bridge between Beethoven and our times, giving the expression “Searching for Ludwig” a concrete reality in sound,’ concludes Gidon Kremer.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Muss es sein? Es muss sein! (arr. V. Sivilotti for cello and orchestra) 06:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    Muss es sein? Es muss sein! (arr. V. Sivilotti for cello and orchestra)
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Léo Ferré
    Performer
    Léo Ferré
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  2. 2 I. Allegretto 06:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  3. 3 II. Vivace 03:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  4. 4 III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 08:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  5. 5 IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro 06:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss: Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  6. 6 I. Lento 01:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Lento
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Giovanni Sollima
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  7. 7 II. Un canone allegro 01:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Un canone allegro
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Giovanni Sollima
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  8. 8 III. Dal quartetto Op. 131 di Ludwig van Beethoven Presto 05:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Dal quartetto Op. 131 di Ludwig van Beethoven Presto
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Giovanni Sollima
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  9. 9 IV. Leopold cadenza 03:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Leopold cadenza
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Giovanni Sollima
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  10. 10 V. Il deserto rosso 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Il deserto rosso
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Giovanni Sollima
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Mario Brunello
  11. 11 I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo 06:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Gidon Kremer
  12. 12 II. Allegro molto vivace 03:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Allegro molto vivace
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Gidon Kremer
  13. 13 III. Allegro moderato 03:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Gidon Kremer
  14. 14 IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile
    Duration
    14:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Gidon Kremer
  15. 15 V. Presto 05:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Presto
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Gidon Kremer
  16. 16 VI. Adagio, quasi un poco andante 02:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    VI. Adagio, quasi un poco andante
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Gidon Kremer
  17. 17 VII. Allegro 06:17
    Track
    17
    Title
    VII. Allegro
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kremerata Baltica
    Conductor
    Gidon Kremer