Shostakovich: Violin & Viola Sonatas

Release Year: 2006

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Performers

Gidon Kremer

Kremerata Baltica

Yuri Bashmet

Tracks

Sonata for violin and piano, Op.134. Orchestrated by Michail Zinman; percussion arranged by Andrei Pushkarev

1. Andante

2. Allegretto

3. Largo – Andante – Largo

Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op.147. Orchestrated by Vladimir Mendelsson

1. Moderato

2. Allegretto

3. Adagio

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Reviews and impressions

Gidon Kremer and his marvellous Kremerata Baltica respond to the music with searing commitment, the audience remaining totally gripped throughout the performance. – Classical Music

Yuri Bashmet plays with uncommon commitment and is given unstinting support by Kremerata Baltica. – Gramophone

Gidon Kremer is of course a master in this music, defining the material in narrative terms, moving us with chilling tears or urging us into action with passionate passagework or rhythmic grit. – MusicWeb International

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