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Featuring the first recording of two works by George Enescu -- the String Octet, Op. 7, and the Piano Quintet, Op. 29 -- this album introduces the listener to the fascinating, multifaceted, and intriguing world of the Romanian master's chamber music. Enescu's music is expertly performed by members of the extraordinary KREMERata BALTICA under the direction of Gidon Kremer, who plays first violin in both pieces. Kremer wisely chose the music, for the two works in many ways exemplify the salient features of the Enescu's musical language and reflect his development from an eclectic, post-Romantic style to a richer, more complex and personal idiom. Composed in 1900, the lush, colorful, and dynamic octet is played with remarkable subtlety, balance, and sense of nuance. The string players find the exact tonal color to perfectly conjure up Enescu's polychromous musical imagery, also impeccably expressing a wide range of moods from lyrically intimate to ardently symphonic. In the piano quintet, which Enescu composed in 1940, the players rise to the challenge of interpreting a work presenting many technical and artistic problems, many stemming from the composer's austerely sophisticated idiom. Indeed, the KREMERata, completely mastering the many complexities of Enescu's style, rewards listeners with the shared experience of highly significant, albeit lesser-known, works of twentieth century chamber music.
© TiVo
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Kremerata Baltica, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gidon Kremer, MainArtist - Philipp Nedel, Engineer - Leonid Desyatnikov, Arranger - George Enescu, Composer - Jorg Mohr, AssistantEngineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Kremerata Baltica, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gidon Kremer, MainArtist - Philipp Nedel, Engineer - Leonid Desyatnikov, Arranger - George Enescu, Composer - Jorg Mohr, AssistantEngineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Kremerata Baltica, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gidon Kremer, MainArtist - Philipp Nedel, Engineer - Leonid Desyatnikov, Arranger - George Enescu, Composer - Jorg Mohr, AssistantEngineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Kremerata Baltica, MainArtist - Gidon Kremer, Violin, MainArtist - Marta Sudraba, Cello - Ula Ulijona, Viola - Andrius Zlabys, Piano - Dzeraldas Bidva, Violin - Niels Muller, Engineer - Sibylle Strobel, AssistantEngineer - George Enescu, Composer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Kremerata Baltica, MainArtist - Gidon Kremer, Violin, MainArtist - Marta Sudraba, Cello - Ula Ulijona, Viola - Andrius Zlabys, Piano - Dzeraldas Bidva, Violin - Niels Muller, Engineer - Sibylle Strobel, AssistantEngineer - George Enescu, Composer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Kremerata Baltica, MainArtist - Gidon Kremer, Violin, MainArtist - Marta Sudraba, Cello - Ula Ulijona, Viola - Andrius Zlabys, Piano - Dzeraldas Bidva, Violin - Niels Muller, Engineer - Sibylle Strobel, AssistantEngineer - George Enescu, Composer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
Featuring the first recording of two works by George Enescu -- the String Octet, Op. 7, and the Piano Quintet, Op. 29 -- this album introduces the listener to the fascinating, multifaceted, and intriguing world of the Romanian master's chamber music. Enescu's music is expertly performed by members of the extraordinary KREMERata BALTICA under the direction of Gidon Kremer, who plays first violin in both pieces. Kremer wisely chose the music, for the two works in many ways exemplify the salient features of the Enescu's musical language and reflect his development from an eclectic, post-Romantic style to a richer, more complex and personal idiom. Composed in 1900, the lush, colorful, and dynamic octet is played with remarkable subtlety, balance, and sense of nuance. The string players find the exact tonal color to perfectly conjure up Enescu's polychromous musical imagery, also impeccably expressing a wide range of moods from lyrically intimate to ardently symphonic. In the piano quintet, which Enescu composed in 1940, the players rise to the challenge of interpreting a work presenting many technical and artistic problems, many stemming from the composer's austerely sophisticated idiom. Indeed, the KREMERata, completely mastering the many complexities of Enescu's style, rewards listeners with the shared experience of highly significant, albeit lesser-known, works of twentieth century chamber music.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:54
- Main artists: Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer
- Composer: George Enescu
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Classical
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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