Credits:

Gidon Kremer,Valery Afanassiev,Oleg Maisenberg

Description:

[Schubert wrote variations on themes from his own songs, and the introduction and variations on the theme of "Withered Flowers" on this disc are based on the theme of "Withered Flowers" from the song cycle "The Beautiful Water Mill Girl". Kremer's restrained, quiet, and beautiful violin tone gently accompanies the listener's heart. The Violin Sonata composed in his youth and the Fantasy from his last years are included in this release. This is one of the products of the "German Romanticism Discs" campaign. Recorded in Berlin, January 1990 (1, 2), Munich, November 1993 (3) [Performed by] Gidon Kremer (violin), Valery Afanasiev (piano) (1, 2), Oleg Meissenberg (piano) (3)

Tracklisting:

1 VIOLIN SONATA IN A MAJOR. D574 1:ALLEGRO MODERATO / Gidon Kremer
2 VIOLIN SONATA IN A MAJOR. D574 2:SCHERZO.PRESTO-TRIO / Gidon Kremer
3 VIOLIN SONATA IN A MAJOR. D574 3:ANDANTINO / Gidon Kremer
4 VIOLIN SONATA IN A MAJOR. D574 4:ALLEGRO VIVACE / Gidon Kremer
5 FANTASIA IN C MAJOR. D934 ANDANTE MOLTO- / Gidon Kremer
6 FANTASIA IN C MAJOR. D934 ALLEGRETTO- / Gidon Kremer
7 FANTASIA IN C MAJOR. D934 ANDANTINO-[THEMA-VAR.1-4] / Gidon Kremer
8 FANTASIA IN C MAJOR. D934 ALLEGRO VIVACE-ALLEGRETTO-PRESTO / Gidon Kremer
9 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) (INTRODUCTION):ANDANTE / Gidon Kremer
10 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) (THEMA):ANDANTINO / Gidon Kremer
11 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) 1 / Gidon Kremer
12 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) 2 / Gidon Kremer
13 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) 3 / Gidon Kremer
14 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) 4 / Gidon Kremer
15 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) 5 / Gidon Kremer
16 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) 6 / Gidon Kremer
17 INTRODUCTION AND VARIATIONS ON 'TROCKNE BLUMEN' (DIE SCHONE MULLERIN) 7:ALLEGRO / Gidon Kremer