All Kremerata-Baltica articles
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ReviewGidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica: Weinberg
A beautifully presented and enthralling introduction to a resurgent composer
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FocusPlaying outside: a worthwhile struggle but a struggle nevertheless
In the face of bugs, bad weather and worse acoustics, Pauline Harding goes on a quest to discover why musicians ever agree to play outside
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ReviewKancheli: Chiaroscuro; Twilight
The Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Kremer and friends locate the light and dark in Kancheli’s musicMusicians: Gidon Kremer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Kremerata BalticaComposer: KancheliGiya Kancheli’s pessimistic view of the world expresses itself in music that can be both simplistic and banal. Familiar, sentimental, often sickly Romantic chord ...
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ReviewNew Seasons. Glass: Violin Concerto no.2 ‘The American Four Seasons’. Kancheli: Ex contrario. Pärt: Estonian Lullaby. Umebayashi: Yumeji’s Theme
The Strad Issue: September 2015Description: Kremer imbues contemporary fare with characteristic intensityMusicians: Kremerata Baltica/†¨Gidon Kremer (violin)Composer: Glass, Kancheli, Pärt, Umebayashi:Gidon Kremer’s propensity for imbuing everything he plays with contemporary emotional resonances continues to provide a refreshing slant on the classics of yesteryear. Yet it is as a ...