Always an explorer among today’s virtuoso violinists, Gidon Kremer presents a personal selection of some of his greatest Deutsche Grammophon recordings, displaying the full range of his repertoire and tastes, and paying tribute at the same time to the musical partners of a lifetime – to Martha Argerich, Leonard Bernstein, Tatiana Grindenko, Mischa Maisky and Oleg Maisenberg, among others, and above all, to his own creation, Kremerata Baltica, who perform with unrivalled virtuosity in three unforgettable bonus tracks.

The full-colour CD booklet contains a newly commissiond article by Wolfgang Sandner of the Frankfürter Allgemeine Zeitung, plus exclusive photos supplied by the artist himself (for example, with Oistrakh, Tatiana Grindenko, and others).

Mozart - Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K. 364 (320d)
[4] 2. Andante
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Wiener Philharmoniker • Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Mendelssohn - Concerto for violin, piano and string orchestra in D minor
[5] 3. Allegro molto [ ' ]
Martha Argerich, piano
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Glass - Violin Concerto
[6] 1. ##(Viertelnote) = 104 - ## = 120
Wiener Philharmoniker • Christoph von Dohnányi
Christoph von Dohnányi appears by kind permission of the Decca Record Company Limited

Schnittke - Concerto grosso no. 1
for two violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and string orchestra
[7] 5. Rondo: Agitato [ ' ]
Live Recording
Tatiana Grindenko, violin • Yuri Smirnov, harpsichord & prepared piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe • Heinrich Schiff

Lourie - Concerto da camera for violin and string orchestra
[8] 6. Epilogo (Tempo di Elegia)
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
Leader: Thomas Klug

CD 2

Beethoven - Violin Sonata in C minor op. 30 no. 2
[1] 1. Allegro con brio
[2] 2. Adagio cantabile
[3] 3. Scherzo: Allegro
[4] 4. Finale: Allegro - Presto
Martha Argerich, piano

Schubert - Octet in F major D 803
[5] 3. Allegro vivace
Isabelle van Keulen, violin 2 • Tabea Zimmermann, viola
David Geringas, cello • Eduard Brunner, clarinet
Radovan Vlatkovi´c, horn • Klaus Thunemann, bassoon
Recording made during the tour “Music from Lockenhaus - Gidon Kremer and Friends, 1987"
Isabelle van Keulen appears by courtesy of Philips Classics Production

Milstein - Paganiniana
[6] Theme - Variation 1: Animato - Variation 2 - Variation 3: Maestoso -
Variation 4: Lento - Variation 5: Marcato - Variation 6: Amoroso - Variation 7

Brahms - Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor op. 25
[8] 4. Rondo alla Zingarese
Martha Argerich, piano
Yuri Bashmet, viola • Mischa Maisky, cello

Piazolla - 
[10] Fuga y Misterio
[11] Oblivion
arr. by Andrei Pushkarev
Andrey Pushkarev, vibraphone [10]
Kremerata Baltica
Live from Lockenhaus