Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica – Searching for Ludwig (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica – Searching for Ludwig (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:27:43 minutes | 855 MB | Genre: Classical
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Gidon Kremer and Mario Brunello pay tribute to Beethoven by presenting two of his most famous quartets in a version for string orchestra played by Kremerata Baltica. The ensemble’s founder Gidon Kremer directs Op.131 from the violin, while Mario Brunello conducts Op.135 and adds two contemporary pieces, one by Léo Ferré, “the revolutionary, anarchic, inspired singer-songwriter and great lover of Beethoven”: Muss es sein? Es muss sein! ; Kremerata Baltica performs this hymn to “free music” in a version arranged by Valter Sivilotti for cello, strings and percussion with Leo Ferré’s original voice.

Note sconte means “hidden notes” in Venetian dialect. Franco Rossi, the legendary cellist of the Quartetto italiano, always invited his students, including Mario Brunello, to look for and give importance to the “note sconte” in the scores of string quartets. He asked Giovanni Sollima to write a piece in memory of Franco Rossi, of his great passion for Beethoven and his note sconte’.

Tracklist:
01. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – Muss es sein? Es muss sein! (Arr. for Cello, Strings and Percussions) (06:24)
02. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): I. Allegretto (06:46)
03. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): II. Vivace (03:21)
04. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (08:28)
05. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro (06:57)
06. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): I. Lento (01:56)
07. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): II. Un Canone Allegro (Digital Bonus Track) (01:37)
08. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): III. Dal Quartetto Op. 131 di Ludwig van Beethoven Presto (Digital Bonus Track) (05:02)
09. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): IV. Leopold Cadenza (03:31)
10. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): V. Il deserto rosso (02:01)
11. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo (06:27)
12. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): II. Allegro molto vivace (03:14)
13. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): III. Allegro moderato (03:14)
14. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): IV. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile (14:53)
15. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): V. Presto (05:24)
16. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante (02:04)
17. Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): VII. Allegro (06:16)

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