Mario Brunello, Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica - Searching for Ludwig (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

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! We perform this hymn to free music in a version arranged by Valter Sivilotti for cello, strings and percussion with 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 me, to look for and give importance to the note sconte in the scores of string quartets. I asked Giovanni Sollima to write a piece in memory of Franco Rossi, of his great passion for Beethoven and his note sconte , comments Mario Brunello. These two works form a bridge between Beethoven and our times, giving the expression Searching for Ludwig a concrete reality in sound, concludes Gidon Kremer.

Tracklist:
1. Mario Brunello, Léo Ferré & Kremerata Baltica – Muss es sein? Es muss sein! (Arr. for Cello, Strings and Percussions) (06:24)
2. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): I. Allegretto (06:46)
3. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): II. Vivace (03:21)
4. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (08:28)
5. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (Arr. for String Orchestra): IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro (06:57)
6. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): I. Lento (01:56)
7. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): II. Un Canone Allegro (Digital Bonus Track) (01:37)
8. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): III. Dal Quartetto Op. 131 di Ludwig van Beethoven Presto (Digital Bonus Track) (05:02)
9. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): IV. Leopold Cadenza (03:31)
10. Mario Brunello & Kremerata Baltica – Note Sconte (First Version for String Orchestra): V. Il deserto rosso (02:01)
11. 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. 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. Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): III. Allegro moderato (00:53)
14. 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. Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica – String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (Arr. for String Orchestra): V. Presto (05:24)
16. 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. 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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