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1. Gidon Kremer & Iury Smirnov - Sonata No 1, Op 21, Sz 75 - I Allegro appassionato (12:43)
        2. Gidon Kremer & Iury Smirnov - Sonata No 1, Op 21, Sz 75 - II Adagio (9:37)
        3. Gidon Kremer & Iury Smirnov - Sonata No 1, Op 21, Sz 75 - III Allegro (10:04)
        4. Gidon Kremer & Iury Smirnov - Sonata No 2, Sz 76 - I Molto moderato (8:29)
        5. Gidon Kremer & Iury Smirnov - Sonata No 2, Sz 76 - II Allegretto (11:45)
Gidon Kremer's technical brilliance, inward but passionate playing, and commitment to both new works and new interpretations of old works have made him one of the most respected violinists in the world today. Kremer was born on February 27, 1947, in Riga, Latvia, which was then part of the Soviet Union. Kremer enjoys thumbing his nose at conventional wisdom, regularly creating radical reinterpretations of the classics. Sometimes these have created controversy, as in his 1980 recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with somewhat bizarre cadenzas by Schnittke. Whatever critics mey say, Kremer's performances are never boring. He disdains virtuosity for virtuosity's sake, but is nonetheless one of the most technically proficient violinists in the world. His playing tends toward a thoughtful austerity rather than the extroversion of a Jascha Heifetz, but when he is in top form he is a mesmerizing performer. 
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gidon-kremer-mn0000756238