Sofia Gubaidulina - Gidon Kremer, Boston Symphony Orchestra · Charles Dutoit - Offertorium

Tracklist

1	Offertorium (Concerto For Violin And Orchestra)	35:34
Hommage À T. S. Eliot (For Octet And Soprano)	(33:31)
2	I.	6:58
3	II.	2:20
4	III. "Time And The Bell Have Buried The Day"	2:26
5	IV.	1:25
6	V. "The Chill Ascends From Feet To Knees"	7:17
7	VI.	4:58
8	VII. "Sin Is Behovely, But"	8:07

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

Credits

• Bassoon – Klaus Thunemann (tracks: 3, 6, 8)
• Cello – David Geringas (tracks: 2, 5 to 8)
• Clarinet – Eduard Brunner (tracks: 3, 6 to 8)
• Composed By – Sofia Gubaidulina
• Conductor – Charles Dutoit (tracks: 1)
• Cover [“Omhulsel”], Artwork [Wood Engraving By] – M.C. Escher
• Double Bass – Alois Posch (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8)
• Edited By – Reinhild Schmidt (tracks: 2 to 8)
• Engineer [Balance Engineer] – John Newton (tracks: 1), Ulrich Vette (tracks: 2 to 8)
• Executive-Producer – Hanno Rinke
• Horn – Radovan Vlatkovic* (tracks: 3, 6, 8)
• Liner Notes – Detlef Gojowy, Steven Ledbetter
• Liner Notes [Traduction] – Marc Desmet
• Liner Notes [Traduzione] – Claudio M. Perselli*
• Orchestra – Boston Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 1)
• Producer [Recording Producer] – Thomas Frost (tracks: 1), Wolfgang Stengel (tracks: 2 to 8)
• Soprano Vocals – Christine Whittlesey (tracks: 4, 6, 8)
• Viola – Tabea Zimmermann (tracks: 2, 5 to 8)
• Violin – Gidon Kremer (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 8), Isabelle Van Keulen (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8)
• Words By – T. S. Eliot (tracks: 4, 6, 8)

Notes

Offertorium composed 1980
Hommage à T. S. Eliot composed 1987

Total time: 69:27

Digitally recorded at Symphony Hall, Boston, 4/1988 (Offertorium); Bibliothekssaal, Polling (Upper Bavaria), 4/1987, during the tour of "Musik aus Lockenhaus - Gidon Kremer und seine Freunde" 1987

The lines of verse from 'Four Quartets' by T. S. Eliot are reprinted on booklet with the permission of Mrs. Valerie Eliot and Faber & Faber Ltd., London

℗ 1989 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 28942 73362 6
• Label Code: LC 0173
• Other (SPARS Code): DDD
• Rights Society (Rights Societies): BIEM/STEMRA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
00289 479 1518	Sofia Gubaidulina	Offertorium ‎(CD, RE)	Deutsche Grammophon	00289 479 1518	Europe	2013
471 625-2	Sofia Gubaidulina, Gidon Kremer	Sofia Gubaidulina, Gidon Kremer - Offertorium ‎(CD, RE)	Deutsche Grammophon	471 625-2	UK & Europe	2002

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