Gidon Kremer, violin ; Keith Jarrett, piano (in the 1st work). Staatsorchester Stuttgart ; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor (in the 2nd). 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (in the 3rd). Gidon Kremer, Tatjana Grindenko, violins ; Alfred Schnittke, prepared piano ; Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra ; Saulus [i.e. Saulius] Sondeckis, conductor (in the 4th)
ECM: 817 764-2 (on container spine: ECM 1275).
The 1st work for violin and piano ; the 2nd work for string orchestra with bell ; the 3rd work for 12 cellos ; and the 4th work for 2 violins, prepared piano, and string orchestra.
Compact disc.
Program notes in German by Wolfgang Sandner translated into English by Anne Cattaneo ([24] p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Recorded October 1983, Basel (1st work), January 1984, Stuttgart (2nd work), February 1984, Berlin (3rd work), and November 1977, Bonn ("Live recording by West German Radio, Cologne" -- Container.) (4th work).
Fratres : [violin and piano] (11:24) -- Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (5:00) -- Fratres : [12 cellos] (11:49) -- Tabula rasa (26:26)