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Fritz Kreisler - Hall of Fame (2002)

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Violinist Fritz Kreisler was one of the most beloved and best known of early recording era musicians. His burnished tone and patrician phrasing were quintessentially Viennese, and the warmth of his playing won him devoted followers wherever he appeared. So great was his fame and the affection in which he was held that he survived a blaze of controversy when he revealed in 1935 that many of the short pieces he had performed as transcriptions of such composers as Couperin, Vivaldi, and Pugnani were, in fact, his own work. While the critics fumed, the public expressed little concern and continued to pack his concert appearances. ~

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Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born violinist and composer; one of the most famous violinists of his day. He is noted for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound, which was immediately recognizable as his own. Although he was a violinist of the Franco-Belgian school, his style is nonetheless reminiscent of the gemütlich (cozy) lifestyle of pre-war Vienna.

Kreisler's personal style of playing on record bears a resemblance to Mischa Elman with a tendency towards expansive tempi, a continuous and varied vibrato, remarkably expressive phrasing, and a melodic approach to passage work. Kreisler employs considerable use of portamento and rubato. However considerable performance contrasts exist between Kreisler and Mischa Elman on the shared standard repertoire with the concerto of Felix Mendelssohn serving as one example.

He performed and recorded his own version of the Paganini D major violin concerto-first movement. This version is rescored and in some places reharmonised. The orchestral introduction is completely rewritten in some places. The overall effect is of a late nineteenth century work. ~ Wikipedia

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Contents

1. Violin Concerto In D Major Op.61, Recorded In 1926 (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
2. Sonata For Piano And Violin In A Major Op.30/1, Franz Rupp, Piano, Recorded in 1936
3. Concerto For Violin And String Orchestra In C Major (In The Style Of Vivaldi), recorded In 1945 (Fritz Kreisler)
4. String Quartet in A Minor, Recorded In 1935
5. Caprice Viennois Op.2, Franz Rupp, Piano, Recorded in 1936
6. Tambourin Chinois Op.3, Franz Rupp, Piano, Recorded in 1936
7. Schon Rosmarin, Franz Rupp, Piano, Recorded in 1938
8. La Gitana, Franz Rupp, Piano, Recorded in 1938
9. Liebesleid, Franz Rupp, Piano, Recorded in 1938
10. Polichinelle, Michael Raucheisen, Piano, Recorded in 1930
11. Violin Concerto in E Minor Op.64, Recorded in 1926 (Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy)
12. Lieder Ohne Worte, Op.62/1, Arpad Sandor, Piano, Recorded in 1926
13. Double Concerto In D Minor Bwv 1043, Recorded in 1915 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
14. Sonata For Solo Violin No.1 In G Minor Bwv 1001 (Excerpt), Recorded in 1926
15. Violin Concerto in D Major Op.77/ London Philharmonic Symphony Orch., John Barbirolli, recorded in 1936 (Johannes Brahms)
16. Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major K.218/ London Philharmonic Orch., Malcolm Sargent, recorded in 1939 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
17. Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major Op.6 (Excerpt), Recorded in 1938 (Nicolo Paganini)
18. Sonata For Piano And Violin in A Major D.574, Sergey Rachmaninov, piano, recorded in 1928 (Franz Schubert)
19. Romance In A Major Op.94/2 (Arr. Kreisler), Michael Raucheisen, piano, recorded in 1927 (Robert Schumann)
20. Sonata For Piano And Violin No.3 in C Minor Op.45, Michael Raucheisen, piano, recorded in 1928 (Edvard Hagerup Grieg)

Track Listings

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