Fritz Kreisler: The Charming Maverick
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Label: Warner - Icon
Cat No: 2650422
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 10
Release Date: 23rd March 2009
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Artists
Fritz Kreisler (violin)Artists
Fritz Kreisler (violin)About
Fritz Kreisler was born in Vienna in 1875. His father was Jewish and his mother a Roman Catholic. He was the youngest pupil ever to enter the Conservatoire in Vienna, where he was taught by Anton Bruckner. He then went to Paris to continue his studies with, among others, Leo Delibes and Jules Massenet.
He was 13 years old when he made his American début in New York, during his first tour of that country in 1888/1889. His début with the Berlin Philharmonic took place in 1898 and launched his international career. In 1910 he gave the premiére of Elgar's Violin Concerto, a work that was dedicated to him.
After a short period of residence in the US during World War I, he finally settled there at the outbreak of World War II, becoming a US citizen in 1943. In 1941 a traffic accident caused his hearing and eyesight to be somewhat impaired but he continued to perform, giving his final public concert in 1947, although he continued to broadcast for some time after that. He died in New York City in 1962.
Aside from being one of the great violin soloists of his time, Kreisler was also a composer of some note, ascribing some of his own pastiche compositions to composers of an earlier time. When, in 1935, he revealed that these works were not written by the likes of Pugnani, Vivaldi and Tartini but were, in fact his own, he came in for a degree of critical opprobrium.
Whatever the critics might have said, it cannot be denied that many of Kreisler's shorter works, some of which are included in this set of 10 CDs, are among the most popular in the classical genre. Here is an opportunity for the collector to become familiar with these works and to hear them played by the master himself.
Contents:
CD1
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K218 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
Orchestral accompaniment / Sir Landon Ronald
Recorded: 1 & 2 December 1924, Room No.1, Hayes, Middlesex
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Leo Blech
Recorded: 14-16 December 1926, Singakademie, Berlin
Total approximate duration 69.59
CD 2
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K218 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent
Recorded: 11 February 1937, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli
Recorded: 16-17 & 22 June 1936, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road
Total approximate duration 70.40
CD 3
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Recorded: 9 & 10 December 1926, Singakademie, Berlin
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra / Leo Blech
Recorded: 21, 23 & 25 November 1927, Singakademie, Berlin
Total approximate duration 62.21
CD 4
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Landon Ronald
Recorded: 8 April 1935, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / John Barbirolli
Recorded: 18 & 22 June 1936, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 63.25
CD 5
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra / Eugene Goossens
Recorded: 29 & 30 December 1924, Room No.1, Hayes
Kreisler: String Quartet in A minor
Kreisler String Quartet: Fritz Kreisler, Thomas Petre – violins, William Primrose – viola, Laurie Kennedy – cello
Recorded: 1 April 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 48.28
CD 6
Beethoven:
- Violin Sonata No.1 in D, Op.12 No.1
- Violin Sonata No.2 in A, Op.12 No.2
- Violin Sonata No.3 in E flat, Op.12 No.3
- Violin Sonata No.4 in A minor, Op.23
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 2-6 April 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 69.15
CD 7
Beethoven:
- Violin Sonata No.5 in F, Op.24 'Spring'
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 7 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Violin Sonata No.6 in A, Op.30 No.1
- Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor, Op.30 No.2
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 4 & 6 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 65.46
CD 8
Beethoven:
- Violin Sonata No.8 in G, Op.30 No.3
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 5 & 6 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Violin Sonata No.9 in A, Op.47 'Kreutzer'
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 17-19 June 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Violin Sonata No.10 in G, Op.96
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 19 & 20 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 69.28
CD 9
Kreisler:
- Caprice viennois, Op.2
- Tambourin chinois, Op.3
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 28 September 1936, Electrola Studios, Berlin
- Schön Rosmarin
- La Gitana
- Liebeslied
- Liebesfreud
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Bach arr. Kreisler: Partita No.3 in E, BWV1006 – Gavotte
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Kreisler:
- La Précieuse (in the style of Couperin)
- Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (in the style of Couperin)
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 15 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
Mozart arr. Kreisler: Serenade No.7 in D, K250 'Haffner' – Rondo
Kreisler: Rondino on a theme by Beethoven
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14-15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Schubert arr. Kreisler: Rosamunde, D797 – Ballet in G
Weber arr. Kreisler: Violin Sonata in F, Op.10 – Larghetto
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
J S Bach: Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV1001 – Adagio
Recorded: 16 December 1926, Singakademie, Berlin
Schumann arr. Kreisler: Drei Romanzen – Romanze in A, Op.94 No.2
Arpád Sándor, piano
Recorded: 13 December 1927, Electrola Studios, Berlin
Total approximate duration 53.41
CD 10
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte No.25 in G, Op.62 No.1 'A May Breeze'
Arpád Sándor, piano
Recorded: 14 December 1926, Electrola Studio, Berlin / Engineer: A. D. Lawrence
Chopin arr. Kreisler: Mazurka No.45 in A minor, Op.67 No.4 Posth
Poldini arr. Kreisler: Poupée Valsante
Dvorák arr. Kreisler: Humoresque, Op.101 No.7
Tchaikovsky arr. Kreisler: String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11 – Andante cantabile
Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Kreisler:
- Le Coq d'or: Hymn to the Sun
- Sadko: Chanson hindoue
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14-15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Glazunov arr. Kreisler: Sérénade espagnole, Op.20 No.2
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 13-14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin / Producer: unknown. Engineer: Douglas Larter
Trad. arr. Kreisler: The Londonderry Air
Scott arr. Kreisler: Lotus Land, Op.47 No.1
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14 & 15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Falla arr. Kreisler: 7 Canciones populares españolas – No.4 'Jota'
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
Falla arr. Kreisler: La vida breve – Danza española No.1
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14 & 15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Brandl arr. Kreisler: The Old Refrain
Heuberger arr. Kreisler: Der Opernball – Midnight Bells (Im chambre séparée)
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 13-14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
Kreisler: Scherzo alla Dittersdorf
Kreisler String Quartet: Fritz Kreisler, Thomas Petre – violins, William Primrose – viola, Laurie Kennedy – cello
Recorded: 7 April 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
J S Bach arr. Wilhelm: Suite No.3 in D, BWV1068 – Air
with piano
Recorded: February 1903, Berlin
Kreisler: Aubade provençale (in the style of Couperin)
Recorded: 6 November 1911, London
Tchaikovsky arr. Kreisler: Chanson sans paroles in F, Op.2 No.3
Recorded: February 1903, Berlin
Total approximate duration 58.53
He was 13 years old when he made his American début in New York, during his first tour of that country in 1888/1889. His début with the Berlin Philharmonic took place in 1898 and launched his international career. In 1910 he gave the premiére of Elgar's Violin Concerto, a work that was dedicated to him.
After a short period of residence in the US during World War I, he finally settled there at the outbreak of World War II, becoming a US citizen in 1943. In 1941 a traffic accident caused his hearing and eyesight to be somewhat impaired but he continued to perform, giving his final public concert in 1947, although he continued to broadcast for some time after that. He died in New York City in 1962.
Aside from being one of the great violin soloists of his time, Kreisler was also a composer of some note, ascribing some of his own pastiche compositions to composers of an earlier time. When, in 1935, he revealed that these works were not written by the likes of Pugnani, Vivaldi and Tartini but were, in fact his own, he came in for a degree of critical opprobrium.
Whatever the critics might have said, it cannot be denied that many of Kreisler's shorter works, some of which are included in this set of 10 CDs, are among the most popular in the classical genre. Here is an opportunity for the collector to become familiar with these works and to hear them played by the master himself.
Contents:
CD1
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K218 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
Orchestral accompaniment / Sir Landon Ronald
Recorded: 1 & 2 December 1924, Room No.1, Hayes, Middlesex
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Leo Blech
Recorded: 14-16 December 1926, Singakademie, Berlin
Total approximate duration 69.59
CD 2
Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K218 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent
Recorded: 11 February 1937, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli
Recorded: 16-17 & 22 June 1936, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road
Total approximate duration 70.40
CD 3
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Recorded: 9 & 10 December 1926, Singakademie, Berlin
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
Berlin State Opera Orchestra / Leo Blech
Recorded: 21, 23 & 25 November 1927, Singakademie, Berlin
Total approximate duration 62.21
CD 4
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Landon Ronald
Recorded: 8 April 1935, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 (Cadenza: Kreisler)
London Philharmonic Orchestra / John Barbirolli
Recorded: 18 & 22 June 1936, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 63.25
CD 5
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra / Eugene Goossens
Recorded: 29 & 30 December 1924, Room No.1, Hayes
Kreisler: String Quartet in A minor
Kreisler String Quartet: Fritz Kreisler, Thomas Petre – violins, William Primrose – viola, Laurie Kennedy – cello
Recorded: 1 April 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 48.28
CD 6
Beethoven:
- Violin Sonata No.1 in D, Op.12 No.1
- Violin Sonata No.2 in A, Op.12 No.2
- Violin Sonata No.3 in E flat, Op.12 No.3
- Violin Sonata No.4 in A minor, Op.23
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 2-6 April 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 69.15
CD 7
Beethoven:
- Violin Sonata No.5 in F, Op.24 'Spring'
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 7 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Violin Sonata No.6 in A, Op.30 No.1
- Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor, Op.30 No.2
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 4 & 6 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 65.46
CD 8
Beethoven:
- Violin Sonata No.8 in G, Op.30 No.3
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 5 & 6 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Violin Sonata No.9 in A, Op.47 'Kreutzer'
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 17-19 June 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
- Violin Sonata No.10 in G, Op.96
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 19 & 20 February 1936, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Total approximate duration 69.28
CD 9
Kreisler:
- Caprice viennois, Op.2
- Tambourin chinois, Op.3
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 28 September 1936, Electrola Studios, Berlin
- Schön Rosmarin
- La Gitana
- Liebeslied
- Liebesfreud
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Bach arr. Kreisler: Partita No.3 in E, BWV1006 – Gavotte
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Kreisler:
- La Précieuse (in the style of Couperin)
- Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (in the style of Couperin)
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 15 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
Mozart arr. Kreisler: Serenade No.7 in D, K250 'Haffner' – Rondo
Kreisler: Rondino on a theme by Beethoven
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14-15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Schubert arr. Kreisler: Rosamunde, D797 – Ballet in G
Weber arr. Kreisler: Violin Sonata in F, Op.10 – Larghetto
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
J S Bach: Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV1001 – Adagio
Recorded: 16 December 1926, Singakademie, Berlin
Schumann arr. Kreisler: Drei Romanzen – Romanze in A, Op.94 No.2
Arpád Sándor, piano
Recorded: 13 December 1927, Electrola Studios, Berlin
Total approximate duration 53.41
CD 10
Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte No.25 in G, Op.62 No.1 'A May Breeze'
Arpád Sándor, piano
Recorded: 14 December 1926, Electrola Studio, Berlin / Engineer: A. D. Lawrence
Chopin arr. Kreisler: Mazurka No.45 in A minor, Op.67 No.4 Posth
Poldini arr. Kreisler: Poupée Valsante
Dvorák arr. Kreisler: Humoresque, Op.101 No.7
Tchaikovsky arr. Kreisler: String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11 – Andante cantabile
Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Kreisler:
- Le Coq d'or: Hymn to the Sun
- Sadko: Chanson hindoue
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14-15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Glazunov arr. Kreisler: Sérénade espagnole, Op.20 No.2
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 13-14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin / Producer: unknown. Engineer: Douglas Larter
Trad. arr. Kreisler: The Londonderry Air
Scott arr. Kreisler: Lotus Land, Op.47 No.1
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14 & 15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Falla arr. Kreisler: 7 Canciones populares españolas – No.4 'Jota'
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
Falla arr. Kreisler: La vida breve – Danza española No.1
Franz Rupp, piano
Recorded: 14 & 15 February 1938, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Brandl arr. Kreisler: The Old Refrain
Heuberger arr. Kreisler: Der Opernball – Midnight Bells (Im chambre séparée)
Michael Raucheisen, piano
Recorded: 13-14 February 1930, Beethovensaal, Berlin
Kreisler: Scherzo alla Dittersdorf
Kreisler String Quartet: Fritz Kreisler, Thomas Petre – violins, William Primrose – viola, Laurie Kennedy – cello
Recorded: 7 April 1935, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
J S Bach arr. Wilhelm: Suite No.3 in D, BWV1068 – Air
with piano
Recorded: February 1903, Berlin
Kreisler: Aubade provençale (in the style of Couperin)
Recorded: 6 November 1911, London
Tchaikovsky arr. Kreisler: Chanson sans paroles in F, Op.2 No.3
Recorded: February 1903, Berlin
Total approximate duration 58.53
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