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Fritz Kreisler: The Charming Maverick

Fritz Kreisler (violin), Thomas Petre (violins), William Primrose (viola), Laurie Kennedy (cello), with Franz Rupp (piano), with Michael Raucheisen (piano), with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Berlin State Opera Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Landon Ronald,...

Fritz Kreisler: The Charming Maverick

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Listening to these recordings today you can hear his remarkable sound – characterised by an almost constant, but varied vibrato. He tended to avoid using his fourth finger in order to maintain...

Chris O'Reilly, Presto Music, 2nd January 2012

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Fritz Kreisler: The Charming Maverick

Fritz Kreisler (violin), Thomas Petre (violins), William Primrose (viola), Laurie Kennedy (cello), with Franz Rupp (piano), with Michael Raucheisen (piano), with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Berlin State Opera Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Landon Ronald,...

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Listening to these recordings today you can hear his remarkable sound – characterised by an almost constant, but varied vibrato. He tended to avoid using his fourth finger in order to maintain...

Chris O'Reilly, Presto Music, 2nd January 2012

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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 played by the master himself.

Artists

Fritz Kreisler (violin), Thomas Petre (violins), William Primrose (viola), Laurie Kennedy (cello), with Franz Rupp (piano), with Michael Raucheisen (piano), with Arpád Sándor (piano)

Berlin State Opera Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Landon Ronald, Leo Blech, Malcolm Sargent, John Barbirolli, Eugene Goossens

Contents and tracklist

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218
Work length26:18
  • Sir Landon Ronald & His Orchestra, Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Unknown Orchestra
  • Landon Ronald
  • Recorded: 1924-12-02
  • Recording Venue: 1 & 2 Dec, 1924. Room no.1, Hayes, Middlesex
I. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length9:11
II. Andante cantabile (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length8:33
III. Rondeau. Andante grazioso (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length8:34
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Work length44:00
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length23:37
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Larghetto
Track length10:18
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length10:05
This track is only available as an album download.
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218
Work length27:09
I. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length9:32
II. Andante cantabile
Track length8:31
III. Rondeau (Andante grazioso) [Cadenza by Kreisler]
Track length9:06
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Work length43:52
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length23:04
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Larghetto
Track length10:41
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length10:07
This track is only available as an album download.
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Work length25:52
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro molto appassionato
Track length11:42
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Andante
Track length7:28
III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Track length6:42
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Work length36:26
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length20:35
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Adagio
Track length7:43
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Track length8:08
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Work length25:57
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro molto appassionato
Track length12:10
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Andante
Track length6:59
III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Track length6:48
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Work length37:26
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length20:59
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Adagio
Track length8:26
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Cadenza by Kreisler)
Track length8:01
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Work length21:31
I. Prelude. Allegro moderato
Track length7:20
II. Adagio
Track length7:30
III. Finale. Allegro energico
Track length6:41
Kreisler: String Quartet in A minor
Work length26:54
  • Kreisler String Quartet, Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Recorded: 1930-02-14
  • Recording Venue: 14 February 1930. Beethovensaal, Berlin
I. Fantasie (Moderato)
Track length7:56
II. Scherzo (Allegro vivo con spirito - Molto moderato)
Track length6:27
III. Einleitung und Romanze (Allegretto - Andante con moto)
Track length4:48
IV. Finale (Allegro molto moderato)
Track length7:43
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
Work length18:14
  • Franz Rupp (piano), Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Recorded: 1930-02-14
  • Recording Venue: 13-14 February 1930: Beethovensaal, Berlin, Germany
I. Allegro con brio
Track length6:10
II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
Track length7:21
III. Rondo. Allegro
Track length4:43
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
Work length16:53
  • Franz Rupp (piano), Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Recorded: 1927-12-13
  • Recording Venue: 13 Dec, 1927. Electrola Studios, Berlin
I. Allegro vivace
Track length6:51
II. Andante, più tosto allegretto
Track length5:38
III. Allegro piacevole
Track length4:24
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
Work length16:12
  • Franz Rupp (piano), Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Recorded: 1938-02-15
  • Recording Venue: 15 February 1938. No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road Studios, London
I. Allegro con spirito
Track length5:51
II. Adagio con molt'espressione
Track length6:07
III. Rondo. Allegro molto
Track length4:14
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Work length17:52
  • Franz Rupp (piano), Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Recorded: 1938-02-15
  • Recording Venue: 14-15 Feb, 1938. Abbey Road Studio No.3, London
I. Presto
Track length3:58
II. Andante scherzoso
Track length8:12
III. Allegro molto
Track length5:42
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring'
Work length20:04
  • Franz Rupp (piano), Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Recorded: 1938-02-15
  • Recording Venue: 14 & 15 February 1938. No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road Studios, London
I. Allegro
Track length6:57
II. Adagio molto espressivo
Track length5:20
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Track length1:10
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length6:37
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
Work length21:21
  • Franz Rupp (piano), Fritz Kreisler (violin)
  • Recorded: 1930-02-14
  • Recording Venue: 13 & 14 February 1930. Beethovensaal, Berlin
I. Allegro
Track length7:03
II. Adagio molto espressivo
Track length6:53
III. Allegretto con variazioni
Track length7:25
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Work length24:15
I. Allegro con brio
Track length7:28
II. Adagio cantabile
Track length8:34
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length3:13
IV. Finale. Allegro
Track length5:00
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Work length14:10
I. Allegro assai
Track length4:04
II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
Track length6:54
III. Allegro vivace
Track length3:12
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'
Work length32:54
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
Track length10:55
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Andante con variazioni
Track length13:38
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Finale. Presto
Track length8:21
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Work length22:20
I. Allegro moderato
Track length7:03
II. Adagio espressivo
Track length5:32
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length2:06
IV. Poco allegretto
Track length7:39
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Work length3:42
Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
Work length3:26
Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
Work length2:01
Kreisler: La Gitana
Work length3:11
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Work length3:39
Kreisler: 3 Old Viennese Dances: I. Liebesfreud (Allegro)
Work length3:16
Bach, J S: Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length3:20
Kreisler: La Précieuse in the Style of Louis Couperin
Work length3:25
Kreisler: Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin
Work length3:42
Mozart: Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K. 250 "Haffner": IV. Rondo. Allegro (Arr. Kreisler for Piano and Violin)
Work length7:37
Kreisler: Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
Work length2:32
Schubert: Rosamunde, Op. 26, D. 797: Ballet Music II (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length3:03
Weber: Violin Sonata in F Major, J. 99, "Sonatine": II. Larghetto
Work length2:45
Bach, J S: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
Work length4:09
Schumann: 3 Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: No. 2, Einfach, innig (Version for Violin and Piano)
Work length3:47
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62: No. 1, Andante espressivo, MWV U185 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length2:45
Chopin: Mazurka No. 45 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 67 No. 4 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length2:49
Poldini: Marionettes: II. La Poupée valsante
Work length2:28
Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7 in G-Flat Major
Work length3:43
Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Violin and Piano (After String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11) [Arr. Kreisler]
Work length4:33
Rimsky Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel: Hymn to the Sun (Arr. Kreisler)
Work length4:04
Rimsky Korsakov: Sadko, Scene 4: Song of the Indian Guest (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length3:17
Glazunov: 2 Pieces for Cello, Op. 20: No. 2, Sérénade espagnole. Allegretto (Arr. Kreisler)
Work length2:43
trad.: The Londonderry Air (Arr. Kreisler)
Work length3:45
Scott, C: Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (Arr. Kreisler)
Work length4:10
Falla: 7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 4, Jota (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length2:50
Falla: La vida breve: Danza española No. 1 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length3:32
Brandl: Der liebe Augustin: The Old Refrain, "Du alter Stephansturm" (Arr. Kreisler)
Work length3:15
Heuberger: Der Opernball: Viennese Melody, "Midnight Bells" (Andante con moto)
Work length3:18
Kreisler: Scherzo (In The Style Of Dittersdorf)
Work length3:26
  • Kreisler String Quartet
Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')
Work length2:34
Kreisler: Aubade Provencale in the Style of Louis Couperin
Work length2:48
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: No. 3, Chant sans paroles (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Work length2:45

Spotlight on this release

  • Fritz Kreisler

    2nd Jan 2012by Chris O'Reilly

    Chris enjoys two tributes to the violin virtuoso and composer Fritz Kreisler, who died fifty years ago this month: a 10-CD vintage collection entitled The Charming Maverick and Liebesfreud, Liebesleid, in which his own recordings sit alongside accounts of his music by an array of great modern violinists.

    Classical Recording of the Week

Awards and reviews

  • Presto Recording of the Week
    2nd January 2012
  • Gramophone Awards
    2009
    Finalist - Historic Reissue

2nd January 2012

Listening to these recordings today you can hear his remarkable sound – characterised by an almost constant, but varied vibrato. He tended to avoid using his fourth finger in order to maintain his expressive sound and that gave rise to another of his notable characteristics – portamento.
Chris O'Reilly
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