Performer: Fritz Kreisler, Carl Lamson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8111384
Release: 2012
Size: 187 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Brandl: Der liebe Augustin
01. Du alter Stephansturm (the Old Refrain) [arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano]
Granados: 12 Danzas españolas (Spanish Dances), Op. 37
02. No. 5, Andaluza [arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano]
03. Kreisler: Berceuse Romantique, Op. 9
Dvořák: Zigeunermelodien, Op. 55, B. 104
04. No. 4, Als die alte Mutter [Songs my Mother Taught Me] [arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano]
Massenet: Thaïs, Act II
05. Méditation (Arr. M.P. Marsick for violin and piano)
06. Kreisler: Liebesfreud
07. Kreisler: Aubade Provençale
08. Foster: Old Folks at Home (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
09. No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (Arr. J. Joachim for violin and piano)
Smetana: Z domoviny
10. No. 2, Andantino, “Bohemian Fantasie” (from the Homeland)
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
11. II. Andante cantabile (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and string quartet)
Boccherini: String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5 in E major, G275
12. III. Minuet (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and string quartet)
13. Kreisler: Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
Bizet: L’Arlésienne – Incidental Music, Op. 23
14. Adagietto (Arr. B. Godard for violin and string trio)
15. Spencer: Underneath the Stars (Arr. J.A. Pasternack for violin and orchestra)
Hubbell: The Big Show
16. Poor Butterfly (Arr. For violin and orchestra)
Schubert: Rosamunde, D797
17. Ballet Music No. 2: Andantino (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
18. Winternitz: Dream of Youth (Arr. J.A. Pasternack for violin and orchestra)
Paderewski: Humoresques de concert, Op. 14
19. No. 1, Menuet celebre (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
20. Kreisler: Polichinelle (Arr. J.A. Pasternack for violin and orchestra)
Schubert: Moments Musicaux, D780, Op. 94
21. No. 3 in F Minor: Allegro moderato (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Rameau: Les Fêtes d’Hébé
22. Tambourin (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
23. King: Beautiful Ohio (Arr. For violin and orchestra)
24. Krakauer: Im Paradies (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
25. Kreisler: La Gitana
26. Valdez: Serenade du Tzigane (Arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
The 1916-19 period saw Fritz Kreisler at his peak as an artist, although the shadow cast by America’s entrance to World War one in 1917 forced him to cancel numerous concerts. The improved fidelity possible by 1916 saw Kreisler making substitutes of his earlier American recordings, including his own Liebesfreud.
Amongst an abundance of technical marvels, Kreisler’s superb ‘parlando’ bowing is demonstrated in Granados’s Spanish Dance. The string quartet recordings include a fine Andante cantabile by Tchaikovsky, and persuasive performances with small orchestra in 1917 include Beautiful Ohio which would later be adopted as the state’s official song. After the Armistice, Kreisler was able to return to the studio in 1919 for showcase works such as Valdez’s Sérénade du Tzigane.
This ongoing series of the complete Fritz Kreisler recordings generates new interest with each release. Our highest standards of audio restoration and remastering make these volumes the reference for these historic recordings, with comments such as ‘the results are incredible’ (ClassicsToday.com on Vol 3, 8110922) encouraging seasoned collectors and inquisitive newcomers alike.