Performer: Ruggiero Ricci, Fritz Kreisler, Haddon Squire, Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Bay, David Oistrakh, Vladimir Yampolsky, Christian Ferras, Jean-Claude Ambrosini, Shlomo Mintz, Clifford Benson, Gidon Kremer, Oleg Maisenberg, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis, André Previn
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4779942
Release: 2012
Size: 528 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
01. Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)
02. Kreisler: Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur)
03. Kreisler: Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin)
Kreisler: Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
04. Allegretto grazioso
05. Tartini: Variations on a Theme by Corelli
06. Kreisler: Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6
07. Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
08. Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
09. Kreisler: Liebesfreud
10. Kreisler: Liebesleid
11. Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
12. Kreisler: La Gitana
13. Brandl: The Old Refrain
14. Kreisler: La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier
Kreisler: Drei Walzer (Liebesfreud – Liebesleid – Schön Rosmarin)
15. 1. Liebesfreud
16. 2. Liebesleid
17. Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
18. Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
19. Kreisler: Andantino in the style of Martini
Tchaikovsky: Chant sans paroles, Op. 2
20. No. 3 – Song Without Words, Op. 2 & 3
CD 02
01. Gluck: Melodie From “Orfeo ed Euridice”
Rimsky-Korsakov: Le Coq d’Or
02. Hymn To The Sun
03. Kreisler: La Gitana
Dvořák: Humoresques, Op. 101
04. No. 7, Poco Lento e grazioso (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
05. Chaminade: Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150 (Arr. Kreisler)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko (opera)
06. Song of India (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Falla: La vida breve, Act II
07. Spanish Dance (Arr. Kreisler)
Kreisler: Polichinelle, serenade
08. Allegro giocoso e ritmico
Albéniz: Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165)
09. Andantino
Weber: Larghetto – Arr. Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
10. Andante con moto
Kreisler: Gypsy Caprice
11. Allegretto, molto ritmico
12. Wieniawski: Caprice in E flat major (Alla Saltarella)
13. Saltarella: Allegretto scherzando
Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 (Arr. by Fritz Kreisler)
14. No. 2 in E Minor
Glazunov: Spanish Serenade, Op. 70 (Arr. For Violin And Orchestra By Fritz Kreisler)
15. Allegretto
Granados: Danzas españolas, Op. 37 Nos. 1-12
16. 5. Andaluza (Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
17. Kreisler: La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin)
18. Kreisler: Syncopation
19. Kreisler: Marche miniature viennoise
20. Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
21. Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
22. Kreisler: Liebesleid
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 5 (6), Op. 62
23. VI. Frühlingslied (Arr. by Fritz Kreisler for Violin and Piano)
Along with his friend Caruso, Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) was one of the superstars of the early gramophone era. He was “the master musician among the violinists of the day” (New York Times); he died 50 years ago (29 January 1962). As a composer, he is famous for his Viennese-style melodies, such as Liebesfreud and Liebesleid, for his notorious pieces “in the style of” various 18th-century masters (which he passed off as their original works, claiming to have rediscovered them in old manuscripts), and for his arrangements of well-known works by other composers.
We remember one of the world’s greatest violinists with an enticing 2CD set that includes a first time release on CD of a tribute LP from 1961, original Kreisler recordings, and an array of great modern violinists playing his works.