Fritz Kreisler was born in Vienna in 1875 and studied the violin at the Vienna Conservatory, before further study in Paris. After a brief period of medical training, he embarked on a career as a violinist, winning a legendary place for himself as a virtuoso. This pioneering recording of the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas, was made when Kreisler, then aged sixty, was at the height of his fame and greatly loved by the public. There is much to enjoy in these vintage performances, in particular, Kreisler’s elegent, effortless Viennese manner with the slow movements.