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KREISLER, Fritz: Complete Recordings, Vol. 8 (1926-1927)
We are indeed fortunate that Fritz Kreisler was still at the peak of his powers when electrical recording arrived in 1925. He was as busy as ever in the year covered by these recordings, using Vuillaume and Guarneri del Gesù violins that he said ‘breathe and pulsate with a million vibrations’. On one of his many successful charity concerts in 1927 The Times commented that Kreisler’s ‘fine-drawn phrases have the delicacy of a spider’s thread, the suppleness of elastic, and the strength of steel’. With wonderful examples of parlando bowing, many demonstrations of beautiful double-stopping, lovely staccato and myriad other subtleties such as delicate rhythmic changes, harmonics and variations in dynamics, these New York and Berlin sessions include classic versions of Kreisler’s best works and a rare unaccompanied movement by Bach.
Tracklist
Saenger, Gustav - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
| 1 | Andantino in D-Flat Major, Op. 83, No. 2, "Moonlight and Roses" (arr. G. Saenger for violin and piano) | 03:16 |
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Rissland, Karl - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Gordon, Jacques - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
| 5 | 4 Songs, Op. 2: No. 2. Vostochnïy romans: Plenivshis' rozoy, solovey (Oriental Romance: The Nightingale and the Rose) (arr. J. Gordon for violin and piano) | 02:26 |
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Raucheisen, Michael (piano)
| 13 | La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano) (8 December 1926) | 03:22 |
Raucheisen, Michael (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Raucheisen, Michael (piano)
Raucheisen, Michael (piano)
Hartmann, Arthur - Arranger
Raucheisen, Michael (piano)
| 15 | Préludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) (arr. A. Hartmann for violin and piano) | 02:38 |
Raucheisen, Michael (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
| 17 | Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 5, Op. 62: No. 25 in G Major, Op. 62, No. 1, MWV U185, "May Breezes" (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano) | 02:44 |
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
Choisnel, Gaston - Arranger
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
| 19 | La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano) (15 December 1926) | 03:20 |
Sándor, Árpád (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Kreisler, Fritz - Arranger
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)
Lamson, Carl (piano)





























