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Fritz Kreisler was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer, known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. He wrote many pieces for the violin, including pastiches, operettas, and cadenzas, and premiered Elgar's Violin Concerto.
All pieces were written or arranged by Fritz Kreisler1. A May Breeze 2. Aubade Provencale in the style of Couperin 2:44 3. Ballet in G 5:32 4. Caprice Vienno...
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Fritz Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer who wrote many short pieces for his instrument. He performed widely in Europe and the U.S. and premiered Elgar's Violin Concerto.
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Kreisler was born in Vienna, Austria on February 2, 1875. Kreisler's father Salomon was of Jewish background, a fact that Kreisler tried to downplay later in life, but that may have undergirded his staunch resistance to German fascism. Kreisler's father and other relatives often indulged in a leisure-time activity that was very common among Viennes...
After he finished his term of service in 1896, Kreisler recommitted himself to the violin. He rented a room in a tavern-inn and began to rebuild his technique systematically, more or less hiding out for eight weeks but emerging at times to play for the tavern's patrons. Kreisler began writing music during this period and produced, among other small...
Kreisler's admission touched off an uproar, with some critics attacking his deception while others praised the artfulness of his counterfeits (there were 17 of them) and contended that the audience's enjoyment of the music was the most important thing. Kreisler explained his original reasons for writing the pieces and argued that, unlike in the cas...
American Decades, Gale, 1998. Biancolli, Amy, Fritz Kreisler: Love's Sorrow, Love's Joy, Amadeus, 1998.
"Fritz Kreisler," Legendary Violinists, http://www.thirteen.org/publicarts/violin/kreisler.html (January 29, 2006). "Fritz Kreisler," Museum of Hoaxes, http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/kreisler.html (January 29, 2006). Kreisler, Fritz, Four Weeks in the Trenches, http://www.lib.byu./edu/∼rdh/wwi/memoir/Kreisler/Kreisler/htm (January 29, 2006).
Learn about the life and career of Fritz Kreisler, one of the most famous classical musicians in the world during the first decade of the twentieth century. Discover how he became a violin prodigy, a medical student, a soldier, and a composer of original works.
Learn about the life and legacy of Fritz Kreisler, one of the greatest violinists and composers of the early recording era. Discover his prodigious talent, his musical journey, his personal story, and his most popular compositions.
Jan 6, 2015 · Learn about the life and career of Fritz Kreisler, one of the greatest violinists of all time, who worked with Gustav Mahler and premiered his Violin Concerto. Discover his compositions, his violins, and his legacy in music history.
Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. Kreisler was born in Vienna in Austria. He studied at the conservatoires there and in Paris, where his teachers included Léo Delibes.
