Fritz Kreisler – Kreisler: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 10 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Fritz Kreisler was in his early 50s during the two years covered by these recordings – consolidating his status as the world’s most beloved violinist, touring Italy and elsewhere in Europe, as well as giving notable concerts in Carnegie Hall and throughout the US. The Great Depression and the premature death of his brother Hugo added to personal stresses in 1929, but these recordings, many of which are unpublished tests, reveal Kreisler at his best.

In the Sonatina mouvement written in New York by Dvořák and renamed Indian Lament by Kreisler, we hear the composer’s yearning for his homeland, enhanced by beautiful double-stops. In Ravel’s Habanera, Kreisler’s seductive rhythm is to the fore, while Godowsky’s Nocturnal Tangier is full of North African promise.

Tracklist:
1. Fritz Kreisler – Dance of the Marionette (01:54)
2. Fritz Kreisler – II. Larghetto [1] (04:32)
3. Fritz Kreisler – II. Larghetto [2] (04:26)
4. Fritz Kreisler – III. Habanera [1] (02:14)
5. Fritz Kreisler – III. Habanera [2] (02:18)
6. Fritz Kreisler – No. 1, Nocturnal Tangier (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (03:20)
7. Fritz Kreisler – No. 2 in E Minor, Dumka (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (03:25)
8. Fritz Kreisler – No. 8 in A-Flat Major, Sousedská (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (04:43)
9. Fritz Kreisler – Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven (02:32)
10. Fritz Kreisler – Geh’n wir ins Chambre séparée “Midnight Bells” [1] (03:31)
11. Fritz Kreisler – Geh’n wir ins Chambre séparée “Midnight Bells” [2] (03:30)
12. Fritz Kreisler – II. Larghetto [3] (04:24)
13. Fritz Kreisler – No. 4, Songs My Mother Taught Me (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (02:42)
14. Fritz Kreisler – Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera, M. 51 (Arr. G. Catherine for Violin & Piano) [1] (02:53)
15. Fritz Kreisler – Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera, M. 51 (Arr. G. Catherine for Violin & Piano) [2] (02:57)
16. Fritz Kreisler – No. 4, Jota [1] (03:03)
17. Fritz Kreisler – Geh’n wir ins Chambre séparée “Midnight Bells” [3] (03:26)
18. Fritz Kreisler – Londonderry Air (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (04:25)
19. Fritz Kreisler – Chanson Louis XIII et pavane in the Style of Couperin (Version for Violin & Piano) (03:37)
20. Fritz Kreisler – No. 3, Schön Rosmarin [1] (01:54)
21. Fritz Kreisler – No. 3, Schön Rosmarin [2] (01:54)
22. Fritz Kreisler – Du alter Stefansturm (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (03:06)
23. Fritz Kreisler – No. 4, Jota [2] (02:54)
24. Fritz Kreisler – Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (03:17)
25. Fritz Kreisler – Polichinelle (02:25)
26. Fritz Kreisler – No. 9, Ballet (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano) (03:10)
27. Fritz Kreisler – La précieuse in the Style of Couperin (03:21)