Der Liebe Augustin: Du alter Stephansturm (The Old Refrain) (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
2:53
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
FRITZ KREISLER
2.
12 Danzas espanolas (Spanish Dances), Op. 37: No. 5. Andaluza (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
3:39
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
3.
Berceuse Romantique, Op. 9
3:34
Solo: Carl Lamson Soloist
ANTONIN DVORÁK
4.
Zigeunermelodien, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4. Als die alte Mutter (Songs my Mother Taught Me) (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
3:07
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
JULES MASSENET
5.
Thais, Act II: Meditation (arr. M.P. Marsick for violin and piano)
4:22
Solo: Carl Lamson Soloist
FRITZ KREISLER
6.
Liebesfreud
3:14
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
7.
Aubade provencale in the style of Couperin
2:24
Solo: Carl Lamson Soloist
STEPHEN C. FOSTER
8.
Old Folks at Home (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
3:24
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
JOSEPH JOACHIM
9.
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (arr. J. Joachim for violin and piano)
2:08
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
BEDRICH SMETANA
10.
Z domoviny (From the Homeland)
3:51
Solo: Carl Lamson Soloist
FRITZ KREISLER
11.
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11: II. Andante Cantabile (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and string quartet)
4:35
Solo: Walter B. Rogers Soloist
Conductor: Walter B. Rogers
12.
String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuet (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and string quartet)
3:01
Solo: Howard Rattay Soloist
Conductor: Rosario Bourdon
13.
Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
2:15
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
Conductor: Rosario Bourdon
BENJAMIN GODARD
14.
L'arlesienne: Adagietto (arr. B. Godard for violin and string trio)
2:24
Solo: Alfred Lennartz Soloist
Conductor: Rosario Bourdon
JOSEF A. PASTERNACK
15.
Underneath the Stars (arr. J.A. Pasternack for violin and orchestra)
3:11
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
RAYMOND HUBBELL
16.
The Big Show: Poor Butterfly (arr. for violin and orchestra)
3:14
Solo: Josef A. Pasternack Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
FRITZ KREISLER
17.
Rosamunde, D. 797 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
3:03
Solo: Josef A. Pasternack Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
JOSEF A. PASTERNACK
18.
Dream of Youth (arr. J.A. Pasternack for violin and orchestra)
2:39
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
FRITZ KREISLER
19.
Humoresques de concert, Op. 14 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
3:08
Solo: Josef A. Pasternack Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
JOSEF A. PASTERNACK
20.
Polichinelle (arr. J.A. Pasternack for violin and orchestra)
1:31
Solo: Josef A. Pasternack Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
FRITZ KREISLER
21.
6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 1130: No. 3 in F minor: Allegro moderato (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
1:51
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
22.
Les fetes d'Hebe: Tambourin (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
1:49
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
ROBERT A. KING
23.
Beautiful Ohio (arr. for violin and orchestra)
3:19
Solo: Josef A. Pasternack Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
FRITZ KREISLER
24.
Im Paradies (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
3:26
Solo: Fritz Kreisler Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
FRANCIS LAPITINO
25.
La Gitana (arr. F. Lapitino for violin and orchestra)
2:49
Solo: Josef A. Pasternack Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
CHARLES ROBERT VALDEZ
26.
Serenade du Tzigane (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and orchestra)
3:41
Solo: Josef A. Pasternack Soloist
Orchestra: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Josef A. Pasternack
Notes
The 1916–19 period saw Fritz Kreisler at his peak as an artist, although the shadow cast by America’s entrance to World War One in 1917 forced him to cancel numerous concerts. The improved fidelity possible by 1916 saw Kreisler making substitutes of his earlier American recordings, including his own Liebesfreud. Amongst an abundance of technical marvels, Kreisler’s superb ‘parlando’ bowing is demonstrated in Granados’s Spanish Dance. The string quartet recordings include a fine Andante cantabile by Tchaikovsky, and persuasive performances with small orchestra in 1917 include Beautiful Ohio which would later be adopted as the state’s official song. After the Armistice, Kreisler was able to return to the studio in 1919 for showcase works such as Valdez’s Sérénade du Tzigane.
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Giuseppe Rossi - Musica magazine - June 2012
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