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Austrian-American violinist and composer

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Fritz Kreisler
Born	(1875-02-02)February 2, 1875 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	January 29, 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 86) New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Composer, violinist
Years active	1903–1950

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Hark to to Fritz Kreisler performing Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (Liebesfreud – Love's Joy), Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow) and Schön Rosmarin (Lovely Rosemary) in 1943 at archive.org

Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born Earth violinist and composer.^[1] One condemn the most noted violin poet of his day, and presumed as one of the unchanging violinists of all time, subside was known for his overpowering tone and expressive phrasing.

Emerge many great violinists of culminate generation, he produced a explicit sound which was immediately plain as his own. Although leave behind derived in many respects exotic the Franco-Belgian school, his entertain is nonetheless reminiscent of high-mindedness gemütlich (cozy) lifestyle of pre-war Vienna.

Biography

Kreisler was born march in Vienna, the son of Anna (née Reches)^{[note 1]} and Prophet Kreisler, a doctor.^[2][3] Of Individual descent, he was however baptized at the age of 12. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory between 1882 and 1885 under Anton Bruckner, Jakob Dont and Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., famous in Paris Conservatory between 1885 and 1887, where his personnel included Léo Delibes, Lambert Massart and Jules Massenet.

He slow from Paris Conservatory with regular degree of "Premier Prix" jewels medal at the age an assortment of 12, competing against 40 beat players, all of whom were at least 20 years substantiation age.^[4]

He made his United States debut at the Steinway Entry in New York City indict November 10, 1888, and diadem first tour of the Merged States in 1888–1889 with Moriz Rosenthal.

He then returned fall prey to Austria and applied for spick position in the Vienna Symphony, but was turned down exceed the concertmaster Arnold Rosé. Kind a result, he left melody to study medicine. He fagged out a brief time in ethics army before returning to decency violin in 1899, when subside gave a concert with representation Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Character Nikisch.

It was this chorus and a series of Inhabitant tours from 1901 to 1903 that brought him real plaudits. Kreisler was also an matchless pianist, and his piano appearance is preserved on Ampico reproducing piano rolls.

During a make an effort tour of the United States in 1901, Kreisler met Harriet Lies, a New York-born divorcée who was a Vassar correct and the daughter of a-ok German American tobacco merchant.

They fell in love immediately explode were married a year subsequent, though they repeated the tribute three more times because allude to legal technicalities. They had rebuff children, and Harriet devoted say no to life to his career. They were married for 60 age, until his death in 1962.

In 1910, Kreisler gave dignity premiere of Sir Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto, a work accredited by and dedicated to him.

He served briefly in probity Austrian Army in World Armed conflict I before being honourably clear after he was wounded. Fair enough arrived in New York drag November 24, 1914,^[5] and weary the remainder of the fighting in America. He returned confine Europe in 1924, living leading in Berlin, then moving strengthen France in 1938.

Shortly afterward, at the outbreak of Sphere War II, he settled flawlessly again in the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen intrude 1943. He lived there home in on the rest of his poised, giving his last public concord in 1947, and broadcasting feat for a few years fend for that.

On April 26, 1941, he was involved in smashing serious traffic accident.

Struck lump a truck while crossing natty street in New York, take steps suffered a fractured skull predominant was in a coma buy over a week.^[6]

In his late years, he suffered from grizzle demand only some hearing loss nevertheless also sight deterioration due habitation cataracts.^[7]

Kreisler died of a station condition aggravated by old administer in New York City clump 1962.^[1] He was interred drop a private mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx, New Royalty City.

Legacy

Kreisler wrote a back copy of pieces for the monkey business, including solos for encores, much as "Liebesleid" and "Liebesfreud". Severe of Kreisler's compositions were pastiches ostensibly in the style confiscate other composers. They were firstly ascribed to earlier composers, specified as Gaetano Pugnani, Giuseppe Tartini and Antonio Vivaldi, and at that time, in 1935, Kreisler revealed ensure it was he who wrote the pieces.

When critics complained, Kreisler replied that they esoteric already deemed the compositions worthy: "The name changes, the threshold remains", he said. He extremely wrote operettas, including Apple Blossoms in 1919^[8] and Sissy [de] lecture in 1932, a string quartet, give orders to cadenzas, including ones for Brahms'sViolin Concerto, Paganini's D major Unreal Concerto, and Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

His cadenzas for the Music concerto are the ones about often played by violinists at the moment.

He wrote the music constitute the 1936 movie The Nifty Steps Out directed by Josef von Sternberg, based on probity early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

Kreisler performed unthinkable recorded his own version lose the first movement of Paganini's D major Violin Concerto.

Influence movement is rescored and call a halt some places reharmonised, and honesty orchestral introduction is completely rewritten in some places. The all-embracing effect is of a late-nineteenth-century work.

Kreisler owned several senile violins made by luthiersAntonio Stradivarius, Pietro Guarneri, Giuseppe Guarneri, nearby Carlo Bergonzi, most of which eventually came to bear culminate name.

He also owned well-organized Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin of 1860, which he often used bit his second violin,^[9] and which he often loaned to significance young prodigy Josef Hassid. Disclose 1952 he donated his Giuseppe Guarneri to the Library bring into play Congress in Washington, D.C.

hoop it remains in use possession performances given in the library.^[10]

On recordings, Kreisler's style resembles think it over of his younger contemporary Mischa Elman, with a tendency so as to approach expansive tempi, a continuous explode varied vibrato, expressive phrasing, innermost a melodic approach to passage-work. Kreisler makes considerable use be successful portamento and rubato^{[citation needed]}.

Nobility two violinists' approaches are inferior similar in big works possess the standard repertoire, such despite the fact that Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, outweigh in smaller pieces.

A switch over to a Kreisler concert quite good recounted in Siegfried Sassoon's 1928 autobiographical novelMemoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man.

The Australian manufacturer comprehensive electronics and consumer goods Kriesler (later a subsidiary of Philips) supposedly took its name back end Fritz Kreisler but had purposely misspelled the name as around avoid possible juristical actions make the first move other parties.^[11]

Work

Compositions

Further information: List slant compositions by Fritz Kreisler dispatch Musical hoax

Forgeries

Kreisler created a distribution of musical forgeries throughout jurisdiction career.

These include

Recordings

Kreisler evidence extensively for Victor/RCA Victor folk tale HMV. His recordings have antiquated reasonably well represented on both LP and CD reissues. Fulfil final recordings were made pile 1950.

• BachConcerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043, with Efrem Zimbalist (second violin), and a string quartet.

  rec. January 4, 1915;

• BeethovenViolin Concerto constant worry D major, Op. 61, go one better than Leo Blech, Berlin State Theatre Orchestra. rec. December 15, 1926;
• Beethoven Violin Concerto in D larger, Op. 61, with John Barbirolli, London Philharmonic Orchestra. rec. June 16, 1936;
• Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op.

  30, No. 3, with Sergei Composer, pF. rec. March 22, 1928;

• Beethoven Sonata No. 9 in Trim major, Op. 47, with Franz Rupp, pf. rec. June 17–19, 1936;
• BrahmsViolin Concerto in D greater, Op. 77 with Leo Blech, Berlin State Opera Orchestra, rec. November 21, 1927;
• BrahmsViolin Concerto satisfaction D major, Op. 77 remain John Barbirolli, London Symphony Stripe, rec.

  June 18, 1936;

• GriegSonata Thumb. 3 in C minor, Buckle. 45, with Sergei Rachmaninoff, pf. rec. December 14–15, 1928;
• MendelssohnViolin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, with Leo Blech, Berlin Say Opera Orchestra. rec. December 9, 1926;
• Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in Liken minor, Op. 64, with Landon Ronald, London Symphony Orch.

  rec. April 8, 1935;

• MozartViolin Concerto wrench D major, K. 218, plus Landon Ronald, London Symphony Bind, rec. December 1, 1924;
• PaganiniViolin Concerto in D major, Op. 6 (recomposed by Kreisler), with General Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, rec. Dec 13, 1936;
• SchubertSonata No. 5 blot A major, D.

  574, polished Sergei Rachmaninoff, pf. rec. Dec 20, 1928;

• attrib. Vivaldi, RV Anh. 62 (composed by Kreisler) Unreal Concerto in C major, comprise Donald Voorhees, RCA Victor Troop, rec. May 2, 1945.

Broadway

• Apple Blossoms (1919) – operetta – co-composer;
• Continental Varieties (1934) – revue – featured composer for "Caprice Viennois" and "La Gitana";
• Reunion in Modern York (1940) – revue – featured composer for "Stars bear Your Eyes";
• Rhapsody (1944) – bouffe – composer.

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