All Kreisler articles
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VideoThe Strad Calendar 2021: Carlo Bergonzi ‘Kreisler’ violin 1735
The ‘Kreisler’s characteristically thin yet intensely coloured varnish is in abundance
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Review
Jean-Guihen Queyras: Complices
A fabulously accomplished collection of encores from accomplices
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Review
Dmitry Sitkovetsky: Hommage To Fritz Kreisler And Sergei Rachmaninoff
An endless song of praise to two master musicians
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Review
Tessa Lark, Amy Yang: Fantasy
A violinist to watch – this Lark is most definitely on the ascent
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Video
Ray Chen in concert: Tambourin Chinois
From Dutch broadcaster Avrotros comes this video of Ray Chen performing Kreisler’s Tambourin Chinois with Amsterdam Sinfonietta, lead by Candida Thompson. Filmed on 17 February 2019 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
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Heifetz plays Kreisler: Reccitativo and Scherzo, op.6
Fritz Kreisler’s Reccitativo and Scherzo op.6, sometimes referred to as the Scherzo-Caprice, is the great virtuoso’s only solo violin work. It was dediated to Eugène Ysaÿe. It is performed in this recording by Jascha Heifetz.
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From the archive: Kreisler’s pseudo-classics
In February 1935 Fritz Kreisler revealed that several of the pieces in his repertoire, formerly ascribed to such composers as Vivaldi and Tartini, were in fact written by him. The admission sent shockwaves throughout the music world – here M. Montagu-Nathan reacts in the March 1935 issue of The Strad ...
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Elena Urioste plays Fritz Kreisler's 'Preghiera'
Violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster perform Fritz Kreisler’s Preghiera in the Style of Martini. Some of Kreisler’s best known works are pastiches, in the style of 18th-century composers, which he originally presented as discoveries before later admitting that he wrote them himself.
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Nikolaj Znaider discusses his Guarneri 'del Gesù'
In this video for the Czech Philharmonic, Nikolaj Znaider talks about the 1741 ‘Kreisler’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ which he plays on extended loan by the Royal Danish Theater through the Velux Foundation and the Knud Højgaard Foundation. The instrument was owned by legendary Austrian violinist and composer Fritz Kreisler ...
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Kreisler: String Quartet in A minor. Schulhoff: Five Pieces for string quartet. Zemlinsky: String Quartet in E minor
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: String quartets from the dying days of the Habsburg Empire Musicians: Artis Quartet Vienna Composer: Kreisler, Schulhoff, Zemlinsky Catalogue number: NIMBUS NI 5942 This resourceful programme is a pendant to the Artis Quartet’s exploration of ...
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Review
Spectrum. Janácek: Violin Sonata. Kreisler: Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta. Schubert: Violin Sonata in A major D574 ‘Grand Duo’. Stravinsky: Divertimento
The Strad Issue: May 2016 Description: Beilman gets under the music’s skin in a dazzling recital Musicians: Benjamin Beilman (violin) Yekwon Sunwoo (piano) Composer: Janácek; Kreisler; Schubert; Stravinsky Working alongside his regular accompanist Yekwon Sunwoo, Benjamin Beilman immediately draws us into the elusive sound world of Schubert’s ...
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Review
The Butterfly Lovers. Chen Gang/He Zhanhao: ‘The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto. Kreisler: Tambourin chinois. Ma Sicong: Nostalgia from Inner Mongolia Suite. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen. Tchaikovsky:
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: October 2015 Description: Lu Siqing’s second ‘Butterfly Lovers’ – with Chinese instruments Musicians: Lu Siqing (violin) Taipei Chinese Orchestra/Chung Yiu-Kwong Composer: Chen Gang/He Zhanhao, Kreisler, Ma Sicong, Sarasate, Tchaikovsky, Trad, Wieniawski The ‘Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto is, along with the ‘Yellow River’ ...
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Review
Metamorphoses. Corelli: Concerto grosso in D major op.6 no.4. Kreisler: Concerto in C major ‘in the style of Vivaldi’. Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style (arr. Ššmietana). Vivaldi: Trio Sonata op.1 no.
The Strad Issue: August 2015 Description: Vivaldi provides the link for a collection showcasing old and new styles Musicians: Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Artur Rozmyslowicz (viola) Extra Sounds Ensemble/Alicja Ššmietana (violin) Composer: Corelli, Kreisler, Schnittke, Vivaldi Alicja Ššmietana has inspired her Extra Sounds Ensemble to fashion a disc ...
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Review
Oscar Shumsky: Legendary Treasures. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Buxtehude, Hindemith, Kreisler, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Tartini, Telemann and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: June 2015 Description: Historic recordings from a great American violinist Musicians: Oscar Shumsky (violin) Nadia Reisenberg, Carroll Hollister, Mario Bernardi, Leo Barkin, George Schick, Earl Wild, Frank Maus (piano) Lois Marshall, Erna Berger (sopranos) Maureen Forrester (contralto) James Melton (tenor) Bach Aria Group, CBC ...
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Review
Five Decades of Treasured Performances. Works by Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis,
The Strad Issue: August 2015 Description: A celebration of an under-sung violinist now in her eighties Musicians: Camilla Wicks (violin) various artists Composer: Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, A. Benjamin, Bloch, Brahms, Brustad, Chausson, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Gershwin, Grieg, Kreisler, Mendelssohn, Nín, Paradis, Ravel, Sarasate, Scărlătescu, Schubert, Shostakovich, R. ...
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Review
A War Concert: Transcriptions by Jascha Heifetz. Works by Ponce, Kreisler, Gershwin, Foster, Debussy and Castelnuovo-Tedesco
The Strad Issue: April 2015 Description: A re-creation of Heifetz’s concerts to provide entertainment at the front line Musicians: Lucio Degani (violin) Andrea Rucli (piano) Composer: Ponce, Kreisler, Gershwin, Foster, Debussy and Castelnuovo-Tedesco Entertaining troops at the various points of conflict during the Second World War was ...
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Under the Stars. Works by Spencer, Bull, Debussy, Elgar, Bizet/Hubay, Hubay, Dvorák, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Fauré, Brahms, Shostakovich and Siem
The Strad Issue: April 2015 Description: Starry violinist dazzles and charms in a disc of encore pieces Musicians: Charlie Siem (violin) Munich Radio Orchestra/Paul Goodwin Composer: Spencer, Bull, Debussy, Elgar, Bizet/Hubay, Hubay, Dvorˇák, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Fauré, Brahms, Shostakovich and Siem This disc features a generous mix of ...
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Review
Caprice viennois. Kreisler: Marche miniature viennoise, Liebesfreud, Liebesleid, Caprice viennois op.2. Brahms: Hungarian Dance no.1 in G minor (arr. for violin and piano). Ravel: Tzigane. Enescu: Vio
The Strad Issue: March 2015 Description: Insouciance and integrity distinguish a young violinist’s debut recital disc Musicians: Luka Kusztrich (violin) Dora Deliyska (piano) Composer: Kreisler, Brahms, Ravel, Enescu A former pupil of Dora Schwarzberg (he is currently studying with Gerhard Schulz), Vienna-born Luka Kusztrich is clearly a ...
