This 7th volume of Fritz Kreisler’s complete recordings takes us to the end of his acoustic sessions and to the first to use the new Victor electric system. Kreisler was exceptionally busy after the turmoil of WWI with a comeback in America, groundbreaking global tours, and a warm welcome back to England after being considered an ‘enemy alien’ during the war. At HMV he was joined by cellist Hugo Kreisler, whose fine singing legato adds a breath of Viennese style to the sound. At the introduction of microphone recording with its heightened realism and fidelity, Fritz Kreisler’s playing was still at its peak, also benefitting from his favourite 1733 Stradivarius in Victor’s New York studio.
Expertly transferred and annotated by Ward Marston and Tully Potter, and featuring Fritz Kreisler’s talented cellist brother Hugo, these winning performances capture the wistfulness of a bygone age.
Beethoven: Andante Favori in F, WoO 57 Beethoven: Minuets (6), WoO 10 Cadman: Four American Indian Songs, Op. 45 Chaminade: Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150 Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' Friml: Rose Marie (Harbach & Hammerstein) Kreisler: Three waltzes (love joy - love dress - beautiful rosemary) Romberg, S: The Student Prince Schumann: Piano Pieces (12) for Small and Large Children, Op. 85 Wagner: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
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