FRITZ KREISLER - The Complete Recordings Vol. 1
I Gramophone and Typewriter Ltd., Berlin 1904 with piano accompaniment
Bach, J.S. (arr. Kreisler): Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 I: Prelude in E
Bach, J.S. (arr. Wilhelmj): Orchestral Suite in No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 II: Air on the G String
Tchaikovsky (arr. Kreisler): Souvenir de Hapsal Op. 2 No. 3: Chant sans paroles
Sulzer: Sarabande Op. 8
Francois Schubert: L’abeille (The Bee) Op. 13, No. 9
II Victor Talking Machine Company, New York City May 1910 with George Falkenstein, piano
Smetana: From My Homeland: No. 2: Andantino ‘Bohemian Fantasy’
Foster (arr. Kreisler): Old Folks at Home
Kreisler: Caprice viennois in G flat, Op. 2 3:2
Dvorak: Humoresque in G flat, Op. 101: No. 7 in G flat
Massenet (arr. Martin Marsick): Thais: Meditation (1); Meditation (2)
Kreisler: Tambourin chinois; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud (1); Liebesfreud (2)
Smetana: From My Homeland: No. 2: Andantino ‘Bohemian Fantasy’
Brahms (arr. Joachim): Hungarian Dance No. 5
Kreisler: Variations on a Theme of Corelli; Caprice viennois, Op. 2
Schubert (arr. Kreisler): Moments musicaux, D.780
Rameau (arr. Kreisler): Les fetes d’Hebe: Tambourin
Tchaikovsky (arr. Kreisler): Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: Chant sans paroles
Cottenet: Chanson - Meditation
Bach, J.S. (arr. Kreisler): Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Engineer: Ward Marston
Fritz Kreisler sold millions of records and gave pleasure to listeners around the world who could never hear him perform live. This disc brings together recordings made in 1904 and 1910 which, despite the recording industry’s infancy and the extraordinary limitations placed on the musicians, are amazingly good in both artistic and technical terms. Alongside several beloved favourites such as Bach’s Air on the G String are several recordings of Kreisler’s own popular compositions, and alternative takes of several musical bon-bons.
