ISBN 9781491158791.
Fritz Kreisler (1875a1962) is considered one of the greatest violinists of all time, renowned for his impeccable control of vibrato, expressive phrasing and lyrical tone. His characteristic playing is immediately recognizable, but so too is his compositional style. Violinists are already aware of Kreisleras rich, romantic, and crowd-pleasing repertoire for the violin, but he was a prolific composer and transcriber for cello as well. To the modern listener, Kreisler evokes the elegance, romance, and old world charm of the Viennese ballroom, with sweeping cantabile melodies and bubbly arpeggiated passages that delight audiences. In addition to these audience and player favorites, Kreisler was famous for attributing the authorship of many of his original works to other composers, such as Pugnani, Tartini and Vivaldi. Only later in his career did he acknowledge that they were original compositions. When subjected to public criticism for these amusical hoaxes,a he nonchalantly observed that, aThe name changes, the value remains.a This Book Contains: Allegretto (In the Style of Boccherini) Andantino (In the Style of Martini) Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the Style of Couperin) Liebesfreud (Loveas Joy) Liebesleid (Loveas Sorrow) SchAPn Rosmarin (Fair Rosmarin) The Old Refrain. |
