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Friedrich " Fritz " Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. [1] One of the most noted violin masters of his day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing.
Fritz Kreisler (born Feb. 2, 1875, Vienna, Austria—died Jan. 29, 1962, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an Austrian-born violinist who was a “secret” composer of short violin pieces. At age seven Kreisler entered the Vienna Conservatory, and from 1885 to 1887 he studied composition and violin at the Paris Conservatory.
All pieces were written or arranged by Fritz Kreisler 1. A May Breeze 2. Aubade Provencale in the style of Couperin 2:44 3. Ballet in G 5:32 4. Caprice Viennois. 8:38 5. Chanson Pavane in the...
May 18, 2018 · Fritz Kreisler Austrian-born violinist Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) was one of the most famous classical musicians in the world during the first decade of the twentieth century.
Jan 6, 2015 · Friedrich “Fritz” Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing.
“Music is a ladder to the soul” is a quote that undeniably aligns with the life and legacy of the prodigious Fritz Kreisler. Born on February 2, 1875, in Vienna, Austria, Kreisler’s journey as a violinist and composer resonates with the melody of dedication, versatility, and resilience.
"Farewell to Cucullain" ( The Londonderry Air), traditional tune arranged for violin, cello and piano by Kreisler and his brother, Hugo, a cellist (published 1922)
Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. Kreisler was born in Vienna in Austria. He studied at the conservatoires there and in Paris, where his teachers included Léo Delibes.
Kreisler, the 50th anniversary of whose death fell in January, can claim to have been the most popular violinist in history. During much of a career which spanned more than half a century, and coincided precisely with the burgeoning of sound recording, his was a worldwide household name at least equivalent to those of Caruso and Melba.
Austria’s most important violin competition dates back to the prize that Fritz Kreisler privately donated every year, before 1938, for the best violin student at the Vienna Music Academy.
