Fritz Kreisler - The Complete RCA Recordings (1995)

A Fritz Kreisler recording can always be recognized by the violinist's beefy, baritonal sonority, inimitable portamento, and communicative warmth. Most of the repertoire here consists of the short, encore pieces that prevailed in the era of 78rpm records, many penned or arranged by Kreisler, who was always on the lookout for memorable tunes. Familiar classics like the duets with John McCormack, and Schubert, Beethoven, and Grieg sonata collaborations with Rachmaninoff turn up alongside rare alternate takes and Kreisler's lone recording as a piano soloist in Dvořak's Humoresque. One should savor these musical sweetmeats in small portions, rather than wolfing down each disc in chronological gulps. Ward Marston's transfers are beyond praise.

Tracklist:

1. No. 2, My Homeland: Bohemian Fantasie
2. Old Folks At Home
3. Caprice viennois, Op. 2
4. Humoresque, Op. 101, No.7, In G-Flat
5. Thais: Meditation: (C-8944-2)
6. Thais: Meditation: (C-8944-3)
7. Tambourin chinois, Op.3
8. Liebesleid
9. Liebesfreud: (C-8951-1)
10. Liebesfreud: (C-8951-2)
11. No. 2, My Homeland: Bohemian Fantasie
12. Hungarian Dancer No. 5, In G Minor
13. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli
14. Caprice viennois, Op. 2
15. Moment Musical, D.780 - 3
16. Les fetes d'Hebe: Tambourin
17. Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: Chant sans paroles, No. 3
18. Chanson - Meditation
19. Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, In E Major: Gavotte
20. Orphee et Euridice: Melodie and Andante from 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits'
21. Schon Rosmarin
22. Andantino
23. Chanson Louis XIII And Pavane




Tracklist:

1. Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, In E: Preludio
2. Liebesleid
3. Berceuse
4. Chanson - Meditation
5. Ombra mai fu: Largo
6. Aus Wien
7. No. 1, Songs Without Words, Op. 62 - Lieder ohne Worte - Romancess sans paroles: May Breezes
8. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser: Austrian Imperial Hymn
9. No. 5 Of 7 Melodies: Angel's Serenade
10. Le Nil
11. Jocelyn: Lullaby - Berceuse
12. Ave Maria, D.839
13. Humoresque, Op. 101, No.7, In G Flat
14. Standchen, No. 4, Schwanengesang, D957: Serenade
15. Cavalleria Rusticana (Adapted From The Intermezzo): Ave Maria
16. (Melody Adapted From) Bach's Prelude No. 1, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book. I: Ave Maria
17. Larghetto, Sonatina, Op. 100, In G: Indian Lament
18. Concerto For Two Violins, BWV 1043, In D Minor: Vivace
19. Concerto For Two Violins, BWV 1043, In D Minor: Largo ma non tanto
20. Concerto For Two Violins, BWV 1043, In D Minor: Allegro




Tracklist:

1. Aus Wien
2. Songs Without Words, Op.62: May Breezes, No. 1
3. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser: Austrian Imperial Hymn
4. Op.46, No. 2 And Op.72, No.1 In G Minor: Slavonic Dance
5. Slavonic Dance, Op.72, No.2, In E Minor
6. The Rosary
7. Serenade espagnole
8. Tambourin chinois, Op.3
9. Mazurka, Op.67, No.4, In A Minor
10. Mighty Lak' a Rose
11. La serenata
12. Connais-tu le pays?
13. Serenata
14. Carme
15. Ballgerfluster, Lieder, Op.73: Flirtation, No.2
16. No.27, Lieder, Op.326: Calm As The Night
17. No.3, Souvenir de Hapsal, Op.2: Chant sans paroles
18. Partita, No.3, BWV 1006, In E Major: Gavotte
19. Wienerisch (Impression No. 12)
20. (Based On 'Du alter Stefansturm' From 'Der liebe Augustin' By Johan Brandl: The Old Refrain
21. Andaluza, Op.37, No.5: Spanish Dance
22. Berceuse romantique, Op.9
23. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55, No.4
24. Thais: Meditation




Tracklist:

1. Liebesfreud
2. Aubade provencale (In The Style Of Couperin)
3. OId Folks At Home
4. Hungarian Dance No.5 In G Minor
5. No.2 from My Homeland: Bohemian Fantasie
6. Serenade
7. Les contes d'Hoffman: Barcarolle
8. Quartet, Op.11: Andante cantabile
9. Quintet, B. 11, No.5 In E Major: Minuet
10. Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven
11. L'Arlesienne: Adagietto
12. Underneath The Stars
13. The Big Show: Poor Butterfly
14. Rosamunde: Ballet Music No.2
15. Dream Of Youth
16. Minuet, Op.14, No.1 (Paraphrase By Kreisler)
17. Polichinelle
18. Moment misical, D.780-3
19. Les fetes d'Hebe: Tambourin
20. Beautiful Ohio
21. Paradise
22. La gitana
23. Gypsy Serenade
24. Sadko: Song Of India




Tracklist:

1. Forsaken
2. No.1, Bandana Sketches, Op.12: Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen
3. Homoresque, Op.101, No.7 In G-Flat
4. When Night Descends, Op.4, No.3
5. O Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair, Op.4, No.4
6. The Last Hour, Op.34, No.6
7. Since You Went Away
8. Apple Blossoms: Who Can Tell?
9. Mary: The Love Nest
10. On Miami Shore
11. No.6, Lyric Pieces, Op.43: To Spring
12. Waltz, Op.39, No.15 In A Major
13. Melody In A Major
14. Toy Soldiers' March
15. Aucassin And Nicolette
16. Souvinir
17. Le Coq d'Or: Hymn To The Sun
18. Scheherazade, Mvt.III (adapted By Kreisler): Chanson arabe
19. Lotus Land, Op.47, No.1
20. Pale Moon (Indian Love Song)
21. Scheherazade, Mvt. IV (Adapted By Kreisler): Danse orientale
22. Cherry Ripe
23. Entr'acte, Op.46, No.2
24. Mazurka, Op.33, No.2 In A Major




Tracklist:

1. Melodie, Op.16, No.2
2. Der Opernball: Im Chambre separee: Midnight Bells
3. Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses
4. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
5. Concerto, Op.35 In D Major: II. Canzonetta
6. Elegie slave, Morceaux, Op.53: Slavonic Lament, No.1
7. Symphony No. 96, 'Miracle': Menuet
8. Old French Gavotte
9. Poupee valsante
10. Molly On The Shore
11. Pierrot's Dance Song
12. Thais: Meditation
13. Slavonic Dance, Op.72, No.2 In E Minor
14. Dirge Of The North
15. The Old Refrain
16. Minuet, Op.14, No.1
17. Melody In A Major
18. Orange Blossoms: A Kiss In The Dark
19. Ombra mai fu: Largo
20. Caprice viennois, Op.2
21. Chansonette
22. Souvenir de Hapsal, Op.2: Chant sans paroles No.3
23. Symphonie espagnole, Op.21: Scherzando
24. Caprice antique
25. Legend Of The Canyon




Tracklist:

1. Two Russian Folk Songs
2. Aloha Oe
3. American Indian Songs, Op.45: From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water, No.1
4. 'New World' Symphony (Adapted By Kreisler): Negro Spiritual Melody
5. Menuets BWV Anh 114 & 115, Anna Magdalena Notebook: Menuet
6. La ritrovata figlia di Ottone II: Gavotte, No.22
7. The Student Prince: Deep In My Heart, Dear
8. Rose Marie: Indian Love Call
9. Andantino
10. At Dawning
11. Kreisler Serenade
12. Invocation
13. The Rose And The Nightingale, No.2, Songs, Op.2: Oriental Romance
14. Pieces, Op.10: Humoresque, No.2
15. Daisies, Op.38, No.3: Albumblatt
16. Frasquita: Hab' ein blaues Himmelbett: Serenade
17. Caprice viennois, Op.2
18. Liebesfreud
19. Liebesleid: (CVE-8950-6)
20. Liebesleid: (CVE-8950-7)
21. Blue Skies
22. Dance Of The Maidens, Op.48
23. Shepherd's Madrigal




Tracklist:

1. Gypsy Caprice
2. Schon Rosmarin
3. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Cancion, No.6
4. Espana, Op.165: Malaguena, No.3
5. Humoresque, Op.101, No.7 In G-Flat
6. Petite Suite: En bateau, No.2
7. Ruralia hungerica, Op.32c: Presto
8. Ruralia hungerica, Op.32c: Gypsy Andante (Andante rubato, alla zingaresca)
9. Ruralia hungerica, Op.32c: Molto vivace
10. Preludes, Book I, No.8: The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
11. Souvenir
12. Thais: Meditation: (CVE-8944-8)
13. Thais: Meditation: (CVE-8944-9)
14. Mighty Lak' A Rose
15. The Rosary
16. Old Folks At Home
17. La Vida breve: Danza espagnola
18. Espana, Op.165: Tango, No.2
19. Tambourin chinois, Op.3
20. Dance Of The Marionette
21. Rapsodie espagnole: Habanera
22. Nocturnal Tangier
23. Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven




Tracklist:

1. Sonata, Op. 30, No.3 In G Major: Allegro assai
2. Sonata, Op. 30, No.3 In G Major: Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
3. Sonata, Op. 30, No.3 In G Major: Allegro vivace
4. Sonata, Op.45, In C Minor: Allegro molto ed appassionato
5. Sonata, Op.45, In C Minor: Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
6. Sonata, Op.45, In C Minor: Allegro animato
7. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Allegro moderato
8. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Scherzo: Presto; Trio
9. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Andantino
10. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Allegro vivace




Tracklist:

1. Op.46, No.2 And Op.72, No.1: Slavonic Dance (In G Minor)
2. Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No.8 In G Major
3. Der Oppernball: Im Chambre separee: Midnight Bells
4. Sonatina, Op.100 In G Major: Indian Lament
5. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55, No.4
6. Piece en forme de habenera
7. Londonerrry Air
8. Chanson Louis XIII And Pavane (In The Style Of Couperin)
9. Schon Rosmarin
10. (Based On) 'Du alter Stefansturm' From 'Die Liebe Augustin' By Johann Brandl: The Old Refrain
11. Siete canciones populares spanolas: Jota, No.4
12. Orphee et Euridice (Andante From 'Dance Of The Blessed Spirits'): Melodie
13. Polichinelle
14. La Precieuse (In The Style Of Couperin)
15. Rosamunde: Ballet Music No.2
16. Mvt. I, Concerto No.1 In D Major (Arranged By Kreisler): Concerto In One Movement




Tracklist:

1. Caprice viennois, Op.2
2. Tambourin chinois
3. Liebesfreud
4. Liebesleid
5. La gitana
6. Schon Rosmarin
7. Concerto In C Major (In The Style Of Vivaldi): Allegro energico ma non troppo
8. Concerto In C Major (In The Style Of Vivaldi): Andante doloroso
9. Concerto In C Major (In The Style Of Vivaldi): Allegro molto
10. Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven
11. The Old Refrain
12. Londonderry Air
13. Der Opernball: Im Chambre separee: Midnight Bells
14. Marche miniature viennoise
15. Rondo all'ongarese, Trio H.XV, No.25: Hungarian Rondo
16. Chanson Louis XIII And Pavane (In The Style Of Couperin)
17. The Rosary
18. The King Steps Out: Stars In My Eyes
19. RCA Victor Orchestra: Viennese Rhapsodic Fantsietta

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