Description
Viennese Rhapsody: Music for Violin and Piano by Fritz Kreisler - Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Péter Nagy (piano) / BIS Audio CD 2000 / BIS-CD-1196
UPC 7318590011966
Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. 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. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately recognizable as his own. Although it derived in many respects from the Franco-Belgian school, his style is nonetheless reminiscent of the gemütlich (cozy) lifestyle of pre-war Vienna.
| Label: | BIS – BIS-CD-1196 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Sweden |
| Released: |
2000 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Romantic |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta, for violin & orchestra | 8:18 | |
| 2 | Tambourin Chinois, for violin & piano, Op. 3 | 3:46 | |
| 3 | Lotus Land, for violin & piano (after Cyril Scott's Op. 47/1) | 4:48 | |
| 4 | Gypsy Caprice (Zigeuner Capriccio), for violin & piano | 5:03 | |
| 5 | Danse Espagnole for violin & piano (transcription from Falla's La Vida Breve) | 3:39 | |
| 6 | Danse Espagnole for violin & piano (transcription of Granados' Andaluza, Op. 37/5) | 3:11 | |
| 7 | Tango for violin & piano (transcription of Albéniz's Op. 165/2) | 2:14 | |
| 8 | La Gitana for violin & piano (after an 18th century Arabo-Spanish Gypsy song) | 2:55 | |
| 9 | Caprice for violin & piano in A minor (transcription of work by Wieniawski) | 2:13 | |
| 10 | Polichinelle, for violin & piano | 1:34 | |
| 11 | Aucassin et Nicolette, for violin & piano | 2:14 | |
| 12 | Berceuse Romantique, for violin & piano, Op. 9 | 3:48 | |
| 13 | Slavonic Dance No. 1 for violin & piano in G minor (transcription of Dvorák's Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 46/2) | 3:20 | |
| 14 | Slavonic Dance No. 3 for violin & piano in G major (transcription of Dvorák's Slavonic Dance No. 16, Op. 72/8) |
4:46 | |
| 15 | Slavonic Fantasie for violin & piano in B minor (arranged from themes by Dvorák) | 5:04 | |
| 16 | Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow), for violin & piano | 4:01 | |
| 17 | Liebesfreud (Love's Joy), for violin & piano | 3:41 | |
| 18 | Caprice Viennois, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 2 | 3:56 |
