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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Homage to Fritz Kreisler
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Chaminade: | Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150 arr. Fritz Kreisler Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2 arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Falla: | La vida breve: First Spanish Dance Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Glazunov: | Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 Arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits arr. Kreisler Jascha Heifetz (violin) & Emanuel Bay (piano) | Granados: | Spanish Dance Arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Kreisler: | Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Variations on a Theme by Corelli (in the style of Tartini) first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6 first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Liebesfreud first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Liebesleid first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Schön Rosmarin first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) La Gitana first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Alter Refrain first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier first release on CD Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Liebesfreud New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) & Haddon Squire (piano) Liebesleid New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) & Haddon Squire (piano) Schön Rosmarin New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) & Haddon Squire (piano) Andantino in the style of Martini New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) Song without Words, Op. 2, No. 3 (arr. from Tchaikovsky) New Remastering Fritz Kreisler (violin) La Gitana David Oistrakh (violin) & Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Zigeuner-Capriccio (Gipsy caprice) Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) Syncopation Gidon Kremer (violin) & Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Marche miniature viennoise Gidon Kremer (violin) & Oleg Maisenberg (piano) Schön Rosmarin Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Lambert Orkis (piano) Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Lambert Orkis (piano) Liebesleid Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Lambert Orkis (piano) Polichinelle, serenade Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' arr. Fritz Kreisler Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & André Previn (piano) | Rimsky Korsakov: | Hymn to the Sun arr. Kreisler Jascha Heifetz (violin) & Emanuel Bay (piano) Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) arr. by Fritz Kreisler Christian Ferras (violin) & Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Weber: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 10 No. 1: Larghetto arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) | Wieniawski: | Caprice in E flat major (Alla Saltarella) arr. Fritz Kreisler Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Clifford Benson (piano) |
Along with his friend Caruso, Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) was one of the superstars of the early gramophone era. He was “the master musician among the violinists of the day” (New York Times); he died 50 years ago (29 January 1962). As a composer, he is famous for his Viennese-style melodies, such as Liebesfreud and Liebesleid, for his notorious pieces “in the style of” various 18th-century masters (which he passed off as their original works, claiming to have rediscovered them in old manuscripts), and for his arrangements of well-known works by other composers. We remember one of the world’s greatest violinists with an enticing 2CD set that includes a first time release on CD of a tribute LP from 1961, original Kreisler recordings, and an array of great modern violinists playing his works. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Laurent Korcia (violin), Jean-Marc Luisada (piano) Bourges Philharmonic | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Kreisler: The Complete Recordings Volume 3Recorded 1914-1916
Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 with Efrem Zimbalist (violin) Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E, BWV1006: Gavotte | Chaminade: | Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150 arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 rr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Dvorak: | Sonatina for violin and piano in G major, Op. 100: Larghetto arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2 arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 version for piano solo | Gärtner: | Viennese Melody 'Aus Wien' arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Godowsky: | Viennese (from Twelve Impressions) arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Handel: | Ombra mai fu (from Serse) arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Haydn: | Gott erhalte den Kaiser! arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Kreisler: | Slavonic Dance in G minor arr. F. Kreisler from Dvorak's Op. 46, No. 2 and Op. 72, No. 1 for violin and piano Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Nevin, E W: | The Rosary arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano Mighty Lak' a Rose arr. for voice, violin and orchestra | Tchaikovsky: | Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: No. 3. Song without Words in F major arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano | Thomas, Ambroise: | Connais-tu le pays (from Mignon) arr. for voice, violin and orchestra |
For the main work on this album of American recordings made at the time of the Great War, Bach’s Double Concerto in D minor (slightly abridged to fit on three 78rpm sides, Kreisler is joined by the Russian violinist Efrem Zimbalist. The Appendix features three tracks with soprano Geraldine Farrar and the only surviving recording of Kreisler-as-pianist, playing Dvorak’s Humoresque. Producer and Audio Restoration Producer: Ward Marston | | | (also available to download from $9.25) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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“A violinist at the height of her powers, in performances that are affectionate, powerful, playful or virtuosic, as the music requires. Especially attractive are the many Kreisler originals or arrangements.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2011 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Fritz KreislerOriginal works and transcriptions for violin and piano
Carlos Damas (violin) & Anna Tomasik (piano) This delightful release brings together many of Fritz Kreisler’s short pieces for violin and piano. The programme is drawn from original compositions, arrangements and stylistic parodies making up a CD of generally lesser known works. As well as enriching the repertoire Kreisler issues a challenge to violinists to play these pieces as effectively and as affectingly as he did. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Chaminade: Piano Music - 3
‘As in the previous volumes, Peter Jacobs shows himself to be fluent, clean-fingered, elegantly delicate where required,
and able to invest the music with fine nuances of tone and pace—an ideal interpreter of Chaminade’ (Gramophone) “Within the rather limited expressive range she commanded, Cécil Chaminade was flawless, and Peter Jacobs serves her with ardour and affection in this series of oddly neglected works, beautifully recorded and annotated.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2006 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Hommage to Kreislerincluding transcriptions of works by other composers
Daniel Gaede (violin), Phillip Moll (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Erica Morini Vol. 2Live & Studio Recordings 1921-1940
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| |  | French CollectionMusic for violin & piano
Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) | Chaminade: | Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150 (trans. Kreisler) | Debussy: | Violin Sonata | Dvorak: | Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4 | Fauré: | Berceuse, Op. 16 | Kreisler: | Schön Rosmarin Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) Liebesleid | Moszkowski: | Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2 (arr. Sarasate) | Poulenc: | Violin Sonata, FP 119 | Prokofiev: | The Love for Three Oranges: March (arr. Heifetz) | Ravel: | Violin Sonata in G major | Saint-Saëns: | Caprice d'après l'Etude en forme de valse | Sarasate: | Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43 | Veracini: | Largo | Waxman, F: | Carmen Fantasie for violin & orchestra |
Bernd Brackman (piano), Jeroen de Groot (violin) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Christian Ferras - Violin Sonatas and Encores
Brahms: | Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (complete) with Pierre Barbizet (piano) Sonatensatz (Scherzo from the F.A.E. sonata), WoO 2 with Pierre Barbizet (piano) | Chaminade: | Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150 (arr. Kreisler) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Dinicu: | Hora Staccato (arr. Heifetz) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 (arr. Kreisler) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) (arr. Kreisler) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Fauré: | Berceuse, Op. 16 with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Franck, C: | Violin Sonata in A major with Pierre Barbizet (piano) | Kreisler: | Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) Liebesfreud with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) Liebesleid with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Lekeu: | Violin Sonata in G major with Pierre Barbizet (piano) | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) (arr. Marsick) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' (arr. Kreisler) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) (arr. Kreisler) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Sarasate: | Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Schumann: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 with Pierre Barbizet (piano) Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 with Pierre Barbizet (piano) Romances (3), Op. 94 with Pierre Barbizet (piano) Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei (arr. G. Catherine) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) | Stravinsky: | Chanson Russe (arr. Stravinsky/Dushkin) with Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) |
This set contains a selection of the recordings by the great French violinist focusing on his prowess as a chamber musician. Ferras was born in 1933 of musical parentage – his father had been a violinist and a pupil of Marcel Chailley, a devotee and friend of Saint-Saëns. Though Christian’s talent was not in dispute, his father was extremely pushy and the undue pressure he exerted on his young son probably led to the mental instability that led to Ferras’s suicide in 1982. At the age of 8, Ferras enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire and in 1943 won first prize. He recorded for the major record companies, and his colleague and friend, the violinist Zino Francescatti, commented that these recordings with Pierre Barbizet made in 1968 over five days were ‘musical perfection’. Ferras was ranked alongside Oistrakh, Stern, Menuhin and Francescatti in the top five violinists of his age, and it was Ferras whom Menuhin chose as ‘the ideal partner’ for the recording of the Bach Double Concerto for EMI in 1959. Included are the three Brahms sonatas, the two by Schumann and those by Franck and the intriguing, short-lived Belgian Lekeu. Disc 4 contains encores that Ferras was especially fond of. This set is a superb portrait of a great artist, who was gifted beyond anyone’s wildest dreams but lost the fight with his inner demons of depression and alcohol dependency. Essential listening for all lovers of the violin ‘Ferras is a player who habitually turns the simplest of melodic lines to poetical song … Lovers of the César Franck who happen not to know the Lekeu could well find a real extension of their pleasure in this very good record.’ Gramophone ‘Finely balanced yet ardent performance of the (Brahms) First Sonata.’ Gramophone Extensive booklet tribute to and survey of Ferras’s life and career | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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