This page lists all recordings of Syncopation, by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) on CD, SACD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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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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Bartók: | Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68 | Boulanger, G: | Pizzicato-vals | Elgar: | La Capricieuse, Op. 17 | Falla: | Siete Canciones populares españolas | Fiocco, J H: | Allegro | Gershwin: | It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess) arr. Heifetz | Hubay: | Scène de la csárda No. 4 'Hejre Kati', Op. 32 | Khachaturian: | Sabre Dance from Gayane arr. Heifetz | Kodály: | Adagio for viola (or cello or violin) & piano | Kreisler: | Danse Espagnole (after Falla) Marche miniature viennoise Syncopation | Liszt: | Grand duo concertant sur la romance 'Le Marin', S. 128 | Monti, V: | Csárdás | Mussorgsky: | Sorochintsy Fair: Gopak | Polyakin: | The Canary - Polka | Rachmaninov: | Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 arr. Heifetz | Ravel: | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera | Sarasate: | Danza Española No. 5: Playera Op. 23 No. 1 | Shchedrin: | In Imitation of Albeniz | Shostakovich: | Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 13 in F sharp major Prelude for piano, Op. 34 No. 17 in A flat major | Vecsey, F: | Valse triste | Wieniawski: | Mazurka in A minor, Op. 3 No. 2 'Kujawiak' | Zarzycki: | Romance in E major, Op. 16 |
Friedemann Eichhorn (violin), Peer Findeisen (piano) | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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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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Luigi Alberto Bianchi (violin), Piernarciso Masi (piano) | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Bloch, E: | Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2) | Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor (arr. Joachim) | Falla: | Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve) (arr. Kreisler) | Grasse, E: | Wellenspiel (Waves at Play) | Kreisler: | Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) Schön Rosmarin Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Caprice Viennois, Op. 2 La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin) Liebesfreud Liebesleid La Gitana Polichinelle, serenade Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven Tempo di menuetto (in the style of Pugnani) Toy Soldiers' March Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini) Marche miniature viennoise Aucassin and Nicolette (canzonetta medievale) Menuet (in the style of Porpora) Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur) Syncopation | Novácek, O: | Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4 | Paganini: | Cantabile for violin & piano/guitar in D major, Op. 17, MS 109 | Sarasate: | Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25 | Schumann: | The Prophet Bird Op. 82 No. 7 (arr. Auer) | Sibelius: | Romance, Op. 78 No. 2 | Wieniawski: | Variations on an Original Theme in A major, Op. 15 Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16 |
Joshua Bell (violin), Samuel Sanders (piano) & Paul Coker (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 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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| |  | KreislerianaThe lesser known works (and transcriptions) of Fritz Kreisler
Tobias Ringborg (violin), Anders Kilström (piano) | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Kreisler Album
“Years of encores have guaranteed the cult longevity of Kreisler's music – certainly among violinists. Kreisler's disc consists of his own pieces and a large number of arrangements.
Some of the latter are pretty feeble musically, yet the great violinist's unique artistry and magical tone-quality shine through. Sometimes he doesn't land right in the middle of a note, but always plays with the timing and phrasing of a great singer. Nothing is routine or set in his playing, which has a continual feeling of discovery and freshness. The transfers are excellent.
Joshua Bell learned Kreisler from his teacher, the late Josef Gingold, yet his approach is anything but 'old school'. He habitually avoids the pitfalls of imitation, flashiness and patronising overkill, preferring instead to revisit the music with modern ears. His Caprice viennois is lightyears removed from the composer's own, a fresh-faced, strongly characterised reading that trades sentimentality for just a hint of jazz. And there's that inseparable twosome, Liebesfreud and Liebesleid, the latter displaying Bell's tone at its most alluring. The longest piece here is the Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani which he gives the full treatment, deftly pointing the Allegro, relishing passagework and double- stopping with impressive accuracy. Some pieces seem indivisible from Kreisler's own very individual tone and phrasing, Polichinelle, for example, and Marche miniature viennoise, both of which paraded the sort of personalised rubato, timing and tone-production that have for so long seemed part of the music's very essence.
Bell's smooth, witty and keenly inflected readings make for elevated entertainment: they may not replace the composer's own, but they do provide a youthful and in many ways illuminating alternative. The recordings are excellent, but Coker's fine accompaniments occasionally seem overprominent.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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